Solar powered LED Street lights/poles are becoming more popular option to light up public areas due to rising energy cost, lower solar panel and battery prices and introduction of new renewable energy technologies that makes solar street light reliable and effective system. To understand all the benefits of solar powered LED street lights, in this blog we will make a comparison between traditional street lights and solar powered LED street lights/poles.
So, how exactly do solar lights and regular streetlights function?
Street lights and poles powered by solar energy eliminate the need to plug into an electrical system. Their energy needs are met entirely on their own, since they are not linked to the power grid. Daytime sunshine is converted into electricity using photovoltaic modules, often known as solar panels, and stored in a battery system. The solar charge controller regulates the charging voltage of the solar panels, the amount of energy stored in the batteries, and the overall lifespan of the solar lighting system. Throughout the night, the energy that has been stored is being used to power the LED lights.
Electricity for conventional (non-renewable) streetlights like metal halide and high-pressure sodium comes from the conventional electrical grid.
Installation Cost
In case of new installations in distant places, conventional street lights need cabling and underground trenching to connect to grid lines causing tremendous extra expenditures, while solar powered LED street lights are considerably simpler to install. You only need to create concrete base and to place solar pole. Overall for one solar pole time of installation is less than one hour.
