Solar Photovoltaic Powered Street Lighting System

Solar street lights are raised light sources which are powered by solar panels generally mounted on the lighting structure or integrated into the pole itself. The solar panels charge a rechargeable battery, which powers a fluorescent or LED lamp during the night. Some technologies provide short-term energy storage, while others can endure for much longer. In this work, an intelligent smart street light system for remote areas is implemented, the major benefits and drawbacks of SSL are identified, and the feasibility of SSL in remote areas is evaluated using a case study of a remotely street located Real Estate Developer of Cairo University in Bolak Al Dakrour district in the state of Giza, Egypt. The main objective is to investigate the technical design feasibility of standalone solar systems and to evaluate cost benefit analysis of solar LED luminaries compared to convention electrical luminaries, for the outdoor street lighting system with electrical power that generated in solar cells and determine the sizing of the system components, as well as simulation of lighting arrangements, is performed using DIALUX 4.12 software package.

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Dr. Marwa Abd El-Rahman, professeur associé en énergie, Mech. Eng. Centre national de recherche (NRC), Égypte. Elle est titulaire d'un diplôme d'ingénieur en mécanique et s'est spécialisée dans les énergies renouvelables et les réseaux intelligents (SMART Grids) depuis plus de 15 ans.