Eficiencia energética en el servicio de alumbrado público del Ecuador

Abstract

In Ecuador, the service of public lighting for roads, courts, parks, facades, monuments and public spaces is regulated by the “Regulación del ConsejoNacional de Electricidad (CONELEC) No. 005/14”, which fundamental objective is to regulate the technical and economic benefits of public lighting service.

The country currently has a lighting laboratory of the National Institute for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (INER), in it will developed research processes in the field of lighting. In the laboratory will assess the energy efficiency of lighting systems and it will become as support future research and management of public lighting.

This research presents a proposal for energy efficiency and its application to the public lighting service in the country, identifying the main technical, electrical, mechanical and photometric characteristics to be met by public lighting equipment, in order to contribute to the standardization and regulation of street lighting service.

Finally, based on the statistics recorded in public lighting, the chance to reduce the installed power and energy of public lighting service will be estimated through the use of equipment with better technological features in both light efficiency and energy efficiency. All this will be done through the installation of luminaires with LED technology. In addition, a comparative technical - economical analysis will be performed regarding the conventional street lights, considering their terminology, advantages, disadvantages and future trends.