Panel Surya Sebagai Sumber Penerangan pada Dermaga Berbasis Internet of Things (IoT)

Abstract

The problem to provide electricity needs in eastern Indonesia can be overcome by the 
utilization of renewable energy. To ensure that the renewable energy infrastructure runs 
well, it is necessary to know the physical behavior of the infrastructure, the device 
communication model, the algorithm model, and the methods used. In this study, the use of 
IoT as a communication medium for renewable energy infrastructure using solar panels has 
been implemented. This system can perform remote measurements (telemetering), status view 
(telestatus) and control (telecontrol). One of the devices that is included in the renewable 
energy environment is Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) in which there are input and output 
requirements such as conversion results from analog-digital, digital-analog, digital input 
(status), digital output (control) and several communication ports. From the experiment 
results, the efficiency is 87.5%. Storage of power sources using VRLA type batteries with 
specifications of 12 volts 100 AH gets an average initial charging voltage of 11.2 volts and 
an average maximum charging of 13.8 volts within 11 weeks. The use of IoT can assist in the 
process of monitoring, and controlling solar panel infrastructure by utilizing the connection 
between MPPT, communication media and PC/Laptops and smartphones.