The times are progressing, and technology is advancing. The widespread use of outdoor solar streetlights effectively alleviates the pressure on the power supply needed for citizens’ daily lives and production.
As a new type of streetlight, how does it differ from traditional streetlights? We will provide a simple comparison in the following aspects.
Installation Comparison
Traditional streetlights have a complex installation process: first, cables need to be laid, which involves a significant amount of groundwork, including digging cable trenches, laying conduits, threading wires, and backfilling. Then a prolonged installation and debugging phase takes place; if any issues arise, it can lead to considerable waste.
Solar streetlights, on the other hand, are easy to install: there is no need to lay complicated wiring. A simple concrete base is made, and it can be secured with stainless steel screws.
Cost Comparison
Traditional streetlights involve complex wiring and require ongoing maintenance. In cases of unstable voltage, sodium lamps are prone to failure, and as time goes on, wiring aging will lead to increasing maintenance costs. However, solar streetlights eliminate these concerns, significantly reducing future manpower maintenance costs.
Solar streetlights represent a one-time investment with long-term benefits. They have uncomplicated wiring, incur no maintenance costs, and do not contribute to expensive electricity bills. This sustainably lowers property management costs and reduces shared expenses for property owners.
Safety Comparison
Solar streetlights operate on a low voltage of 12-24V, which is stable and reliable, posing no safety risks. They are an ideal product for ecological communities and road administration departments.
Traditional streetlights, however, have significant safety hazards. In a constantly changing living environment, issues arise from road renovations, landscape construction, unstable power supplies, and the intersection of water and gas pipeline works, creating many potential dangers.
The power source for traditional streetlights is supplied through high-voltage AC electricity via wires and cables. In contrast, solar streetlights utilize low-voltage DC electricity. Scientific experiments have proven that AC electricity poses a greater risk to human health compared to DC electricity. When a person comes into contact with DC electricity, even at 250 milliamps, it typically does not cause special harm; however, contact with 50Hz AC electricity, if sustained for several seconds, could induce ventricular fibrillation. Some accidents related to electrical poles are associated with this issue.
