Choose All In One Solar Street Light or Split Solar Street Light?

Solar street light is an outdoor lighting solution that use solar light as energy source. It's energy-saving and environmentally friendly.This solar lighting product is favored by more and more countries. Every year, the lighting electricity bills are large. Installation of solar street lights would help the government save a lot of bills. The solar street light can be divided as all in one solar street light, two in one solar street light, seperate street light. Which kind of solar street light suits you best? These street lights are not only different in structure, but also in other places. Let's read this paper and find methods to select the most suitable solar street light.

1. Difference in structure

all in one solar street light: As the name suggests, the all in one street light integrates all components together. It integrates solar panels, batteries, LED light source, controller, mounting brackets, etc. into one.

Split street lamp: There are 2 kinds of split street lamps, one type is two in one solar street light, another type is split solar street light。Two in one solar street light: controller, battery, light source are installed in the street lamp, but the solar panel is separated. Split solar street light: light source, solar panel, battery are installed separately. 

2. Solar street light application

Split solar street light

Split-type street lights can be said to be the most common types, with the widest application range. This kind of street lamp is very practical no matter on both sides of the road or in the square area. This split street lamp is also the most suitable for the place that needs lighting in the garage. Because of this, the solar panel can be placed under the sun to receive light, and the light source can be placed inside for easy lighting. So when you don't know what kind of solar street light to choose, there is basically no big problem to choose the split type.

The split-type street light will also have an external battery for storing and discharging electricity. In the past, lead-acid batteries were often used. This type of battery has a large volume, a small capacity, and the depth of discharge is not good as well as the efficiency. Now basically solar street lights use lithium iron phosphate batteries, which have excellent performance in all aspects. Pay attention to the installation, do not install too low on the light pole, do not bury too shallow underground, to avoid theft. The split-type street light has separate components, so the configuration of each component is also more flexible. It can be easily designed according to lighting requirements. It is very practical for those areas with long rainy weather.

All in one solar street light

In life, many things we come into contact with have been developed towards the smaller and more refined, and the greater the function. Solar street lights are no exception. From the outside, the all in one street lights only have lamp holders. But in fact, this lamp holder already contains solar panels, light sources and batteries. The all in one design is more concise in appearance. The all in one solar street light is very simple to install, unlike the split street lamp that requires complicated assembly and wiring. Street lights of this structure are generally designed to be more intelligent, which can adjust the brightness, effectively save stored power, and improve lamp efficiency.

But it should be noted that the larger the area of the same solar panel, the higher the photoelectric conversion efficiency. The capacity of the battery is also proportional to the volume. Therefore, for the all in one solar street light, the volume is limited, and the area of the battery board and the volume of the battery will be limited. Therefore, for some places with high lighting requirements, all in one solar street lights are not suitable and can only be used in places with low lighting requirements.

If you want to choose a suitable solar street light, you must choose according to your actual situation, whether the lighting requirements are high, and the rainy weather is not long. All in one solar street lights and split solar street lights are both high performance outdoor lighting products suitable for different places. To know more difference about the solar street light, please read "All In One Led Solar Street Light VS Split Solar Streetlight".