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Kontrol Kecepatan Berbasis PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Untuk Mesin Pemarut Kelapa Bertenaga Surya Fadhillah Hazrina; Riyani Prima Dewi; Betti Widianingsih; Laura Sari; Mifta Zulfahmi Muassar
Infotekmesin Vol 16 No 2 (2025): Infotekmesin: Juli 2025
Publisher : P3M Politeknik Negeri Cilacap

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35970/infotekmesin.v16i2.2794

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Solar energy is a new renewable energy (EBT) that can be used as an alternative energy source for electricity generation to replace fossil fuels or supplies from the National Electricity Company (PLN). One of its uses can be applied in everyday life in household appliances, namely, coconut grater machines. Coconut grater machines used in the market still use fossil fuels to crush coconut meat, so solar energy is implemented as an alternative energy to operate the coconut grater machine. The use of solar panels in this study is highly dependent on sunlight exposure. In addition, the tilt position of the solar panel can also determine the power generated by the solar panel. The tilt position of the solar panel can be manually adjusted according to the direction of sunlight at certain times. Around midday, sunlight can be captured optimally. At that time, the accumulator/battery will quickly charge, and the coconut grater machine can be used at low or high speeds. The purpose of this study is to implement a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) system-based control as a motor speed regulator on a coconut grater machine. PWM technology is installed to obtain optimal rotation results and has the potential to save electrical energy. The research results showed that the installed solar panels could produce an average of 4.86 watts of electrical power at 8:00 a.m. WIB and a maximum of 5 watts of electrical power at 12:00 p.m. WIB. Under no-load operating conditions, the current was 0.38 A and the motor speed was 3,724 Rpm. When the engine was tested under load, the speed was 2,926 Rpm.
Exploration of Engineered Diode Current-Voltage Convergence for Maximum Power Point Tracking in Single-Axis Solar Tracker Systems. Novita Asma Ilahi; Afrizal Abdi Musyafiq; Fadhillah Hazrina
Jurnal E-Komtek Vol 9 No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Politeknik Piksi Ganesha Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37339/e-komtek.v9i2.2919

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Indonesia, situated in the tropics, possesses optimal solar irradiation potential, positioning it as an ideal location for the deployment of photovoltaic (PV) energy systems. Given the escalating electricity demand driven by demographic expansion and technological advancements, harnessing solar panels as a viable alternative energy source is crucial. Nevertheless, static PV installations frequently yield suboptimal power absorption. This research, titled "Exploration of Diodic Current-Voltage Convergence of Maximum Power Point Engineering in a Single-Axial Solar Tracker System," focuses on an advanced approach to power optimization. Specifically, the study designs and evaluates a system capable of optimally capturing solar radiation by integrating a 20 Watt Peak (WP) PV unit with an automatic Solaris Single-Axial Tracker. The system architecture utilizes an Arduino Nano microcontroller as the core control unit, which is equipped with an ACS712 current sensor and a DC voltage sensor. Real-time data communication is accomplished using a Node-MCU ESP8266 module for serial transmission. Comparative analysis reveals a significant performance enhancement in the PV system attributed to the automatic tracking implementation. The average power absorbed by the 20 WP solar panel increased from 89.2 W (without tracking) to 93.70 W when the Single-Axial Tracking system was employed. Correspondingly, the PV panel's efficiency improved from 78.4% (static) to 82% (tracked). Furthermore, the monitoring data (current, power, and voltage) is visualized in real-time on a smartphone via the Blynk application, enabled by an internet-based communication protocol. This investigation successfully demonstrates that a microcontroller-based single-axial tracking system offers an efficient solution for maximizing solar energy absorption in tropical environments.