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Design of IoT-Based Battery Monitoring for DC Backup

Author(s): Yunidar Yunidar 1 , Fathurrahman Fathurrahman 1 , Melinda Melinda 1 , Ery Azra 1 , M. Malahayati 2 , Elizar Elizar 1
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1 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer, Engineering Faculty, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
2 Information Technology, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

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The battery monitoring process for the DC backup power supply at the Banda Aceh Main Substation was previously performed manually using a multimeter, leading to inefficiencies. This study aimed to develop an automated battery monitoring system based on the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance operational efficiency. The proposed system integrated a DC voltage sensor (voltage divider) connected to the battery and an INA219 sensor to measure current flow during battery usage. A NodeMCU ESP8266 microcontroller, programmed with the Arduino IDE, served as the main data processor and internet interface. Monitoring data was transmitted to officers via an IoT-based cloud server on the Blynk platform. The system was tested using eight NiCd 1.2 V battery cells arranged to simulate the substation setup. The resulting prototype automated daily battery monitoring, significantly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the monitoring process.

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SUBMITTED: 30 October 2024
ACCEPTED: 02 December 2024
PUBLISHED: 9 December 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.53623/gisa.v4i2.528

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Yunidar, Y., Fathurrahman, F., Melinda, M. ., Azra, E., Malahayati, M., & Elizar, E. (2024). Design of IoT-Based Battery Monitoring for DC Backup. Green Intelligent Systems and Applications, 4(2), 98‒108. https://doi.org/10.53623/gisa.v4i2.528
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