Diseño de un parque eólico en el perfil costero ecuatoriano ubicado en el cantón Salinas – Chocolatera -provincia de Santa Elena.

Abstract

In the present work, a design of a wind farm is carried out in the coastal profile of Ecuador, Salinas Canton, province of Santa Elena. The same one that will provide renewable electric energy, with the purpose of being able to reduce the economic costs of generating electric energy. The Salinas canton, known for having one of the best beaches on the Ecuadorian coast, has a geographical point, the second in South America with the largest territorial outlet to the Pacific Ocean, which is called Chocolatera. It is intended to carry out a design of an electrical generation system based on the use of wind turbines; the same ones that are planned to project outside the coast, which will generate an attractive tourism sector and at the same time help with the increase in the rate of renewable energy generation in the country. Through the mechanical movement of the blades that make up the wind turbine, which is known as mechanical energy, the same as with the force of the wind produces the electrical energy that will be required for the analysis of this project. Currently, the Salinas canton in the province of Santa Elena, has the supply of electricity through hydroelectric plants that operate throughout Ecuador. For this research, it is proposed to project the design with Model E-126 Eercon wind turbines, with a generation of 6 MW per year. According to the wind speed map in the coastal profile to project the electricity generation system with wind turbines, it is evident that it ranges from 5 km/h to 28 km/h. Currently, the Salinas Canton of the province of Santa Elena - Ecuador, has 49,572 inhabitants, according to the official website of the Ecuadorian regulation and control agency; Salinas canton has an annual electrical energy consumption of 49`238,382.44 MWh year; the wind currents oscillate between 5 to 19 km/h throughout the year, there are months in which they last more than 24 days with a wind speed of 12 km/h, enough for the movement of the blades of the current generators renewable electricity.