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Solar powered lighting works by collecting and storing the sun’s energy during the day and operating an LED light at night by using up a portion of the stored energy.

Energy Collection

The solar panel (or photovoltaic array) generates electricity as light energy (photons) from the sun is incident upon the panel.  The amount of electricity generated is proportional to the size (power rating) of the solar panel and intensity of the sun energy.  Therefore systems in areas with more intense and regular sun will function with relatively smaller panels when compared to areas with infrequent or less intense sun.

 

Energy Storage

Electrical energy generated by the solar panel is stored in Sol’s NRGLife™ series batteries.  NRGLife™ batteries are maintenance-free sealed gel type designed for solar lighting.  Amount of battery storage and battery size is dependent upon customer specified operating mode and light intensity.

 

Operating the LED Light

Sol’s proprietary LED light, optics and controls ensure bright, 5,500K light turns on each night.  The light intensity and light operating mode is based on customer input.  Sol light systems may operate in the following ways:

1. Dusk to Dawn – lights stay on all night long from sunset to sunrise

2. Split Night with Dimming – lights operate at full brightness for a specified # of hours after sunset and before sunrise and provides a less intrusive, dimmed light level for the rest of the night.

3. Split Night – lights operate for a customer-selected # of hours after sunset and # of hours before sunrise.

What Applications are appropriate for solar lighting?

 

Solar powered lighting can be used in most outdoor lighting applications.  Although bright light levels required for street and highway in the USA, solar powered lighting is successful in the following applications:

 

• Parking lots

• Billboards

• Signs

• Landscape lighting

• Flagpoles

• Pathways (bollards and area lighting)

• Marinas – docks & boathouses

• Shelters – transit, smoking, bicycle

• Bus stops

• Boat ramps

• Playgrounds

• Roadway lighting (international)

 

 

 

 

  • GSA
  • IDA
  • Energy Star
  • American Solar
  • Nalmco
  • IES
  • Fare
  • FREA

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