Sharing Light and Knowledge to Underdeveloped Village with Portable House Lighting System

The province of Banten on western end of Java is one of the provinces with most visible disparity in the area development, in the southern part, the terrain is mountainous with dry valleys, this condition led to being the poverty area. The Cahaya Kebudiluhuran or “Noble Light” Project aims to implement the ideals of intelligent and noble humanity through the use of technology for the benefit on the greater community. The main target community is the Menes village in Pandeglang Regency, among the poorest region in otherwise flourishing Java's other regions. The first phase of Noble Light Project implementation consists of distributing and installation of forty battery-operated portable home lighting equipment for 40 houses, and one battery charging station located at the Village Office Hall. The Portable House Lighting Unit consists of a 12 V, 45 Ah battery, 1.5 W LED lights and regulator/ control panel capable of 67.5 hour life cycle. Laboratory test for the unit performance shows that for normal 11-hours night-time use from 6 PM to 5 AM the house unit can provide lighting for 5 to 6 days.