Streetlight Using LED With Rechargeble Source

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.