Rekayasa: Jurnal Penerapan Teknologi dan Pembelajaran
Vol 19, No 2 (2021): December 2021

Implementation of Solar Panels as an Energy Source for Automatic Fish Feed Machine Control Systems




Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2023

Abstract

Feed is the main need for fish consumption, feeding is sometimes a problem for breeders. An automatic fish feed machine with Arduino control via an android phone's Bluetooth signal as the communication method, equipped with an alarm indicating the condition of the feed is running out is the best solution. The automatic feed machine is placed in a pond outside the house so that solar energy can be absorbed by solar panels as a source of electrical energy for the machine and battery charger. Backup power when it's cloudy or at night and the machine doesn't need a state electricity company power source. The implementation of a 2.5 Wp solar panel and a 3000 mAh battery in this automatic fish feed machine is needed to simplify the daily feeding process. The result of this research is the maximum distance of control via an Android phone is 60 meters without obstructions and 30 meters with obstacles. When the battery voltage is 8 volts, the solar charger controller automatically cuts off the supply to the load to avoid a battery voltage drop. When the battery voltage rises to 10 volts, the load is activated again. From full 12.2-volt battery voltage to 8-volt drop it takes 6 hours and the load is automatically disconnected, 1.5 hours is needed for the battery to be re-charged by solar panels when the weather conditions are sunny and the load is active again.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

rekayasa

Publisher

Subject

Engineering

Description

REKAYASA journal publishes exciting articles from all fields of research and Engineering Science. The journals primary focus is on research practice and engineering processes utilizing biomass or factory waste. The engineering journal is an open-access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles ...