Pros and Cons of Integrated Solar Street Light

Integrated solar street light is one type of the outdoor lighting products used to illuminate the streets, highways, etc. Unlike split solar street light, the integrated type integrate the controller, battery, lamp. Solar panel is attached on the top of the street light. The special appearance design make the integrated street light more easy to install and transport. Choose an integrated type or split type can be a hard question? Do you really know about integrated solar street light? We will give a detailed introduction about the pros and cons of integrated solar street light. Then you can know how to choose the best solar street light that you desire.

Pros of integrated solar street light

1. The integrated solar street light is convenient to install, convenient to transport, not consuming electricity, and not occupying land. The rechargeable battery and solar controller are integrated inside the lighting fixture, greatly improving transportation efficiency. In addition, the integrated solar street light is easy to install, no engineering team is needed, and a few people can easily install it even if they have no experience, which greatly reduces the cost of hiring workers.

2. The maintenance is simple, the solar panel and the battery are integrated, and broken parts can be replaced directly without troubleshooting. The long service life allows the street lamp to basically achieve "zero maintenance" in the subsequent use process. It can realize fully automatic control, without personnel management, and save management costs.

3. Solar street lights integrate solar panels and light sources, and some even integrate light poles, with diverse shapes, novel and beautiful.

4. Solar power supply, the street light does not consume conventional energy and saves operating costs. Economical and energy-saving. The integrated all in one solar street light uses the motion sensor.The commonly used motion sensors are PIR sensor and microwave sensor. The integrated street light with motion sensor normally keep dim brightness, when people pass by, the light will turn to 100% power for 10s. After people leave, the street light will drop to 30% power. It can save a lot of energy. Integrated solar street light is especially suitable for areas with abundant sun light such as Africa.

Cons of integrated solar street light

1. The power of the solar panel is limited. Normally, the power is related with the size of the solar panel. For all in one solar street light, the solar panel size is limited because it's tightly attached on the top of the light. If you require high brightness lighting, the split solar street lamp would be better. 

2. Angle of the solar panel can't be adjusted. The solar panel of the street lamp should face the direction of the sunlight. Only when the solar panels face the sunlight, can they absorb enough sunlight to generate electricity.

3. The initial investment of integrated solar street lights is relatively large, which makes people feel that the cost is high; ‎In fact, installing high quality integrated solar street light, there is no electricity bills and maintenance costs will be reduced a lot. It will definitely economical than traditional street lights.

Integrated solar street light uses the lithium iron phosphate battery to achieve better best performance. The lithium iron phosphate battery is the most cost-effective type among the batteries used in the solar street light market. As the technology of the solar street lamp is developing rapidly, it will replace more and more traditional street lights. The integrated solar street light is economical, cost-effective, maintenance-free, and has long lifespan. There is no doubt the integrated solar street light can support normal lighting. As we mentioned above, the integrated solar street light is equipped with motion sensor, which is energy-saving. Its pros are far beyond the cons.If you feel hard to choose, consult the professional solar street light manufacturer.