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Wind-powered water pumping system for corn plantations under the food estate program on Sumba Island, Indonesia Aziz, Amiral; Rostyono, Didik; Zaky, Toha; Hesty, Nurry Widya; Ifanda, Ifanda; Fauziah, Khotimatul; Prasetyo, Ridwan Budi; Wijayanto, Rudi Purwo; Witjakso, Ario; Syawitri, Taurista Perdana; Mayasari, Agustina Putri
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol 14, No 5: October 2024
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijece.v14i5.pp4940-4955

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a communiqué in March 2020 cautioning about the possibility of a worldwide food emergency due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As a response to the food shortages brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, the authorities of Indonesia initiated a nationwide program aimed at improving the country's food supply known as the food estate (FE), which was later incorporated into national strategic programs. The climate and availability of surface water sources in this region make establishing an FE area in the Central Sumba Regency difficult. Sumba, on the other hand, possesses wind energy resources that can be transformed into electrical energy and used to pump underground water for agricultural purposes. A wind-powered water pump (WPW) is being developed in this study to provide water for maize plantations in the FE region in Central Sumba District, Indonesia. The study on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for water pumping indicates that the wind-powered system is more economically viable than the diesel-powered alternative. The LCOE for a WPW pumping system is 6,994 IDR/kWh, whereas the LCOE for a diesel-powered system is 16,667 IDR/kWh. The overall net present value of WPW and diesel-powered systems is 708,667,200 IDR and 2,158,349,000 IDR, respectively. This study contributes significantly to informed decision-making for enhancing the performance viability of the wind water pumping system for the food estate program in Indonesia.
Microwave Sensing of Sugar Solution Concentration Using a 2.4 GHz Microstrip Antenna Andre, Hanalde; Nelson, Jimmy; Pratama, Rizki Wahyu; Zaky, Toha
Jurnal Ecotipe (Electronic, Control, Telecommunication, Information, and Power Engineering) Vol 13 No 1 (2026): Jurnal Ecotipe, April 2026
Publisher : Jurusan Teknik Elektro, Universitas Bangka Belitung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33019/x1332v45

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Microstrip antennas are widely used in sensing applications according to compact, low-cost, and easy to fabricate. This study presents the design and evaluation of a 2.4 GHz circular patch microstrip antenna integrated with a split-ring resonator (SRR) for sensing sugar-solution concentration through dielectric property induced perturbations. The antenna employs an inset feed configuration and is implemented on an FR4 substrate. The design and parametric analysis are carried out in simulation by placing sugar solutions with mole fractions from 0 to 0.04 in the sensing region. In result, we observe changes in resonant frequency, minimum return loss, and quality factor (Q). The simulations indicate monotonic trends with concentration, with the minimum return loss becoming less negative as concentration increases, accompanied by reductions in resonant frequency and Q. Experimental measurements of the fabricated prototype, however, show weaker and less consistent correlations across the same parameters, highlighting the sensitivity of the response to practical factors such as sample positioning, fabrication tolerances, and measurement repeatability