摘要 |
A street light assembly 1 comprises a pole 3 for supporting a light 5 thereon and a plurality of tracking solar panels 7 mounted on the pole. The tracking solar panels are rotatable about a pair of axes. Each tracking solar panel has a motor for causing tracking movement of the tracking solar panel and there is provided a controller 11 for causing the motor to move the tracking solar panel about its two axes to track the sun. The plurality of tracking solar panels are mounted on the pole spaced apart vertically from each other along the pole. Preferably, each of the tracking solar panels is independently moveable of the other tracking solar panels. In this way, the yield obtained from the tracking solar panels may be maximised and, advantageously, the tracking solar panels may be arranged so as not shade and interfere with each other. In use, the design may also allow smaller and more compact solar panels to be used. |