Alternative Energy: Solar Power Plant
by: Rahmat Suyatna
 

Twenty years from now it is certain Indonesian energy crisis and electricity. Hydroelectric power plants are now in crisis decreasing the flow of water in the reservoirs were built several decades earlier. Concerns we will not excessive energy crisis. Today, our country even many building Diesel Power Plant and Power Plant which is driven by diesel engines and steam engines that require the consumption of diesel and coal. Clearly, the use of diesel and coal at the time would have difficulty because the domestic supply of diesel is also used by public transport, trucks, buses, trains and ships, so that the supply of diesel to be choked. Similarly, coal, although Indonesia has abundant coal reserves, is not wise if done continuously coal exploitation which in time will run out.

 In countries that do not have their own natural resources such as Japan, alternative energy continues to be developed by the government and expert personnel to obtain new sources of waterwheel. One is the use of solar panels to generate electricity for household and factory. Solar power has been used for household use even electricity generated can be sold to the government at the most competitive price.

 What is a Solar Power Plant?

 Solar Power Plant or Solar Cell is photovoltaic cells are arranged into a series that serves to convert the energy of sunlight into electrical energy. There are hundreds if not millions of cells photovoltaic used to capture sunlight and convert it into electricity so generated energy becomes large. Great energy is stored in an accumulator or some fruit that has great.From current electric accumulators of solar panels can be directly used for lighting TL (Tubular Lamp). The use of a DC converter (Direct Current) to AC (Alternating Current) can be used if the consumer wants to operate equipment that uses alternating current, such as washing machines, air conditioner, refrigerator, TV and others. Modern converter can raise the voltage of the accumulator 12 Volt DC to 220 V AC with power less than 1000 watts. The calculation is very logical if the accumulator is used to have the technical specifications 12 V DC, 120 Ampere.

 Objectives and Benefits?

 Load electricity in Indonesia which must be borne entirely by the government through the State Owned Enterprises, the State Electricity Company (PLN) is very high. The limited supply of electricity to force PLN must implement rolling blackouts. If this is not done then the increasingly heavy loads and can damage equipment in substations parent PLN. Indeed, after the New Order government, Indonesia is no longer build hydro-power facility. To overcome the shortages of electricity, SBY administration building power plants that use coal fuel. Does the absence of hydro-power development as a result of the decline in river water discharge that can be used to drive turbines. Thus, the purpose of providing solar power is an alternative electricity supply has been supplied from hydro-power. Through this article, the author encourages the government to promote solar power as an alternative independence electricity supply by citizens. The benefit for the government, with the increasing number of citizens who utilize the solar power supply and load PLN become increasingly reduced. It is assumed, if in each village installed solar panels measuring 450 VA per house. Say in each village there are 20 houses installed solar panels installed, the number of home solar panels across Indonesia is a village of 72 944 x 20 houses = 1.45888 million homes do not include wards. Then the electricity generated from solar panels is 1.45888 million 1.45888 million x 450 watts = 656 496 000 equivalent to 656 watts Megawatts. Imagine PLN could save 656 megawatts of electricity if it is a serious concern. However, the price of the expensive solar panels should be able to be repaid through the village unit cooperatives. Means there should be efforts to revive KUD (Villages Unit Cooperatives)  that once lived prevail.

 How do I install it?

 The fundamental problem of the utilization of solar power is the high price of the solar panels  and supporting equipment. But do not forget that a very high efficiency factor. In addition, solar power is environmentally friendly because there are no harmful emissions produced by the solar panels. Conceivably, if citizens have a high awareness to use and utilize solar power for everyday life, pollution can be reduced and the energy crisis can be terminated immediately.

 For the installation of solar panels that require considerable expertise in the installation of the house can be submitted directly to installatir provided by the store or the provider. Installation of the following home solar panel installation takes one or two working days. So, for those of you who feel a layman in terms of solar power. Feel free to start using it as part of our contribution to overcome the energy crisis in the country. (****)