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Highest quality electric lighting secure cooling with energy saving refrigerators

SOLAR LIGHT BOX

- Health care centers

- Clinics

- Maternity wards

- Schools

- Missions

- Churches

- Residential property

- Offices

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Lighting in African villagesIn the rural regions of Africa there is very rarely a public energy supply as in most cases it is too expensive to lay power cables to the remote-lying villages. So a blanket coverage power supply as is present in Germany is not practicable in the rural areas of Africa.

To have at least a bit of light in the houses, schools and hospital wards millions of kerosene and oil lamps are used night after night. Yet even apart from the constantly rising fuel costs, oil lamps only give out a very weak light that is totally insufficient for reading and working.

What is more, the poisonous fumes given off by the lamps in regular use cause health damage to eyes and respiratory tracts to which women and children are particularly susceptible.

Because of the situation described the objective of all efforts and technical innovations must be to break the dependency on kerosene and oil lamps and develop alternatively a clean and financially sustainable method of lighting.

Lighting of a schoolroom in Rwesero, Rwanda

Example: System L consisting of eight lamps, each 10 Watt, 12 Volt DC

Modern solar systems offer this alternative as, because of technical advancements, solar technology has become long-lasting and thus reasonably priced. At the same time newly developed, highly efficient and energy-saving lamps are coming into use that are clearly proving their worth in use in Africa.

Through the combination of modern solar technology and energy-saving lamps clean and economical lighting is enabled by which in turn a sustainable improvement in the living conditions in Africa can in many cases be achieved.

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Reliable lighting through the SOLAR LIGHT BOX system The newly developed SOLAR LIGHT BOX lighting system combines the advantages of energy-saving lamps and solar technology in an ideal way and offers an optimal solution for almost all applications for lighting and power supply to houses in rural areas.

The system was designed in collaboration between African project partners and German technicians especially for use in village schools, remote clinics, missions and residential property and is meanwhile in use in Ghana, Mali and Tanzania.

If at a later date an extension of the energy capacity becomes necessary, this can be simply achieved by distribution of the tasks over several systems, e.g. for lighting, cooling of medicine, powering a computer and printer.

Example: System M consisting of four lamps, each 10 Watt, 12 Volt DC

Delivery of the solar system in a robust wooden crate in Mbinga, South-Tanzania

Cost saving by abdication of diesel generatorsIn the rural areas of Africa the electrical current is up to now produced with diesel generators, which – due to the high costs – are used in the evening only for some hours. Often, the generators are old and working no longer failure-free, so that a safe provision of electricity is not possible in most cases. The implementation of the system SOLAR LIGHT BOX guarantees a 24 hours electrical power supply and the costs for fuel can be saved completely.

- guaranteed 24 hours electrical power supply

- saving fuel

- protection of the environment

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How the SOLAR LIGHT BOX system works

The system consists of three components:- Solar panels for power generation- LIGHT BOX for storage and processing of electricity- Lamps for effective lighting

The core element is the LIGHT BOX made of steel. Inside all the technical components except the solar panels and lamps are securely housed and protected from external influences.

Through the optimal coordination between solar panels, charge controller, battery and lamps, a high availability of solar-generated power and also an above-average service life of the energy storage is achieved.

On the LIGHT BOX there is also the cable connection to the solar panels and to the lamps and a 12 Volt connector socket as used in a car. This can be used to charge a mobile phone – a great relief for hospital wards that have to be contactable at any time.

High-quality solar panels from the manufacturer Kyocera of Japan with a guarantee period of 20 years, provide precisely calculable power outputs and a long functioning time of the whole system.

A theft-proof mounting of the solar panels with a rustproof frame on the roof also consistently ensure both a long service life of the system and also high-quality cables and switches in the interior of the building.

For lighting energy-saving lamps that have been tested over a long period are used. This guarantees a very good light output over many years even with high air humidity and high ambient temperature.

SOLAR LIGHT BOX in a workshop in Mbinga, South-Tanzania

Installation in the dispensary of Mpepo, South-Tanzania

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How the SOLAR LIGHT BOX system with refrigerator works

SOLAR LIGHT BOX with refrigeratorThe refrigerator PF 166 A++, especially designed for the use in tropical regions, guarantees the safe storage of vaccine or provisions – even with a very high outside temperature – by its 10 cm thermal insulation.The system L Cool combines this refrigerator with the suitable SOLAR LIGHT BOX in order to ensure a 100% safe, cheap and ecological energy supply, even with strongly clouded sky.

