The sun is the biggest source of renewable energy on the planet. Solar power doesn't use fossil fuels, and is a non-renewable energy source. As the price of fossil fuels and other non-renewable energy sources skyrocket, consumers are being forced to think about other sources of energy. This is why, over the years, Solar Energy has found its way into our homes, offices, gardens and streets; while protecting the planet and helping us to save a fortune on our electricity bills.

Furthermore, the recent innovations in Solid State Lighting technology have made it possible for the mass adoption of high-efficacy energy efficient LED luminaires in conventional lighting applications. When equipped with solar power, LED street lighting offers a unique solution to reduction in electricity bills for city councils and Solar LED street lighting applications comprise of 3 phases: energy collection (solar panels), energy storage and energy conversion. Solar Panels form the core element of the design which collects and converts solar energy into electric energy which is then stored into the Energy Storage devices (e.g. high energy density batteries) during the day. During the night, power is fed into the LED arrays from the batteries through a DC/DC converter circuitry (or DC/AC if power is to be fed back into the energy grid). The entire operation from charging to monitoring the entire system is controlled by an MCU that supports a higher number of I/O pins to receive external control signals.

       

Visit >

 

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES	LED	Soldering and Handling of High Brightness	AN5334		Click here
CIRRONET	ZigBee Module	2.4 GHz ZigBee Transceiver Module		ZMN2430-RZMN2430-R	Click here
CREE	LED	LED_Lamp_Packaging		P4LED	Click here
CREE	LED	LED_Lamp_Reliability_Test_Standard		P4LED	Click here
CREE	LED	LED_Lamp_SolderingHandling		P4LED	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	AN1986 Using the TRIAX Evaluation Board	AN1986	MC68908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Developer's Serial Bootloader for M68HC08 and HCS08 MCUs	AN2295	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	EEPROM Emulation Using FLASH in MC68HC908QY/QT MCUs	AN2346	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Generating Clocks for HC908 MCU Families	AN2508	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Initial Trimming of the MC68HC908 ICG	AN2498	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Low-Cost Programming and Debugging Options for M68HC08 MCUs	AN2317	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	MC68HC908EY16 ESCI LIN 1.3 Drivers	AN2575	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Slave LIN Driver for the MC68HC908QT/QY Family	AN2503	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Using FLASH as EEPROM on the MC68HC908GP32	AN2183	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Using M68HC908 ROM-Resident Routines	AN2874	MC68HC908	Click here
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR	MCU	Using MC68HC908 On-Chip FLASH Programming Routines	AN1831	MC68HC908	Click here
STMICROELECTRONICS	Lead-acid battery	Solar-LED Streetlight Controller with 25 W LED Lamp Driver and 85 W Battery Charger Based on the STM32F101Rx	AN2946	STM32F101Rx	Click here
MICROCHIP	Battery Charger	16HV785: Programmable Lead Acid Battery Charger	AN1015	16HV785	Click here
MICROCHIP	MCU	An I2C Network Protocol for Environmental Monitoring	AN736	PIC16C	Click here
MICROCHIP	Battery Charger	AN960-New Components and Design Methods Bring Intelligence to Battery Charger Management	AN960		Click here
MICROCHIP	MCU	Migrating Designs from PIC16C74A/74B to PIC18C442-I/PPIC18C442-I/P		PIC16C	Click here
MICROCHIP	MCU	Migrating Designs from PIC16C74A/74B to PIC18C442-I/PPIC18C442-I/P	AN716	PIC16C	Click here
MICROCHIP	MCU	ROM Code Submission Application Note		PIC16C	Click here
MICROCHIP	MCU	Using the PICmicro MSSP Module for Master I2C Communications		PIC16C	Click here
ON SEMICONDUCTOR	Power management	NCP1294: Solar Power Maximum Peak Power Tracking (MPPT) Controller		NCP1294	Click here
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS	Solar Power	MSP430x1xx Family User's Guide		MSP430	Click here
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS	Solar Power	MSP430F11x1A Device Errata		MSP430	Click here
Manufacturer	Product Type	AN Title	AN Number	Part Number	URL