Alat Pengering Lidi dengan Kontrol Suhu Otomatis Berbasis Atmega 328 dengan Sumber Catu Daya Solar Cell

Abstract

Indonesia as one of the countries that is the main producer of oil palm in the world, with many communities around oil palm plantations and plants that utilize waste from oil palm to support the local economy. One form of waste that can be utilized is palm sticks. The processing process involves the drying stage, which requires sunlight and takes a long time when in uncertain weather conditions. As a solution, a special dryer was made that is able to dry palm sticks without relying on direct sunlight. This tool is operated with a system based on ATMega 328 as the central brain of the tool, DHT 22 sensor to monitor temperature and humidity, heater as a heater to speed up the drying process, and LCD to display the monitoring results of temperature and humidity.