Rancang Bangun Pengering Pakaian Otomatis Berbasis Solar Thermal Collector

Abstract

The process of clothes drying usually becomes problem when it comes to space limitations and when the wheather does not reliable. Accordingly there will be done a research to find the alternative solution in clothes drying methods by using Solar Thermal Collector which can accumulate solar heat. The proper application for Solar Thermal Collector is the main purpose of this research, where the solar heat which concentrated by the collector will be used in the drying sistem, that occured in the drying area, so any hindrance such as rainfall and space limits does not affect the process. The heat will be transfered into the drying area using air compressor and integrated with DHT11 sensor and controlled by microcontroller Arduino Uno R3 that give full controls to the system. The humidity value 65% declared as the sistem activation measurement as the humidity value of the sensor detects a value more than 65%, the sensor will activated the sistem. After obtaining data from several objects, it can be concluded that the drying process isn’t always work as we’re expected, and didn’t fully work on some objects which had unique textures such as jeans and wool.