Design de Carenagem de um Sistema de Propulsão Submergível Para Embarcação Movida por Energia Solar

Solar energy is a clean and renewable source of energy with versatile application. In boats, its use depends on photovoltaic panels that transform sunlight into an energy source that feeds several systems. Annually, the Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina’s team participates in the Desafio Solar Brasil, a rally that encourages technological innovation in the area. In order to stay competitive, the team needs to upgrade its dry-driven propulsive system to a submersible one. In this sense, this article describes the development of the fairing for the encapsulation system of the new engine. The process was structured by the Método de Desdobramento em Três Etapas, complemented by methodological tools such as Task Analysis, Similar Analysis, Focus Group, Brainstorming and Bionics. As a result there is a hydrodynamic fairing, easy maintenance, assembly and disassembly, and that has a modular structure designed for competitive scenarios.