Installation of solar power plant and environmental monitoring system to increase hydroponic vegetable production Bakti Viyata Sundawa, Nicodemus Firman River Hutabarat, Cholish
Politeknik Negeri Medan
Abstract
The demand for vegetables in Batubara Regency is very high. At this time,
the supply of vegetables is still imported from Karo and Deli Serdang Regency. This is due to the geographical condition of Batubara Regency which is located in a coastal or seaside area so that the majority of the majority of its people work in the fisheries sector. This opportunity was taken by SMK Swasta Tengku Amir Hamzah Indrapura by building a 12x9 m green house to produce vegetables. Green house with an area of 12x9 m to produce vegetables.
However, there are obstacles, namely that the school does not have a cheap source of electricity to increase the production of hydroponic vegetables.
to increase hydroponic vegetable production. For Therefore, it is necessary to build an alternative electricity source in the form of a solar power plant.
It saves monthly costs at the location of the green house and a smart system needs to be built at the green house and a smart system needs to be built in the green house to maintain and monitor the in order to maintain and monitor the parameters that parameters that affect the growth and development requirements of hydroponic vegetables such as temperature, humidity, and lighting.
Keywords: solar power plant, monitoring system, hydroponic
