Pirámide Solar - Madrid, España
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xeocach
N 40° 27.897 W 003° 36.635
30T E 448235 N 4479543
Permite la autosuficiencia energética para los medios de transporte empleados en el Parque Juan Carlos I // Allows energy self-sufficiency for the means of transport used in the Juan Carlos I Park
Waymark Code: WM17MHN
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 03/09/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
Views: 2

[ES] “Desde el año 2008 el Parque Juan Carlos I ha implantado toda una serie de medidas de cara a conseguir una adecuada eficiencia energética, sustituyendo la flota de vehículos diesel por una de propulsión eléctrica e implementando toda una serie de mejoras en la instalación del Parque.

Se sustituyeron la mayor parte de las luminarias por un modelo más eficiente y con menor contaminación lumínica. Se instalaron baterías de condensadores para reducir las pérdidas por energía reactiva y se acoplaron variadores en las bombas de recirculación de la ría.

La construcción de la Pirámide Solar añade otro hito arquitectónico en el paisaje, además de permitir la autosuficiencia energética para los medios de transporte empleados en el mismo.

Se ideó como medio para resguardar a los vehículos que la componen, a la vez de proporcionar la energía eléctrica necesaria para su funcionamiento. De 38 metros de arista en la base y de 18 metros de altura en su cúspide, la pirámide está forrada en sus caras por un muro cortina de paneles fotovoltaicos. La energía solar captada durante el día se transforma en energía eléctrica por medio de unos inversores en corriente continua. Al final de la jornada de trabajo los vehículos recargan sus baterías utilizando la energía almacenada.”

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[EN] “Since 2008, the Juan Carlos I Park has implemented a whole series of measures in order to achieve adequate energy efficiency, replacing the fleet of diesel vehicles with one with electric propulsion and implementing a whole series of improvements in the Park's facilities. Most of the luminaires were replaced by a more efficient model with less light pollution. Capacitor banks were installed to reduce reactive energy losses and inverters were attached to the estuary recirculation pumps. The construction of the Solar Pyramid adds another architectural milestone to the landscape, in addition to allowing energy self-sufficiency for the means of transport used in it. It was devised as a means to protect the vehicles that make it up, while providing the electrical energy necessary for its operation. With an edge of 38 meters at the base and 18 meters high at its peak, the pyramid is lined on its faces by a curtain wall of photovoltaic panels. The solar energy captured during the day is transformed into electrical energy by means of inverters in direct current. At the end of the working day, the vehicles recharge their batteries using the stored energy.”

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Location of Pyramid: Parque Juan Carlos I, Madrid, España

Approximate Date of Construction: 2012

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