Low Cost Design Of Solar Parabolic Dish Collector

Abstract

Solar Parabolic Dish Collector is a tool used to convert solar radiation into heat energy. This research focuses on making a solar parabolic dish collector that is affordable and can function optimally. The material used for the manufacture of the solar parabolic dish collector in this experiment was a used parabolic antenna with a diameter of 1.2 meters made of stainless steel and a flat mirror as a reflector mounted on the parabolic antenna. A receiver used alumunium plate with dimension 20 cm x 25 cm. Data collection was carried out on 20, 22, 23 and 28 September 2022 with a time range between 10.00 WIB and 14.00 WIB at locations with coordinates 6.4⁰ South Latitude and 106.8⁰ East Longitude with the parabolic position placed horizontally. From the experiments carried out, the maximum temperature obtained was 175,86⁰ C on September 28, 2022 at 11.48 WIB by using Arduino as Data Acquisition (DAQ).