Mercury Solar Powered Luminaire

The Mercury Solar Powered Luminare utilises energy efficient bright, white light 5,500 K, LED light source that are powered by a maintenance free gel battery charged by a photovoltaic panel which absorbs energy from the sun.

This Luminare is totally self-contained with its own solar panel, battery, charger and controller and does not require a mains electricity connection.

Applications

• Airports;
• Amenity areas;
• Educational facilities;
• Government facilities;
• Military facilities;
• Open areas;
• Parking areas;
• Perimeter security fences;
• Sea ports;
• Street lighting.

Features

• Top of pole mounted solar power module, mounted separately from luminares, allows for the solar panel(s) to be mounted at the optimum angle to capture the sun's energy for a particular geographic location;
• Measures battery levels at the start of every night to optimise LED performance;
• In periods of extended bad weather, light dims to limit low voltage disconnect;
• Entire structural assembly is specifically engineered for rugged environmennts;
• Sturdy corrosive resistant aluminium and stainless steel hardware;
• Maintenance free gel cell batteries;
• Typical minimum battery back-up of 5 days in case of inclement weather;
• Rugged, vented aluminium box that holds battery(s), controller and all interconnects;
• System mounts on standard pole with tenon, square, round, fibreglass, steel, aluminium or concrete;
• Super efficient, bright, white light 5,500 K, LED light source;
• Excellent colour rendering optimises human visual acuity and contrast, offering best in class night-time vision;
• "Instant-on" no warm up or cold start issues;
• Unlike conventional lamps, no risk of hazardous disposal - CF, CCFL, LPS and HPS all contain mercury;
• Dark Sky compliant fixtures available - low light pollution outside of light distribution field;
• LED rated 70,000 (L-70);
• Warranty includes 10 years on LED luminares and electronics; 20 years on hardware and solar panel.
• Each individual lighting Luminare has an independent dusk to dawn controller which automatically switches on the lamp during darkness and off during daylight;
• Failure of one Luminare will not affect other luminares;
• Minimum maintenance costs;
• Minimum non disruptive civil works to install;
• No on going electricity running costs;
• Not restricted by non availability generated electrical supply capacity;
• Operation is not affected by mains electricity power failure;
• Operation not normally affected by short periods of inclement weather conditions;
• Rapid deployment installation;
• Vandal proof, no operative parts located at ground level.
  

Solar Panel Specifications

• Typically 80 watt rated capacity;
• Constructed of 36 semi-crystalline silicon solar cells;
• Tempered glass sub-strate is self cleaning, highly transmissive and impact resistant;
• Anodised aluminium frame is corrosion resistant and compatible with various mounting structures;
• Rugged and weatherproof construction;
• The cells are laminated between sheets of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and tempered glass with a durable back sheet;
• Able to withstand repetitive cycling between -40°C and 85°C;
• Able to withstand wind loading exceeding 125mph and impact of a one inch hail stone at 52mph;
• Meets ISPRA and JPL Block V test criteria and is approved by Factory Mutual Research for application in NEC Class 1, Division 2, Group D hazardous locations.
  

Project Design

Westminster will use the luminares intended installation location in the world to calculate the number of sun light hours available throughout the year to facilitate the solar panel charging the battery.

Using the calculated sun hours available and the application illumination required i.e. from dusk to dawn the sizes of the solar panel and battery will determined.

Westminster will not normally supply the mounting poles; these will be sourced by the client from a local supplier. To enable the correct bolts and nuts and mounting brackets to be supplied Westminster will require details of the width of the pole top.

Typical Electrical Layout

System weight and EPA may vary with number of fixtures and batteries. The chart above is for reference only. Westminster will provide calculated EPA and weight when a system is quoted and submitted. Solar panel configurations may vary slightly by manufacturer.

Option - Fixtures and Arm Available - Cobrahead with 6 foot Universal Arm.