Blog – Recipe for an easy to build solar power station

Fed up with your power bill? Outdoor sign lighting and billboard lighting generally runs 10 to 12 hours and consumes a lot of electricity. It just makes sense to use the natural energy produced by the sun for high power needs like these, or if you don’t have electrical power at the site. Once the investment in equipment is paid for, electricity is virtually free. And it’s easier than you may think to construct your own solar power station. Here’s the basic recipe:

0 Sunlight 10 timer/controller – More reliable than a photo sensor o NEMA rated 3R Metal Box o One or more 12V 8AH flooded battery depending on your load. o One or more solar panels o Conduit and wire as needed Most electricians can obtain these products at the local supply house, thus saving you oodles on shipping costs. And you can get a very good deal on solar panels here at TheLEDLight.com. Why? Simply because it is so much more economical for you to build your power station in the field and avoid the high cost of ‘dangerous goods shipments’. Batteries are considered dangerous goods, are relatively heavy, and up the costs we’d have to charge just to cover our freight expenses. Batteries and NEMA rated enclosures are much more economical for you to obtain locally. We have decided to eliminate the power station from our catalog and do have a supply of panels we’d like to liquidate. Save now while they last.

Finish up the job with solar ready LED lights. Just what does that mean? Solar panels collect the energy from natural sun light and store that energy in batteries. It’s the batteries which actually operate your LED outdoor sign lighting. Over that charging cycle, battery output voltage can fluctuate, sometimes over the input voltage LED billboard lights will tolerate. LED floodlights generally operate at either 12 or 24VDC. Push 32 volts through the pipe and zap! Fried LED floodlights! That’s not the case with our solar ready LED lights. Designed to take a 32V spike for up to three minutes without damaging the lights, our LED sign lighting fixtures will give you years and years of service. So whether you are looking for LED billboard lights, general purpose LED floodlights, LED outdoor sign lighting, or LED security lights, these made in the USA LED lights are for you. For smaller projects or other types of lighting needs, see all of our solar ready LED lights here. Low voltage LED floodlights suitable for use with solar power come in five different sizes to suit your illumination needs. With light output from 1160 to 5920 lumens, you could replace about 90 to 450 incandescent watts with a power consumption of only 9 to 33 watts. Don’t forget that the power consumption won’t impact your electric bill anymore. Wattage consumed will dictate how large of a battery and solar panel bank you will need to provide consistent lighting for as many hours as you need. And, we don’t leave you in the dark as to how many fixtures of what size you will need to accomplish the lighting task. Clearly defined fixture selection data is provided. Should you have questions, our technical sales staff is here to help. USA LED products at a very reasonable cost and a recipe for success in building your own solar power station. By: Mary Wecker