IOT-based Mobile Solar Power Monitoring Station

Abstrak

In this paper, a low-cost mobile-based multi-functional monitoring station is proposed to provide solar electricity and monitor weather and air quality. The main components of the monitoring station were developed with the Arduino Mega 2560, MQ135 gas sensor, and a PV solar panel. On the other hand, the software was developed in C using the Arduino IDE. The monitoring station works by collecting data on voltage, harmful gasses, and temperature of the surrounding. Test results in three locations in Kota Kinabalu have shown that the voltage, temperature, and air quality ppm varied from 11 – 13 V, 27.31 – 28.13 0C, and 70 – 83 ppm respectively, which is expected of the locality. These results are consistent with other designs and demonstrated that the device can reliably relay temperature and air quality data while providing solar power. Data collected by the monitoring station can be accessed remotely via the Blynk cloud server. Being mobile and self-powered, this device can be placed at any location for long-term monitoring.