·Project name: Solar Community Lanterns & Mobile
Charging Stations.
·Dates: May 2013
·Location
(town/city/country & Map Link): Devarkadra, Mahaboob nagar
District, Andhra Pradesh, India https://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
·Organizations involved: Global Telelinks ( Prakruthi Power) ,
Home Science Institute
·Sponsors: Home Science Institute, Hyderabad.
·Number and type(s) of
lighting systems deployed: Solar Community Lanterns & Mobile Charging Stations.
·Project description
and results:
5 No’s of Community charging station are installed with 65 No’s of LED Lanterns,
25 No’s of solar ceiling lanterns, 20 No’s LED Head Lamps, 25 No’s LED Study
Lights, 20 No’s LED Flash Lights, Mobile charging for Lighting the lives of 800
peoples.
The Junction box
includes Charge controller with
required protections, accessories, cables with suitable connectors and Lithium
ion battery power pack 12.6V 11Ah,( Or Lead Acid Batteries depending on Affordability) and
can charge Lithium ion battery
based gadgets like LED Lanterns,
Mobiles, Head lamps, Flash Lights, ceiling lanterns etc., LED Lighting
Systems with 3Watt LED Bulbs.( See pictures
below)
Mobile phones and Lantern charging is a daily requirement
in Off Grid areas. The consumer can charge mobile and lantern by solar panel or
charging Station. LED Lighting is more efficient when compared to Fluorescent
and Incandescent Lighting. LED is efficient
uses less power, lasts
longer , trouble free and has
higher lighting levels on
per watt comparison.
LED lanterns with Li Ion Batteries are convenient,
produce less heat and No smoke when
compared to kerosene Lanterns. A kerosene lamp producing 37 lumens for 4 hours
per day will consume about 3 liters of kerosene per month. Kerosene price $2
per liter, $6 per month, $72 per year. Solar lantern with Panel and Mobile
charging accessories can retail for less than $ 50 and give backup of 20Hours
and 80-100Lumens lighting. Consumer can recover
his cost in
first year thus
enjoying benefits for subsequent years. Maintenance cost of Kerosene lamp
is 5 times> than Solar LED Lamp.
Arundhati lanterns from Global Telelinks is
approved by Lighting Africa and TERI.
These Installations are done in off grid or
Rural areas where there are power cuts.
Main disadvantage of remote area’s is low demand, hence
transmission supply is more expansive than demand. It becomes
cheaper to generate one's own electricity rather than purchasing it from the
grid. Electricity can be generated on site by renewable energy resources like
solar, wind, biomass….etc.,
·
Photos:
The Charging station with Solar Powering
can also charge Li Ion Powered Gadgets like Lantern, Study Lights, Mobile,
tabbies, Li ion batteries, flash lights, etc,..
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