Designing a Battery Pack for Portable Solar Generators
Keywords:
Disaster, Portable, Generator, BatteryAbstract
Located on the Asian continent, specifically Southeast Asia, Indonesia is surrounded by four tectonic plates, the Asian plate, the Australian plate, the Indian Ocean plate, and the Pacific Ocean plate. These conditions make Indonesia a country prone to natural disasters. The impact of this disaster can result in power and communication networks being cut off, clean water and fuel being inaccessible. Portable solar generators can provide first aid related to electricity, but the batteries are very limited so the generator can only be used for a short time. The aim of making the Battery Pack is so that it can be used as an additional battery for portable solar generator so that the generator can be used for a longer time, especially in emergency situations. When given an AC load of 35 Watts, a portable solar generator connected to a battery pack can operate for 7 hours 10 minutes. When given an AC load of 55 Watts, it can operate for 4 hours 20 minutes. That is 30% and 44% longer than a generator not connected to a battery pack.
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