Solar LED Street Lighting Systems
Solar LED Street Lighting Systems The SPV module is fixed firmly on top of the pole with suitable tilt and inclination so as to receive maximum sunlight through out the day. The SPV module thus produces suitable voltage and current, which is used to charge the battery inside the battery box. This energy stored in the battery is used to light up the 7.2 Watts LED which is housed inside the luminaire during night time. Energy efficient LED lamps of atleast 7.2 Watts with 15 Lux, an inverter and charge controller card, which is used to convert the stored DC energy in the battery to suitable AC voltage to ignite the LED. A reflector is provided in the luminaire to increase and spread the light uniformly. Auto dim mode after 4 hours.
Advantages
- Solar street lights are independent of the utility grid resulting to lessened operation costs. These means that these are wireless lights and are not connected to your electricity provider.
- The lights are dependent of the heat energy given off by the sun, storing as much of it throughout the day.
- Solar street lights require lesser maintenance than conventional street lights. These have lower chances of overheating. Since solar wires do not have external wires, the risk of accidents is minimized.
- A lot of times, accidents happen to the personnel who fixes the street light. These can include strangulation or electrocution. Solar street lights are environment-friendly because its panels are solely dependent to the sun hence eliminating your carbon footprints contribution.
- Some parts of solar street lighting systems can be easily carried to remote areas making these more efficient and handy solutions to lighting problems.
- On the other hand, if there are advantages, solar street lights also have a number of disadvantages. It also pays to make you aware of these few advantages just so you can compare it to conventional lighting systems.