Will street lights affect solar lights?

In recent years, we could see a lot of solar street lights on the road, especially on both sides of some rural roads. At the same time, many people have some questions: What are the advantages of solar street lights compared to street lights? How does solar street light work? And what will happen if both street lights and solar street lights are installed on a light pole meanwhile?

u What are the advantages of solar street lights compared to city circuit lights?

1. Simple installation

The installation of solar street lights is free of wiring, only a cement base and a battery pit within 1m are required to be fixed with galvanized bolts.　　

The installation procedure of the street lights is complicated. Firstly, it is necessary to install cables, dig trenches and pipes, thread in the pipes, backfill and other large amounts of civil construction, and finally carry out debugging. Once a problem occurs, it will cause a lot of consumption.

2. No maintenance costs

Solar street lights have a one-time investment and long-term benefits and no maintenance cost.　　

The circuit of the street light is complicated, and it needs to be overhauled uninterrupted for a long time. With the extension of the years, the ageing of lines and maintenance costs are increasing year by year.

3. Safety　

Because solar street lights use 12-24V low voltage, stable voltage and reliable operation, there is no hidden safety hazard.　　

There are many hidden dangers to the safety of the street lights. Road reconstruction, landscape engineering construction, abnormal power supply, and cross construction of water and gas pipelines have brought many hidden dangers.

4. Environmentally-friendly

As long as there is the sun, the solar street light can be converted into electric energy through the solar panel and stored in the battery, which is used for lighting at night, pollution-free, green, low-carbon, environmentally friendly, and no exhaust gas. Street lights mainly rely on electricity for lighting, and power generation needs to consume a lot of energy and emit a lot of waste, which is very unfavourable to environmental protection.

5. Zero electricity bills　

Solar street lights convert solar energy into electrical energy for lighting, with zero electricity bills. The street lights are powered by the national grid, which requires electricity bills every month. And now the electricity bills in many countries have been rising. In many countries, the rural areas still cannot supply electricity, so installing solar street lights is the best choice. 

u How does solar street lights work?

Solar street lights use the principle of photovoltaic effect. During the day, solar panels absorb solar energy to generate electricity, which is stored in the battery through the controller. When night falls or the light around the photovoltaic panel is low, the battery supplies power to the light source through the controller to achieve the lighting effect. Solar street lights automatically charge during the day and turn on at night, which is also called “Light control or Light sensor.”

u What will happen if both street lights and solar street lights are installed on a light pole?

The installation height of street lights is much higher than that of solar street lights. So for the same light pole, solar street lights are usually installed under the street lights. Some people have found that solar street lights installed in this way can be charged normally during the day, but the lights are not turned on at night. What is the problem? Is there a problem with the quality of solar street lights, of course not. If you use this method of installation, you must pay attention to a prerequisite that you need to ensure that the street lights installed on the top do not work at night, so that the solar street lights below will light at night. Because we know that solar street lights are all with light control, if the street light above light at night, the solar street lights installed below will mistakenly think that it is still daytime and will not light.

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