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Why solar street lighting?
Green Frog Systems is a world leader in designing solar street lights from its Australian HQ and its USA based operations center to meet the North American IES RP-8-18 Roadway Lighting standards. These two locations are perfectly placed to design solar street lighting systems, with over 9 years of testing and R&D across Australia, USA and the UK.
This deep understanding of solar technology makes us a trusted partner globally with many Federal and local Government clients insisting on our solar street lights. We have agents and distributors across the USA to service and support our trusted clients.
Reasons you may be considering solar street lights:
- The cost received for mains powered lighting systems is incredibly high – Solar lighting is very cost competitive
- You require a lighting system quickly for safety or security reasons where there no power available
- You have a strong desire to offset its carbon output or to go green
- The cost of repairing an existing mains powered light is too expensive due to damaged cabling, or broken conduits
- You require a UL certified Solar Street light product
- You require backup service and support from our many trusted Agents and Distributors across the USA
Green Frog Systems is passionate about shaping the future of smart communities through the delivery of world-class sustainable technologies. Our product line has been purpose built to maximise the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy, to ultimately keep our environment and communities safe.
What are solar street lights?
A Solar Street light generates its own electricity during the day, stores this energy in a battery and then discharges this battery into our solar LED light fixture.
This cycle repeats itself every day to create a stand alone solar light that is environmentally friendly and cost effective. GFS is a market leader in the design of these lights that has seen massive technological advances in the last 10+ years. This means that in most cases a Solar street light can run reliably all year round and can in some cases give 100% up-time just like (or better than) a main powered street light.
GFS has been developing the individual components for over 9 years to make highly reliable Street lighting networks all over the world. We are considered a global market leader in high reliability solar street lighting.
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Advantages of Green Frog Systems’ Solar Street Lights:
- Tried and tested to meet some of the harshest conditions on the planet
- Offers an environmentally friendly, off-grid solution for outdoor lighting
- Save on energy and installation costs
- Illuminate any outdoor area without electricians or trenching costs
- Engineered for simplicity in an easy to assemble kit form
- Purchase from many agents and distributors across the USA, with service and support a phone call away
- Our team has detailed planning and consulting services to help you determine the right solar light for the right purpose
- 24×7 phone support from the USA backed up with our Australian and UK call centers
- At Green Frog Systems we have some of the brightest minds working in our USA, Australian and UK support centers
- We can design and build custom solutions depending on clients needs
Solar street light operation
Solar street lights harvest sunlight during the daytime, convert it into electrical energy that is stored in a battery. At dusk (once sunlight is no longer available) the solar street light will begin it’s preset operating mode by turning on and running from the power that was stored during the day. This cycle will continue until the sun rises at dawn.
Solar Street Lighting Case Studies:
Residential Street Lighting | Grants | New Mexico
Navajo TMC Hospital | Fort Defiance | Arizona
The 5 main components of a solar street light:
Solar Panels
Solar street lights are powered by solar panels fixed to the top of a pole or are integrated into the light fitting. Green Frog Syetem is a leader in designing its own solar panels from its Research & Development center located in Australia.
Batteries
We use our own designed GEL, Li-ion and latest design LiFePO4 with advanced cell balancing technology designed in Australia. These batteries are either stored inside the light fitting, on a pole or within the pole depending on the type of solar street light used.
Smart Controllers
At night our smart solar controllers turn on the light at dusk where the stored electrical energy in the battery powers the light either all night or by user defined parameters (dimming etc). These controllers also regulate the power to charge the battery during the day and control the power to our highly efficient LED light fixtures.
LED Fixture
Our LED fixtures use advanced LED chips sourced from the USA coupled with advanced LED optics developed by Green Frog Systems and partners in Europe. This means we can give the same light output as mains powered lighting networks using less power – Thus making our systems more reliable than other Solar Street Light manufacturers.
Pole
Depending on the model of GFS Solar parking lot light they either come with a pole or a customer can supply their own pole or mounting system. Some of our products are made specifically for high wind regions and are designed and certified for Hurricane regions. Depending on the model our batteries are mounted inside the pole (GFS-200, GFS-400) at the base, high mounted in the battery box (GFS-200-KT, GFS-400-KT) , or within the pole (GFS-Aspire Series).
What to look for in a solar street light:
In the last 3-4 years many cheap, poorly manufactured products have come into the market offering wild claims of lighting performance and warranty. This typically leaves our clients with a bad experience of solar lighting that can be easily addressed by asking about the following:
Battery Warranty
Ask for the specific details of the battery warranty and performance warranty info – Some only warrant if the battery completely fails, where most batteries never fail totally they just degrade to the point of only turning on for a few minutes.
Performance Claims
This is the biggest issue facing the industry with many cheap vendors making wild claims on performance to last all night and battery autonomy.
Technical Specifications
Ask your agent or manufacturer for the detailed specifications of the solar light being used. If unsure contact GFS and we can input the data into our specialist software to map its performance against known irradiation data from NASA and others.
Support and Service
Our expert team assists with the design and implementation of your solar light.
Temporary Roadway Lighting | Bruce Highway | Mackay, Qld
Smart Solar Street Lighting | Lakes Entrance, VIC
Green Frog Systems are pioneers in solar powered technology with nearly a decade of experience designing and manufacturing solar powered lighting and energy storage systems for clients in Government, Municipalities, Civil Construction and Urban Development. We have the knowledge and the expertise to make your next project seamless from start to finish.
Who we work with
CONSULTATION
We can assist you with appropriate lighting standards, project specifications and help you select the right options for the application, ensuring you receive the best possible outcome.
DESIGN & PLANNING
Our in-house team can tailor a lighting solution to meet all your requirements. We offer product customisations and modifications depending on requirements. Talk to us today.
ENGINEERING
We offer comprehensive design and engineering services for all types of solar lighting systems and can assist you with solar energy storage options for remote and off-grid applications.
Green Frog Systems Provide Solar Lighting Solutions For A Wide Range Of Additional Applications Including :
Solar Street Lights
Solar Pathway Lighting
Solar Park & Public Space Lighting
Solar Car Park & Parking Lot Lighting
Solar Security & Safety Lighting
Temporary & Portable Solar Lighting
Solar Mining & Industry Lighting
Solar Jetties & Coastline Lighting
