Abstract:
Solar energy is a renewable energy resource. The energy resource which directly produced
by the sun can be converted to electricity by using solar cell. One of the application that using
photovoltaic technology is street lighting. Solar panel and super bright LED can save energy compared
to conventional street light beside not contributing to environmental pollution. Efficiency and power
loss of solar street lighting system has been studied in this project and a prototype of solar street light using LED lighting which the brightness of super bright LED as same as using mercury or sodium
lamp. The focus of this project is to minimize electricity energy usage based on energy efficiency and
conservation guidelines established by Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (PTM). The energy saving for solar
street light system is important in order to make sure that energy resource can be used for a long term.
At the end of this thesis, some recommendations have been proposed for improving the weakness of
current project.
