Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy Harvester

Harvesting solar energy as an alternative source of electrical energy, besides using photovoltaic panels, can also be done with a solar concentrator. This paper discusses the design of a solar concentrator system that uses a parabolic antenna as a small-scale electrical energy harvester. The inner s...

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Main Authors: AKHMAD MUSAFA, HERLANGGA PRATAMA CHAN, CHEISA KURNIA AZZAHRA, DICKY KHAIRUDIN, NIFTY FATH
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Language:Indonesian
Published: Teknik Elektro Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://ejurnal.itenas.ac.id/index.php/elkomika/article/view/13104
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DICKY KHAIRUDIN
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description Harvesting solar energy as an alternative source of electrical energy, besides using photovoltaic panels, can also be done with a solar concentrator. This paper discusses the design of a solar concentrator system that uses a parabolic antenna as a small-scale electrical energy harvester. The inner surface of the parabola is coated with a metallized PET film, which is to reflect sunlight to a single focal point on an iron plate attached to a thermoelectric generator (TEG). The TEG functions to convert heat energy into electrical energy. The Peltier SP1848 output voltage will be increased using a boost converter to reach a voltage level that can be used for battery charging. The electrical energy stored in the battery is used to supply the AC power load. The experimental findings indicate that the electrical energy yield of the solar concentrator is 3.8 volts, with an average ambient temperature of 200C.
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spelling doaj-art-9bb25303359e48658b57cd5e2979b6b22025-08-20T03:52:56ZindTeknik Elektro Institut Teknologi Nasional BandungJurnal Elkomika2338-83232459-96382025-04-0113210.26760/elkomika.v13i2.1403480Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy HarvesterAKHMAD MUSAFA0HERLANGGA PRATAMA CHAN1CHEISA KURNIA AZZAHRA2DICKY KHAIRUDIN3NIFTY FATH4Teknik Elektro Universitas Budi LuhurTeknik Elektro Universitas Budi LuhurTeknik Elektro Universitas Budi LuhurTeknik Elektro Universitas Budi LuhurTeknik Elektro Universitas Budi LuhurHarvesting solar energy as an alternative source of electrical energy, besides using photovoltaic panels, can also be done with a solar concentrator. This paper discusses the design of a solar concentrator system that uses a parabolic antenna as a small-scale electrical energy harvester. The inner surface of the parabola is coated with a metallized PET film, which is to reflect sunlight to a single focal point on an iron plate attached to a thermoelectric generator (TEG). The TEG functions to convert heat energy into electrical energy. The Peltier SP1848 output voltage will be increased using a boost converter to reach a voltage level that can be used for battery charging. The electrical energy stored in the battery is used to supply the AC power load. The experimental findings indicate that the electrical energy yield of the solar concentrator is 3.8 volts, with an average ambient temperature of 200C.https://ejurnal.itenas.ac.id/index.php/elkomika/article/view/13104solar concentratorenergy harvestingpeltiersolar thermal
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Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy Harvester
Jurnal Elkomika
solar concentrator
energy harvesting
peltier
solar thermal
title Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy Harvester
title_full Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy Harvester
title_fullStr Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy Harvester
title_full_unstemmed Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy Harvester
title_short Design and Construction of a Solar Concentrator System as a Small-Scale Electrical Energy Harvester
title_sort design and construction of a solar concentrator system as a small scale electrical energy harvester
topic solar concentrator
energy harvesting
peltier
solar thermal
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