PERENCANAAN PEMBANGKIT LISTRIK TENAGA SURYA (PLTS) DILENGKAPI AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH SEBAGAI URGENSI UNTUK INSTALASI RUMAH

An Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) is an electrical circuit that functions
as an automatic switch, transferring electricity from a primary source to a backup
source (such as a generator) in the event of a power outage or failure. This ATS
panel supports two load transfer systems: automatic and manual. In this study, the
primary source was a solar power plant (PLTS), while the backup source was
PLN (State Electricity Company).
The researcher's house, located on Jalan Yudadarma, Tasikmalaya City, is
one of the homes that uses PLN as its energy source, with a daily electricity
consumption of 5,303 kWh. Solar power plants are a potential renewable energy
source, with a solar radiation potential of 4.85 kWh/m^2/day.
An innovation was created by designing a solar power generation system
equipped with an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) with a backup source from
PLN. The solar power plant (PLTS) serves as the primary power generator, while
PLN serves as the backup energy source. The ATS acts as an emergency backup.
If one source fails, it will automatically switch to the other backup source with a
delay of approximately 1 second, ensuring continuous electricity supply to homes
without any power outages.
Keywords: Automatic Transfer Switch, Solar Power Plant.