In our previous blog posts, we have introduced the different methods of maintaining solar street lights in summer and winter, so we all know that different seasons have different precautions for the maintenance of solar street lamps. To extend the life of solar street lamps, and there is a good experience during usage, we need to pay special attention to the maintenance of solar street lamps.
Summer is a season of thunderstorms, especially in the southern areas. Therefore, in addition to waterproofing, we also need to master lightning protection techniques while using solar street lights. Lightning is very dangerous, if it causes damage to solar street lamps, it will not only cause the road to be out of normal night lighting, but also bring about certain economic losses.
1. Installation location
The special storage method of solar street lamps is destined that its installation position should be specially considered, therefore, when installing solar street lamps, trees on the roadside should be avoided as much as possible. This will prevent trees from absorbing sunshine and affecting the energy absorption of the panels during sunny days, it also avoids the destruction to solar street lights caused by the electrical conductivity of the trees.
2. Lightning protection system
From the material of the solar street lamp, its outer body uses a conductor material, which is equivalent to the presence of a lightning rod. In addition to this, it is also necessary to install the down conductor and the ground grid, which constitutes a lightning protection system. After the system is constructed, a lightning protection zone can be set up to form a high-quality protection device that protects the solar street light during thunderstorms.
3. External installation
The solar street light itself can conduct electricity through the light pole, and then the effective treatment of the connection base conducts the current, thereby achieving the effect of lightning protection. Therefore, when installing the solar street light, pay special attention to the handling of the base to ensure that it can discharge the current in time to protect the light in the thunderstorm.
4. Internal design
Internal over voltage protection design, this design can automatically start when the instantaneous voltage exceeds the withstand voltage, thus protecting the solar street light from lightning damage. This design needs to be known in advance when purchasing solar street lights to ensure that the solar street lights can be better protected during lightning.