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| Basil's success spawned the idea of designing a solar cell system. (Photo: Haqi Humas) |
The name of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) is again fragrant at the national level. This time, Ahmad Basil Fajri Waliyuddin, a UMM Electrical Engineering Study Program student, managed to win third place in the Engineering Renewable Design Competitions event. PT organized the competition. Wijaya Karya (Persero) tbk. (WIKA) at the end of last February online. Interestingly, this competition is also included in the Independent Campus Learning Program (MBKM) of the Solar Electricity Initiative (Geriliya) from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).
Ahmad Basil explained that he and his team designed an electrical system called "Majalengka Factory On-Grid Solar Project 4.51 MWp". The results of his work illustrate the design of the flow of electricity from solar panels to PLN. Likewise, with the arrangement of systems in similar fields.
During the race, there were several things that Basik and the team had to complete. The first is to prepare a system design that uses the Helioscope application to simulate the electrical system from the panel to the PLN. Next, design a diagram that depicts the electrical lines from the solar panels to the output. The interconnections diagram describes the connection using eight inverters connected from hundreds of meetings to PLN via a transformer. It is especially considering the medium voltage.
"There is still a general layout and design structure as aspects that must meet. We work on all these aspects with the ideas we design. There is no fixed innovation limit from the organizers," he said.
According to him, this competition helped PT. Wijaya Karya (WIKA) in meeting the on-grid solar system needs. As for during the race, Basil was not alone. He was accompanied by Lendy Aditya Angga Permana (Andalas University) and Nadya Chairunisa (Diponegoro University), who were previously members of the MBKM Guerrilla group.
"Perhaps one of the obstacles we face is technical knowledge that we have not learned in class. So like it or not, you have to find it yourself and understand it from various literature and practitioners. This event also opened my eyes that there are still many things that I have to learn," he added.
This student from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, hopes to continue to develop himself. Besides that, it also fixes the shortcomings that he has felt so far, likewise, with the experience of participating in competitions that can adapt to the world of work later. "I also want new and renewable energy to develop rapidly in Indonesia so that which can maintain the environment and the earth," he concluded. (apg/haq/wil)
