Welcome to the technology section of carmanah.com/lighting. Here you will find detailed technical information about solar LED lighting systems: from system modelling to the components and intelligence behind the technology.

You can choose just the topic that interests you most, or you can work your way through all of the pages to gain a full understanding of the technology.

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• The Concept of Solar LED Lighting
• System Modelling
  • Energy budget
  • Modelling for components
  • Autonomy
  • Enhanced Autonomy
• Solar Panel
  • Panel efficiencies
  • Panel tilt angle
• Batteries
  • Battery characteristics
  • Battery use
  • Ambient temperature
• Energy Management System (EMS)
  • EMS charger
  • Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
  • LED driver
  • EMS controller
  • EverGEN 1700 Energy Management System
  • EMS radio
  • Temperature Compensated Maximum Power Point Tracking (TC-MPPT)
  • Coordinated light transition
• Fixture
• Operating Profiles
  • Advanced Occupancy Sensing