The implementation of renewable generation at Unicamp is an importante initiative to reduce the cost of purchasing energy from the University, encourage and publicize the photovltaic generation área in Brazil, and establish a living laboratory for research, training and education of technicians and generation specialists photovoltaic power.
Solar Power
Solar Photovoltaic GenerationOn the main campus of UNICAMP in Campinas-SP
534
of photovoltaic generation were installed
GMU – Unicamp Multidisciplinary Gymnasium
336,8 kWp
FEEC – School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
84,5 kWp
CEPETRO – Center for Petroleum Studies
NIPE – Interdisciplinary Center of Energy Planning
38,4 kWp
Exploratory Science Museum
4,1 kWp
EXTECAMP/EDUCORP
39 kWp
FEC – School of
Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design
31,2 kWp
In addition to energy generation, the living laboratory of photovoltaic generation selects: evaluation of the use of different photovoltaic modules; studies of solarimetry, modeling of solar radiation, modeling of photovoltaic modules and methods of energy simulation and performance evaluation of photovoltaic systems; creation of a computer simulator to evaluate the performance of photovoltaic systems, using the mini-generation systems implemented on campus as a validation laboratory; development of an IV curve plotting equipment for commissioning tests of photovoltaic systems and solar plants.
