Estrutura funcional de um hidro gerador de energia maremotriz para comunidade intencional autossustentável aldeia turi

Abstract

The present work aims to develop an environmentally sustainable alternative equipment (a hidro generator), capable of generating electric energy from a tidal system, by making use of the water streams caused by the tidal variation in the estuary channels around Aracary island, where Aldeia Turi, IPAH Institute's self sustaining intentional community and head office, is located . The methodological model used as groundwork for this study was described by Rozelfeld et al (2006) [1] and came from the geographical analysis of the site, as well as from researches concerning the potential sources and methods of generating clean energy and from the analysis of the project’s requirements and limitations. As a result, it was identified that the site where IPAH’s head office is located presents good prospects for the installation of a hidro electric power generator functioning on a tidal wave source, and strategies about structuring the product were drawn, from which it was chosen to elaborate a proposition that intends to develop a conceptual product – a tidal wave energy power generator prototype – that will be used for the daily output of 2.000 W/h, power enough to attend IPAH’s needs on promoting new social technologies that offer low cost sustainable solutions.