Service Life of Solar Street Light You Concerned

For better urban construction, street lights in cities are gradually replaced by solar street lights. The installation procedures of traditional street lights are more complicated, with circuits to be laid, etc., and the power consumption is relatively high. Solar street lights are relatively inexpensive, energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and the installation procedures are simpler, and there is no need to dig pits to bury cables. Moreover, solar energy is an inexhaustible green energy source. The use of solar energy to generate electricity is very safe and reduces environmental pollution. Solar street lights are composed of many accessories, such as light sources, controllers, light poles, batteries, solar panels and so on. Generally, the service life of high-quality solar street lights on the market can reach 5-8 years. If the accessories are attenuated in the future, they can continue to be used after replacing the accessories. So what factors will affect the service life of solar powered street lamps and how do we extend its service life?

Battery: Its stability directly affects the service life of solar street lights, so when choosing a battery, you must choose a more stable one. Its function is mainly to store the electric energy converted by the battery panel, which can be used for street lighting at night.

Controller: It is one of the core components of solar power street lamp, and it plays a commanding role in the entire solar street light system. It not only controls, monitors, and protects the working status of photovoltaic components, storage batteries, and loads, but also effectively controls the working status of storage batteries, providing an effective and relatively stable working environment. Therefore, the performance of the controller has a great influence on the service life of solar street lights.

Light source: Different types of light sources have different service life. Light sources generally include low-voltage induction lamps, low-pressure sodium lamps, LED lamps, etc. High-quality solar street lights generally use LED light sources. The theoretical service life of LED lights can reach 50,000 hours. If it is on for 10 hours a day, it can be used for at least 20 years.

So how do we extend the service life of solar street lights?

1. Choose the right battery and control the battery temperature

The main types of batteries are lead-acid batteries, gel batteries, and lithium batteries. If the budget is sufficient, it is recommended to choose lithium batteries. Although the price is relatively expensive, the quality is guaranteed. Lithium batteries have long service life, small size and light weight. If you buy solar street lights internationally, you can greatly save shipping costs for customers. New users who are not familiar with these kinds of batteries can read other popular science articles on the website, and there are detailed science popularization on these kinds of batteries. You can also consult a professional solar street light manufacturer-EXC. The use temperature of the battery will also affect the service life of the street lamp, so when we install the solar street lamp, we usually bury the battery in the ground.

2. Do a good job in the heat dissipation of street lights

Traditional street lamps have poor heat dissipation effects, so they often fail. Solar street lights need to dissipate heat in two places, one is the lamp holder, and the other is the battery. Solar street lights generally use LED lamp holders. We should buy lamps with good heat dissipation function, so as to extend the service life of LED lamp beads.

3. Choose the right street light controller

The controller is a very important part of solar street lights. It must have light control, time control, dimming and other functions. All functions of the solar lighting system are completed by the controller to issue instructions. Therefore, the components of the solar lighting system must be matched, otherwise it will affect the service life of the solar street light. The full name of the solar controller is the solar charge and discharge controller. It is an automatic control device used in the solar power generation system to control the multi-channel solar cell array to charge the battery and the battery to supply power to the solar inverter load.

EXC solar street lights use high-quality accessories such as solar panels with high power conversion rate, MPPT smart controllers, long-life LED light sources and lithium iron phosphate batteries. As a street lamp manufacturer for 12 years, we are committed to providing customers with high-quality products and perfect after-sales service.