Evaluation of Power Consumption in Moringa Leaves Dryer

Sumartini Dana, Yohanes Peli, Indranata Panggalo, Ade Manu Gah, Indah O. Laleb

2021

Abstract

Moringa leaf dryer using solar collector and PLN electricity results from developing renewable energy that utilizes solar energy directly or indirectly and combines it with PLN electricity. The aim is to increase the production of dried Moringa leaves with tools designed to produce quality and hygienic for consumption, reduce dependence on weather. Another point is to minimize losses experienced by Moringa farmers at harvest, minimize the possibility of damage caused by decay, accelerate the Moringa processing process, and do not require a large land area. Two ways are done in the moringa leaves’ drying process: 1) Direct sunlight hits the glass collector. Heat is collected in the collector’s room and distributed in the dryer room using additional tools such as fans or blowers needed to drain the dryer air to the Moringa leaves to be dried (forced convection) and use the temperature sensor as a temperature controller in the room. Drying process. 2). The oven works by utilizing PLN electricity for drying done at night. And the expected dryer temperature is 37400C for three days. The process of setting the temperature control in the room of the moringa leaf dryer using TNZ4H control temperature connected with the RTD sensor by selecting the setpoint 35-45 ºC. If the temperature is less than 35 ºC, the heat source (Lamp) will turn on if more than 45 ºC, then the lamp will go out. The drying result of 20 kilos of moringa leaves only takes about 8 hours with the average temperature in the dryer room 40ºC. While with a weight of 100 kilos takes about three days because the drying process still requires the sun as a source of heat and backup power. The average temperature in the rack during the drying process of Moringa leaves weighing 100 kilos is 37ºC. The maximum temperature in the moringa leaf dryer is 61.1ºC, with a maximum outside temperature of 42ºC. So it is necessary to analyse the calculation of the amount of power, and the cost of electricity consumption is proper and efficient for moringa leaf dryer. From the results of this calculation, the tool can be produced and utilized by the community.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Dana S., Peli Y., Panggalo I., Manu Gah A. and O. Laleb I. (2021). Evaluation of Power Consumption in Moringa Leaves Dryer. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Engineering Science - Volume 1: iCAST-ES, ISBN 978-989-758-615-6, pages 604-612. DOI: 10.5220/0010949800003260

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icast-es21,
author={Sumartini Dana and Yohanes Peli and Indranata Panggalo and Ade Manu Gah and Indah O. Laleb},
title={Evaluation of Power Consumption in Moringa Leaves Dryer},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Engineering Science - Volume 1: iCAST-ES,},
year={2021},
pages={604-612},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010949800003260},
isbn={978-989-758-615-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Engineering Science - Volume 1: iCAST-ES,
TI - Evaluation of Power Consumption in Moringa Leaves Dryer
SN - 978-989-758-615-6
AU - Dana S.
AU - Peli Y.
AU - Panggalo I.
AU - Manu Gah A.
AU - O. Laleb I.
PY - 2021
SP - 604
EP - 612
DO - 10.5220/0010949800003260