Digitized Smart Solar Powered Agriculture Implementation in Palembang, South Sumatra

Agriculture is critical to feeding Indonesia's ever-growing population, but it also has some drawbacks, such as less arid land and fewer farmers. Smart farming solves this problem because it does not always require large amounts of land and is automated, reducing farmers' workload. Controls, sensors, and actuators are among the basic components of smart farming. The abundance of solar energy in South Sumatra will ensure the long-term viability of smart agriculture in Palembang. The implementation of solar-powered digital agriculture in Palembang, South Sumatra, is discussed in this paper. Palembang, which is in the tropics, has much potential for this type of digital agriculture. Solar-powered farming, also known as Agrivoltaic, promises a consistent source of electrical energy that can be used in areas without a government power grid. This paper shows the irradiance conditions for one week, with the highest value being 1278.8 W/m
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. An example of an automated solar-powered digital farm with a PV (Photovoltaic) system, sensors, controller, and the pump is provided, in which the outcome after three months of farming is also shown to demonstrate the viability of the proposed farming method.