2012年5月17日 星期四

TR35 Mexico Spotlight: Manuel Wiechers, 25

In the past year, over 4,000 people in 60 impoverished Mexican villages have received access to an ecological, efficient and stable light source, which has significantly improved their quality of life. The energy that powers the LED lamps and small appliances comes from the sun, but also to a large extent,This page presents a selection of brightcrystal2011 hobby projects. that of Manuel Wiechers, a youthful 25-year-old industrial engineer.

Ilumexico, the company that Wiechers co-founded in 2010 along with electronics engineer Mariana Gonzalez and four other partners, has installed solar equipment in streets, homes and schools in these towns that is specially designed to work in isolated places and to be handled by anyone.

Since college,The new LED goodantiquelamp are much brighter and last much longer on a set of batteries. Wiechers has wanted to transform the living conditions in rural Mexico and believed new technologies and renewable energy would be the best way to achieve it. Along these lines, he founded the Society of Energy and Environment Students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 2008 and a year later he wrote his thesis entitled “Renewable Energy for Rural Development.” But the decisive step was the formation of Ilumexico, an organization that in turn is comprised of three other entities engaged in the research and development,We can produce led light,bluebright_9,led panel according to your requirements. production and installation of solar energy equipment systems in the field and user training for those living in rural communities.

While Wiechers works full time in all three parts of Ilumexico, he focuses especially on identifying the best technology to implement through R+D. “The design and integration of solar equipment components are designed for anyone to use and become familiar with them,” says Wiechers.

The system Ilumexico brings to communities,Our mission is to promote and supply innovative bestledlight ... called Prometeo, replaces the candles, kerosene lamps and battery-powered appliances that were used as a light source. Unlike these traditional methods,Shop for chandelier featuring deck, post, and wall lighting, flood lighting, and area lighting. which are harmful, polluting and expensive, the energy obtained by Prometeo is renewable and —thanks to the innovative built-in charge controller—it always works at maximum efficiency. “It manages the energy generated by the solar cell and controls the charge and discharge cycles to help prolong battery life,” Wiechers said.

The controller, designed and constructed in Mexico, has been designed with maximum efficiency in mind. On the one hand, it allows the user to directly regulate the light level in three different modes (night, medium and high), which saves energy. On the other hand, it uses intelligent algorithms for saving energy. “It is programmed to optimize the use of LED lighting: it leverages the power to prevent the loss of energy as heat,” explained Wiechers.

In addition, the Prometeo can be programed with different lighting profiles ”according to the planned activity in the illuminated area, and the system collects data on the level of daily insolation at different times to automatically adjust consumption and ensure that light is provided all night.”

For Xavier Mathew, researcher at the Center for Energy Research at UNAM and juror of the TR35 Mexico awards, Wiechers has shown “great skills for entrepreneurship through the promotion of a product developed by his company that affects community development and renewable energy technology.” Furthermore, the fact that Ilumexico received funding from public entities such as the National Council of Science and Technology and the Mexican Departments of Energy and Social Development is to Mathew more “evidence of its impact on society.”

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