Design and implementation of solar street light for scarcely electrified areas

Abstract

Street lights are usually powered by alternating current supply from distribution stations of the utility companies. This invariably increases the demand for power distribution from utility companies. Recent developments, however, suggest the possibility of the use of renewable energy sources to power  streetlights in order to reduce the demand on the consumption rate of energy on the utility companies. Accordingly, this work considered the design and  implementation of streets lights in scarcely electrified areas powered by solar energy. Using tilted solar modules, energy efficient lamps, and structural  anti corrosion parts, a stand alone streetlight configuration with automatic switch ON/OFF mechanism was built. The results show that street light powered  by solar source of renewable energy cheaply generates electricity directly from sunlight without emissions, noise, or vibration. Therefore, due to the  inconsistencies surrounding the generation of electricity using fossil fuels, this work of ersan alternative source to power street lights there by reducing  pressure on the national grid.