Implementation of Android-Based Electrical Energy Monitoring and Power Factor Improvement Using MIT App Inventor and Firebase

Authors

  • Andre Rabiula Electrical Engineering Study Program, Departement of Electrical and Informatics Engineering, University of Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia
  • Dasrinal Tessal Electrical Engineering Study Program, Departement of Electrical and Informatics Engineering, University of Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia
  • Aldy Pratama Electrical Engineering Study Program, Departement of Electrical and Informatics Engineering, University of Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia
  • Togi Siholmarito Simarmata Electrical Engineering Study Program, Departement of Electrical and Informatics Engineering, University of Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia
  • Elsa Lolita Anggraini Electrical Engineering Study Program, Departement of Electrical and Informatics Engineering, University of Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia
  • Illa Aryeni Electronic Engineering Technology Study Program, Department of Electrical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Batam, Batam, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30871/jaee.v9i2.11615

Keywords:

Capacitor Bank, Energy Efficiency, Inductive Load, IoT, MIT App Inventor

Abstract

As inductive loads like washing machines and water pumps become more common, they utilize more reactive energy and lower the power factor. If the power factor is less than 0,85 PLN, electrical protection devices like MCBs and ELCBs could stop working. To utilize less power, things need to change. Adding a capacitor bank to add reactive power can make the power factor value better. Using the MIT App Inventor and Firebase platforms, this study built an app that lets you keep track of and improve your power factor. The app had an average data latency of 11,20 seconds. After 11 load changes, the average power factor went up from 0,64 (before improvement) to 0,88 (after). So, this method for optimizing power factor helps to get a low power factor up to the right level.

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2025-12-19

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Andre Rabiula, Dasrinal Tessal, Aldy Pratama, Togi Siholmarito Simarmata, Elsa Lolita Anggraini, & Illa Aryeni. (2025). Implementation of Android-Based Electrical Energy Monitoring and Power Factor Improvement Using MIT App Inventor and Firebase. Journal of Applied Electrical Engineering, 9(2), 163–168. https://doi.org/10.30871/jaee.v9i2.11615

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025): JAEE, December 2025

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