The Camps Bay Solar Street Light is one of our highest-demand estate lighting models. It is suited to varied environments, with a 30 W lighting capability that can be installed up to five metres – providing excellent protection from tampering and vandalism while offering controlled, clean illuminations over targeted or wider spaces.
Each solar lighting unit is engineered with a discreet and minimalistic outer body and casing that conceals some of the most advanced solar lighting tech on the market, with automatic and intelligent activations that are responsive to the weather and light conditions.
Let’s chat through some of those innovative features to explain how they work, why they provide benefits to owners, managers and supervisors looking to augment visitor and resident safety, and the advantages of cutting-edge solar lighting technology in longevity and reliability.
Installing Solar Street Lighting With Long-Life Battery Systems and Solar Cells
Of course, a primary reason so many clients opt for solar lighting over conventional wired units is that the former provides a number of compelling positives, including:
- Zero running costs
- No reliance on fossil fuels
- Independence from unreliable power supplies
- Simple fitting with no cables or live electricity
As experts in supplying solar lighting created to meet the rigours of modern environments, we wanted to provide a street light that would retain all of these benefits while using next-gen materials and functions that would boost the performance and resilience of street lighting over the years.
The solar battery and cells are an integral part of that design, with a lithium-ion battery that is expected to function for 1,500+ cycles—or over 12 years—and polycrystalline solar cells and a rust-resistant, sustainable aluminium alloy that is infinitely recyclable.
Incorporating this tech within a casing rated to IP65 waterproof standards means that your solar street lights won’t just look great and perform to your expectations, but are impervious to water ingress and severe weather and will continue to emit seamless lighting for over a decade, with minimal maintenance needed.
Understanding the Adaptive and Adjustable Lighting Settings Within the Camps Bay Solar Street Light
Onto functionality, and we recognise that street lights are used in diverse settings, from residential estates to industrial parks and business districts, car parks and outdoor spaces, and private environments and those open to the public.
This commands flexibility within the lighting sensors and modes, where each user can customise their programming accordingly, with an automatic day and night switch as standard to activate the lights when darkness falls or the option of using a remote control to turn the street light on and off as you wish.
Further to this automation, you can pick between three lighting modes, where each street light emits from 120 to 400 lumens depending on the brightness required. These include:
- A 120-lumen gentler lighting setting with a 3,000 lumen motion sensor.
- A 240-lumen brighter mode with the same motion sensor
- A 400-lumen ultra-powerful function, which remains consistent for up to five hours before stepping down to an 80-lumen light with a motion sensor, to preserve battery power over extended periods.
Lighting modes ensure each street light can operate for 10 days continuously on one full solar charge, which means your street lights won’t falter or lose intensity over a period of cloudier, rainier or overcast weather.
Adding the motion sensor provides an extra level of security and intrusion detection. Even if the lights are not needed during the day or you have switched the lighting off when not in use, the motion sensor remains vigilant, illuminating activity to ensure that no person or vehicle can approach your premise or property without being seen.
The Camps Bay Solar Street Light’s TCS and ALS Tech
TCS and ALS are two of the most important types of technology built into contemporary solar lighting units and work effectively to protect and preserve the power, performance and functionality of the lithium battery, regardless of exposure to extreme temperatures and weather.
ALS, which stands for Adaptive Lighting System, is a patented technology that enhances the efficiency of solar-powered lighting using sensors that adjust the light outputs depending on varied data points such as motion, battery power, and the time of day.
Our Camps Bay Light incorporates ALS 2.1 technology, coupled with TCS 1.0. The latter, an abbreviation of the Temperature Control System, lowers the heat emissions and temperature of each LED light, which extends their lifespan beyond that which would otherwise be possible.
Temperature controls both monitor conditions and adjust the LED lighting to maintain ideal illuminations, relying on sensor signals to understand when current conditions and internal and external temperatures represent a variation on the norm.
In solar lighting, these two technologies help to remove unnecessary strain on the solar battery and are also commonly mandatory for sites that need to comply with green building regulations or energy conservation requirements.
Choosing the Best Eco-Friendly Solar Street Lights for Your Premises or Environment
We’ve noted that the Camps Bay lighting model is a great option for compounds and business areas, given the flexible mounting heights and slimline exterior design, which slots into both modern and heritage sites with ease.
The ideal models and lighting placements may also depend on your priorities and whether you need one or two high-performance solar street lights adjacent to entrance ways or potential hazard points or require a full set of street lights to line roadways, pavements and pedestrian-through routes.
Solight’s experienced consultants are always on hand to advise and can discuss aspects such as the brightness of lighting that would be most appropriate, respecting driver safety while improving security, and the degree of automation you require, which can be essential if you are unlikely to be on-site to activate lighting manually or via remote control.
If you’d like more information about the technological specifications and patented technology built into each Camps Bay Solar Street Light or need independent recommendations about the best lighting models for your requirements, you are welcome to get in touch.
