How to make a solar-powered lighting ?

Structure and working principle

The first thing you need to know - how it works, street lighting with solar batteries and what it consists of.For example, an ordinary solar lamp, consider these two questions.

luminaire design is quite simple and consists of the following elements:

• illumination unit (usually a LED is mounted in the body);
• solar panel (photovoltaic module, which converts solar energy into electricity);
• controller (light controls - enables and disables the right time);
• built-in battery (accumulates electricity during daylight hours to its consumption at night);
• support or mount.

Based on the purpose of each item, you can understand the principle of solar-powered lighting: The battery is charging during the day and at night it is consumed charge LED lamp.Also in the structure may include additional devices, for example, a motion sensor, which will include light only when a person is detected in a particular zone.

Advantages and disadvantages

second, equally interesting question - what are the advantages and disadvantages of streetlights on solar batteries.As the pros and cons of the system is quite significant, and make you think about whether to pursue a backlight at his dacha.

Thus, among the main advantages of release:

• lamps and lanterns can be quickly installed by hand.No need to pull the wiring underground to each support, thus destroying the landscaping area.At the same time, you do not need to be understood in the electrical, as compared to the embodiment, when it is necessary to connect the floodlight or a street light on a pole
• Light solar lighting fixtures does not hit in the eyes and gently floods the surface throughout the range.
• significant energy savings, ascottages on the backlight will take at least 3-5 lamps, power from 50 watts.By simple arithmetic calculations, you can find the monthly energy consumption, which can be completely cut, making stand-alone street lighting with solar batteries with their hands.
• system is fully automatic, which is very convenient if you are coming to a country station on weekends only.The rest of the lights will be a kind of protection of territory from intruders.
• solar-powered lighting is not the environment and human threats.Regarding the latter, it means that there is no need to ground fixtures becausethey work from a safe voltage.
• care system is reduced to a minimum - should be cleaned occasionally bounce adapter and the battery itself from dirt and dust.
• Long service life of the system.For example, the lifetime of LEDs up to 100 thousand hours, the battery -. Up to 25 years (depending on the manufacturer and quality), solar batteries - up to 15 years.Total time in the 15 years the device will have to be replaced with new ones.
• have a high degree of protection IP 44 to 65, so do not afraid of rain and other adverse weather conditions.

As for the disadvantages, there are not many, but they are significant:

• Use only solar-powered lighting in the country will not work, becauselamps do not give a bright backlight territory.In addition, the charge lasts no longer than 8 hours a day when the weather was sunny.Anyway, the important parts of the territory would have to cover the lights, operating from the mains - the gate to the street, the entrance to the house, parking area, etc.
• powerful lamps cost is high - from 12000 rubles and more.Not everyone can afford such a luxury, especially for installation in the country.There
• customer reviews that in bad weather street lighting lamps with solar batteries do not work or do not work at all.Immediately it should be noted that the charge in cloudy weather will be almost in 2 times more slowly, that is, the night light will work only 4-5 hours.

As you can see, the advantages and disadvantages of the system is really significant, and here is your responsibility to decide whether or not to purchase such an option for your home.Usually, all depends on the financial possibilities.

Variety lighting

But the information provided below can still affect the way that you close your eyes to some of the shortcomings of street lighting with solar batteries.The fact is that today there is a wide range of lighting products, which can be of different capacities, form, purpose and even the method of installation.

Of those models, which are recommended to be used for cottages and gardens, highlight:

• Solar lamps on short legs.Ideal for lighting the garden paths and also have the lowest cost.Installation of products is quite simple - a sharp leg presses in the lawn, where you want.
• LED spotlights.Such devices can power more than 10 W, which is an analogue of incandescent bulbs of 100 watts.Ideally suited for illuminating fence, the porch of a country house and even the garden.
• Hanging lanterns.They can be fixed on the branches of trees in the gazebo on the fence.Used for landscape and site design to create a multi-colored festive lights, as shown in the second photo.
• Street lights on poles or leg.Suitable for lighting a large area - parking, front yard, garden.There are devices, power up to 60 watts, but they are more commonly used for stand-alone road lighting.
• Wall Light Solar.There may be employed for architectural lighting facade of the house, as well as for lighting recreation area - outdoor terrace, gazebo, patio.

As you can see, there are plenty of modern lighting fixtures of various designs, purpose and power.To give you can easily select the most suitable option for cost, design and quality!

How else can you use the battery?

more expensive, but powerful system - solar power for the home.This option allows to generate electricity not only for street lighting, but also for the operation of electrical appliances in the house, as shown in the picture.

cheapest and light kit from the manufacturer will cost 30,000 rubles and it will be sufficient for the operation of the backlight, the TV and low-power technology (laptop or charger).Full power to the cottage will have a price of 300 thousand. Rubles.For this issue we will allocate a separate article to understand the feasibility of using electric power at home.

Description autonomous solar-powered lighting you can see on this video:

Hereand all that I wanted to tell you about how to make outdoor lighting solar powered hands.As you can see, nothing complicated and the system really has more positive points than negative!

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