Solar Projector

Projector lights have been around for a while. Their uses have changed, as have the materials used to make these products. Projector lights have been used to illuminate and enable sports games to be played at twilight and at night for over 100 years. Projector lights are still used for sporting events from the past and more recently, high-intensity lights have even found use on construction sites, theaters, lighthouses and homes. As lighting technology has increased, the use of lighting has also increased. Solar lighting has become a new and greener way to get energy for lights and when combined with floodlights it has had a huge impact. With a completely self-sustaining unit, solar powered floodlights can be installed anywhere, regardless of the need to run power cables with a separate electrical source. Below is information about what a floodlight is, its history, how solar powered floodlights work and their lifespan.

What is Outdoor Projector Light?

Floodlight, as defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is a powerful lighting technology in a wide beam. Motion-sensor floodlights are motion-activated lights that are very powerful, covering a large area with light. Today, in homes, floodlights are used as LED security lights to repel burglars, see visitors, animals and packages, and simply monitor a physical space. The ability of a high power security projector to illuminate an area effectively makes it the perfect light to pair with cameras, motion detection and theft deterrents at your front door or around your home. Solar powered security lights are also often used at night to illuminate the area of interest. Its uses include night sports, road lighting, night production and night photography. Outdoor floodlights today have a lumen rating of 700-1400 and with increasing area lighting requirements, light intensity may need to be increased. The main difference between a floodlight and other lights is the spread of light. In general, LED work lights and flashlights tend to provide strong illumination and focus where the floodlights are refracted and occupy a large area.

History of Projector Lights

It was the first powerful light lighthouse, intended to cover a large and wide area. Lighthouses have existed for hundreds of years and constantly send light from the land to the vast seas. To achieve light that can reach miles in fog, the Fresnel lens was developed to concentrate the light into broad powerful light beams. The next use of the lens after the lighthouse was in theatrical productions in lamps to illuminate actors in dim rooms. Then in 1878, the first floodlights were used for polo at a major sporting event. Projectors for home security systems would not become popular until the invention of the motion detector. With a motion detector, lights are triggered when motion is detected. Since most burglaries occur at night, an extremely bright light can deter thieves and intruders by revealing their location and identity. Some wide-angle dual-head solar motion sensor lights are often used in home security as wall lights and flagpoles for lighting in a parking lot, or simply by illuminating the area from dusk to dawn.

How Do Solar Projectors Work?

Solar projector lights, which take their power from the sun thanks to the panels that convert the sun's rays into energy, use many different electronic components to work. In essence, solar floodlights work by using solar power to generate electricity or watts, store energy, and power an LED bulb or array of LEDs. The key components for a solar floodlight are a solar panel, a battery with which it stores energy and a photosensor powered by it, an LED spotlight and an LED motion sensor. The solar panel is what captures the high degree of sunlight energy in the solar cell and creates the electricity the system runs on. The battery is the part that stores the electricity produced by the solar panel. The best solar floodlights are the ones that have the battery life they have and allow the unit to run in auto mode overnight. Photo sensor and motion detection detector are two features that make the projector light smarter than a standard light. A photosensor is a component that can determine whether it is dark or light outside. Sun moving light is what can detect motion within a certain radius from the sensor with detection range capability. Both of these components work together to ensure that the light only turns on at night and when motion is detected. If one detector is active and the other is not working, the light will not come on. The last component, arguably the most important, is the LED. LED bulbs are chosen unlike other light sources because they draw very little power in proportion to the amount of light they give and their power. To ensure that the LEDs meet the floodlighting requirement, it is ideal to find a solar LED floodlight with 82 LEDs and a 270 degree spread to ensure maximum illumination coverage.

How Long Do Solar Projector Lights Last?

Solar outdoor motion sensor floodlights last for a very long time, which is the most fundamental factor in their wear. The main component to worry about with wear is the battery. All batteries have what is known as the battery cycle, which occurs when the battery is completely discharged from full charge. Every battery, even rechargeable ones, has a certain number of charge cycles it can go through before showing signs of poor performance. Different weather conditions, including extremes of temperature and humidity, also result in reduced battery performance and can affect the lifespan of sunlight. Finding a solar-powered floodlight that is waterproof, weatherproof, heat- and frost-proof can reduce this unnecessary wear. The LED lights themselves have a lifespan of approximately 100,000 hours. In simple math, this means that the LED lights in the projectors can be used for more than 8,000 nights. This calculation doesn't even take into account smart outdoor motion sensor light sensing on/off switches, which will make the LED wattage last longer by turning off when not in use.
High-quality solar floodlights are a great way to apply new outdoor lighting outdoors without even having to hire an electrician to install new wiring for the light fixture. Since the solar projector is a standalone unit, all you need is a screwdriver and some light and then you can enjoy the benefits of having the projectors lights. Because the units are self-contained and will last for years to come, solar floodlights are a much more useful form of lighting compared to other floodlights on the market. Not only is it more attractive in terms of convenience and use, it's also a much greener solution and saves you money in the long run.