Design and Implementation of An Improved Four Directional Automatic Solar Powered Street Lightning System

Abstract

Automatic street lightning system is very important particularly in urban and industrialized areas because of its ability to provide illumination and safety for vehicles and pedestrians throughout the night. It is relatively efficient as it consumes lesser amount of power with pre-determined operation times that are non-optimal for the surrounding environment. It is also a self-sustaining device. This research paper designed and implemented an improved four directional automatic street lightning system. It involved calculating the design parameters after selecting the appropriate devices and the cables. A solar street light is a form of renewable energy which is a stand-alone system in supply of electrical energy to be used for lightning. Solar radiation energy is used to charge the battery during daytime, and offer energy to the LEDs light equipment at night. A dimmable Modula is designed and integrated to the system to dim the LEDs at night from 01:00-06:00am.This system has a double advantage as it utilizes renewable energy and also reduces cost.

Keywords: Automatic, Four Directional, Solar Power, Renewable, Street Light, Utility Grids, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)

DOI: 10.7176/JIEA/10-4-05

Publication date:September 30^th 2020