Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Energi listrik merupakan kebutuhan penting dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, namun akses terhadap listrik masih terbatas di wilayah terpencil seperti Pulo Aceh. Mayoritas masyarakat di daerah ini berprofesi sebagai nelayan dan sangat bergantung pada ketersediaan energi untuk pengisian baterai aki sebagai sumber penerangan saat melaut di malam hari. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang dan membangun Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Surya (PLTS) off-grid sebagai solusi penambahan kapasitas daya sebesar 1650 Wp untuk dapat memenuhi kebutuhan beban pengecasan aki nelayan, sehingga total kapasitas meningkat menjadi 3090 Wp. Sistem PLTS yang dirancang terdiri atas panel surya monocrystalline, solar charge controller tipe MPPT, baterai LifePO4, serta inverter berkapasitas 3000 W. Metode penelitian meliputi perhitungan teknis, perancangan sistem, instalasi, pengujian, dan analisis data kinerja. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa sistem PLTS mampu menghasilkan daya listrik yang stabil dengan output inverter 217 V, serta mampu mengisi hingga 8 baterai nelayan dengan efisiensi pengisian yang baik. Dengan demikian, PLTS off-grid ini terbukti layak untuk digunakan sebagai alternatif penyediaan energi yang mandiri, ramah lingkungan, dan berkelanjutan guna mendukung aktivitas nelayan di Pulo Aceh.

Electricity is an important necessity in everyday life, but access to electricity is still limited in remote areas such as Pulo Aceh. The majority of people in this area work as fishermen and are highly dependent on the availability of energy to charge batteries as a source of lighting when fishing at night. This study aims to design and build an off-grid Solar Power Plant (SPP) as a solution to increase the power capacity by 1650 Wp to meet the needs of charging fishermen's batteries, thereby increasing the total capacity to 3090 Wp. The designed PLTS system consists of monocrystalline solar panels, an MPPT solar charge controller, LifePO4 batteries, and a 3000 W capacity inverter. The research methods include technical calculations, system design, installation, testing, and performance data analysis. Test results show that the solar power system is capable of producing stable electrical power with an inverter output of 217 V, and is able to charge up to 8 fishermen's batteries with good charging efficiency. Thus, this off-grid solar power system has proven to be feasible for use as an alternative source of energy that is independent, environmentally friendly, and sustainable to support the activities of fishermen in Pulo Aceh