How to Waterproof Solar LED Street Lamp?

As a new power source, solar energy meets the requirements of sustainable development in today's society, and its popularity also meets the lighting needs of roads. Solar led street lamps are installed outdoors and are often exposed to wind, rain or even snow. Severe weather has a great impact on solar led street lamps, and it is easy to cause street lights to enter water. Therefore, the waterproof problem of solar led street lamps is mainly manifested as the short circuit of the circuit board caused by the water in the controller, and the burning of the control device, which seriously causes the circuit board to be corroded and deteriorated. So how to solve the waterproof problem of solar led street lamps ?

The waterproofing of solar led street lamps is generally done from three aspects:

1. The battery is waterproof

The battery is the core part of the solar street lamp, and its main function is to store the electric energy generated by the solar panel and to supply electricity to the lighting system. So waterproof is also very signigicant. Although it is said that waterproof measures have been made on the outer layer of the battery, in order to better play a waterproof role, after the battery of the solar street lamp is buried in the ground, it needs to be covered with cement around to further strengthen the waterproof measures. Some solar street lamp manufacturers also use waterproof battery boxes for waterproofing.

2. The lamp holder is waterproof

The waterproofing of LED lights is very simple, just need to make a simple lampshade like ordinary electric lights to waterproof it. The sealing performance of the lamp cap of the solar street lamp must be high, and the waterproof treatment of the lamp cap can ensure the service life of the street lamp. Therefore, the choice of the street lamp shell is siginificant, the waterproof grade can be IP65 or IP66.

3. The controller is waterproof

When choosing a controller, be sure to pay attention to whether it is waterproof. The controller is generally installed inside the street lamp. Its main function is to convert solar energy during the day into electric energy at night, so you need to pay special attention to waterproofing. In fact, the controller waterproof of the solar led street lamp is very simple, that is, the circuit board of the solar led street lamp is treated with a three-proof paint when installing, and then the rain will flow away along the edge of the controller. Therefore, during construction, the tube of the solar led street lamp controller is usually designed to be U-shaped. In addition, waterproof glue can be applied to the inner and outer line interfaces to waterproof. If the waterproof effect is good, the service life of solar led street lamps can reach 8 years. Once the solar led street lamp is not waterproof well, the controller of the solar led street lamp will generally be short-circuited after three years of use, so the protection of the solar led street lamp directly affects the solar light price.

The above information on how to waterproof solar led street lamps is shared here for everyone. In the construction and application of solar led street lamps, the manufacturers should pay attention to the points mentioned above.