Today, people are so involved in their hectic life that they totally ignore certain good aspects they learnt at school. For example, you may have learnt a lot about technology and aspects related to renewable source of lighting.
There are many like you, who are opting for solar lights these days because of the plethora of benefits attached with it. For details regarding why to opt solar lighting, visit http://streetlights-solar.com/solar-parking-lot-lighting.html. Solar light as the name suggests is generated through the brightest and the closest star- SUN.
Sky Lights
An invention has been made called solar sky light. This light interacts with the energy and light emitted through the sun and the clouds to either dim the brightness or brighten the light in the interiors of your residence or place of work. This way a heavy amount of energy is conserved and this invention automatically brightens, when the daylight is not sufficient and vice-a-versa.
The panel to catch solar power is very small and fixed on the roof. Their sensors detect the presence and absence of the sun through minute fall in voltage that is generated through the module made to catch solar energy. The brightness level varies as per the presence of the natural light or the absence of the same.
Photovoltaic
Photovoltaic are also referred as PV. It is the name of a method that converts solar power / energy into direct conducting electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon commonly a part of physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. In simple word LIGHTING.
The definition above simply means that it stores the power extracted from the solar energy and into the batteries, during day time so that it can be useful later, during the night. This has the following benefits attached to it:-
- It is very cost friendly
- It is good for Mother Nature
- This saves energy
- No construction cost involved as no underground wiring is needed
- This is very good for emergencies as even during power failures they function
These systems are totally grid free because they operate on their own. You may find plenty of these where the grids are either unavailable or are not reliable.
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The latest talk of the town is solar lighting that is grid interactive. These systems are found to have three multiple meanings. The meanings may be considered as follows:-
- One form has modules of solar power and does not need batteries to function
- The system has one meter installed that absorbs solar energy and saves it into the grid
- They are also called peak reduction units
- They may also be called as hybrid systems
They are commonly found in areas where there is provision of incentives for the generation of power. They are mostly found on the poles and do not need power to lit the light. The invention is definitely a boon to the lighting genre and is capable of benefitting the users in multiple ways.