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Safety - Energy Efficient Lighting Systems
Safety - Energy Efficient Lighting Systems
B.V.RAGHAVAIAH A.K.KHANRA
Additional Director Engineering Officer
RAJENDRA SINGH
Engineering Officer
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The Solar Lighting Systems are available in the basic categories which are
as follows:
(A) Solar lanterns (B) Solar street lighting systems (C) Solar home lighting
systems
The solar lanterns are portable units which can be easily moved to any
place where lighting is necessary. The lanterns are available with a 10 or 12
Wp photovoltaic module and a 7 W CFL. It can be used for 3 to 4 hours per
day after charging it for a day under normal insolation of 2-3 kWh/day.
The solar street lighting systems are available with a 70 Ah Battery. It has
an automatic dusk to dawn Controller, with at least 3 days of back up power
in case of low insolation regime.
The solar home lighting systems are available with basic configuration of
either 2 × 9 W CFLs or 2 × 11 W CFLs, with a 40 Ah Battery capable of
operating for three to four hours per day. A small DC Fan of 20 W capacity
can also be opted for.
• Use of photo sensor switch for street light controlling helps in conserving
the lighting energy.
• At street lights, in many places, the reflectors inside the HPSV fitting are
damaged, it is suggested to replace the fittings with anodised aluminium
reflectors. This will improve the lighting level by 20-25%.