Análisis técnico y económico de la implementación de tecnología led, caso de aplicación Centro Comercial de Mayoristas y Negocios Andinos

Abstract

At present, the shopping centers have facilities that represent large loads of energy consumption, since they are establishments that work for long periods of time, for this reason they have a great potential for energy savings as well as economic. This study has as application case: "Mall of Andean Business and Wholesalers". This shopping center is very popular in the southern sector of the city of Quito, due to its low prices and good product quality. In this place, the load survey was carried out in order to detect and identify the possible energy efficiency measures that could be implemented. Thanks to this load survey, it was detected that one of the components with the highest consumption comes from the lighting system, for which the efficiency measures should be oriented to this system. We opt for the change to a more efficient technology, replacing traditional fluorescent lamps with linear LED lamps. One of the factors that influenced this change was that the cost of acquiring LED technology has dropped considerably in recent years. So the implementation becomes technically and economically feasible. Real and satisfactory results are obtained, since the evaluations made based on measurements allow to corroborate the improvement in photometric magnitudes as the level of illumination and therefore the visual comfort of the visitors of the place, as well as, it is possible to minimize the consumptions and cost of energy, which are reflected in monthly billing