MONITORING KINERJA PEMBANGKIT LISTRIK TENAGA SURYA DILENGKAPI INFORMASI LOKASI

Solar Power Plants are energy that can be renewed and will not run out, Indonesia is an equatorial region so it has a very sufficient intensity of sunlight to meet daily needs, especially for Solar Power Plants. This solar power plant has actually been used for a long time but still uses analog technology. Monitoring of solar panels really needs to be done to see the characteristics of these solar panels, because changes in sunlight intensity, temperature, current and voltage make the data collection process carried out online. To make full use of PLTS, a tool is needed to monitor the system. This control tool uses current and voltage sensors connected to the NodeMCU microcontroller. This control device provides up-to-date visibility of the power flow. This is known by the author from the results of the author's observations in the field and can find out the location of the PLTS using GPS. The data sending system uses the internet which is integrated into the Blynk Android smartphone application and can store a database of sensor readings connected to the NodeMCU microcontroller in real time. The result of this monitoring system is that it is able to contribute to remote monitoring of the performance of solar power plants using an Android smartphone, the monitoring feature via an Android smartphone makes it easier for users to monitor the performance of solar power plants.

Keywords : PLTS, Sensor, MCU Node, Blynk