A STREET LAMP ASSEMBLY

摘要

There is provided a street lamp assembly (1). There is a hollow lamp column (2) mounting a luminaire (3) including a gas discharge lamp (4). Mounted within the hollow lamp column (2) is a microprocessor controlled ballast (5) and ancillary equipment (6) which could be, for example, communication nodes. The ballast (5) and ancillary equipment (6) may be housed within a sealed tube to allow the free passage of air through the hollow lamp column (2) past the tube or casing.