In a town in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, LED lamps are used that work with solar, wind and electricity, which guarantee quality and energy savings and were created by a student of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).
In a statement, the educational institution reported that these hybrid luminaries were developed by graduate student Manuel Benjamín Parra Castillo, and that 30 of these were placed in a locality of Chicago and 50 more were requested in two counties of the city of New York .
The doctoral student of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (ESIME), Zacatenco Unit, said that for their efficiency and energy savings are very useful for primary and secondary roads, streets, subdivisions, common areas, industry, parking, parks, shops, gardens and docks
"Nowadays there is not a luminary that has as much versatility as ours, that's why we wanted to test our technology in extreme conditions; in this case right now in the part of the United States is the winter that has come to register temperatures of minus 20 degrees, and the intention was to implement them under those conditions to verify its functionality, "he explained.
Parra Castillo added that they are already being used successfully in Mexico City and in Toluca, State of Mexico, as well as entities with high temperature and humidity such as Tabasco and Quintana Roo, since in Chicago they have shown an excellent performance with temperatures below zero and is expected to be implemented soon in Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco and Michoacán.
The objective of their research is to contribute to energy savings in Mexico through the use of alternative sources, since they are powered by solar radiation and air, because they have a heat dissipation design and a glass diffuser lens of high purity that allows to reduce the consumption of energy up to 100 percent.
The student of the IPN, who had the advice of professors José Ángel Ortega Herrera and Pedro Rodrigo Cruz, indicated that for more than three years he has focused on creating these luminaries that offer better light quality.
Besides that they can be configured in current with different voltages, they offer more durability, their maintenance is economical, they show excellent performance in extreme climates and can be monitored remotely in real time.
"Everything is the result of Mexican ingenuity; We make them through aluminum casting and have more than 10 electronic combinations, can be used in direct current in solar and wind applications, and in voltages from 12 to 24 volts, it is also possible to configure them for alternating current in voltages from 100 to 277 volts, "he said.
He added that the development of this technology involved the participation of different areas such as electronics, metallurgy, mechanics, industrial design, manufacturing and the use of finite element methods, among others. Mexico (NOTIMEX)