- safe cooling of vaccine and provisions

- big storage volume, 166 liter

- variable operable temperature range, +4 to +8 °C

- lockable top cover

System L Cool for cooling of drugs in the clinic of Bujumbura, Burundi

Storage of temperature sensitive vaccines in the clinic of Berim, Ghana

SOLAR LIGHT BOX with deep freezerIn the presetting ’Freeze’ the inside temperature drops down to -18 °C and the system works as a highly effective deep freezer. In the system XL Freeze, containing a bigger battery and a stronger solar field, sufficient energy is provided to safe the deep freezing even under extremly high outside temperatures.

- safe intensive freezing of provisions

- loading of ice-packs

- interior, 166 L, completely usable for freezing

- lockable top cover

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12 Volt DC The systems SOLAR LIGHT BOX M, L, XL and XXL are designed as lighting systems and run high effective 12 V lamps, each 10 Watt, which belong to the scope of supply. Additionaly, a mobile phone can be recharged via an integrated 12 V car-socket. At the systems XL and XXL a laptop can be connected with a separate 12 V adapter.

230 Volt ACThe systems SOLAR LIGHT BOX L 400 AC and XL 800 AC are equipped with an integrated inverter and provide the possibility to run appliances with 230 V, for example computer, printer, medical equipment, TV, radio, etc. In each case it is necessary, to calculate and to consider the maximum AC-connected load as well as the total demand of energy of all connected units.

Solar power supply in the clinic of Luilo, Tanzania LIGHT BOX M and LIGHT BOX XL 800 AC

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System M SOLAR LIGHT BOX M 1 4 -

System L SOLAR LIGHT BOX L 2 8 -

System XL SOLAR LIGHT BOX XL 3 12 -

System XXL SOLAR LIGHT BOX XXL 4 16 -

System L 400 AC SOLAR LIGHT BOX L 400 AC 3 3 +

System XL 800 AC SOLAR LIGHT BOX XL 800 AC 4 4 +

System L Cool SOLAR LIGHT BOX L 2 - -

System XL Freeze SOLAR LIGHT BOX XL 4 - -


Different sizes for different applicationsThe lighting of a mission must be designed differently from that of a maternity ward or a clinic as here, as well as the lamps, a refrigerator for medicine or a laptop must also be supplied with power. In order to always find the optimal solution for the various applications the SOLAR LIGHT BOX system is available in various sizes.

modules lamps inverter

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4x

40 m

8x

80 m


System M

Scope of delivery:

1 solar panel 95 Watt, type Kyocera KD 95, panel supporting frameof aluminium and stainless steel

4 lamps each 10 Watt, cable set 40 meters, junction box

SOLAR LIGHT BOX Mwith gel battery 80 Ah, type Haze

Lighting of a small mission or outstation - 12 Volt DC

Service life:

3 lamps 10 Watt 4 hoursor4 lamps 10 Watt 3 hours

Packaging:complete packed in a wooden crate,length 120 cm x width 70 cm x height 85 cm, weight ca. 100 kg

Scope of delivery: 2 solar panels 95 Watt, type Kyocera KD 95, panel supporting frameof aluminium and stainless steel


SOLAR LIGHT BOX L with gel battery 150 Ah, type Haze

Lighting of a small school, a hospital ward or a residential property - 12 Volt DC

System L

Service life: 6 lamps 10 Watt 4 hoursor 8 lamps 10 Watt 3 hours


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120 m

12x

16x

120 m


System XL

Scope of delivery:

3 solar panels 95 Watt, type Kyocera KD 95,panel supporting frameof aluminium and stainless steel

SOLAR LIGHT BOX XLwith gel battery 230 Ah, type Haze


Lighting of a school, a hospital ward or a mission - 12 Volt DC

Service life:

9 lamps 10 Watt 4 hoursor 12 lamps 10 Watt 3 hours


Lighting of a small school, a hospital ward or a residential property - 12 Volt DC

Scope of delivery: 4 solar panels 95 Watt, type Kyocera KD 95,panel supporting frameof aluminium and stainless steel

SOLAR LIGHT BOX XXLwith gel battery 230 Ah, type Haze

16 lamps each 10 Watt,cable set 120 meters, junction box

Lighting of a school, a hospital ward or a mission - 12 Volt DC

System XXL

Service life:12 lamps 10 Watt 4 hoursor 16 lamps 10 Watt 3 hours


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4x

40 m

3x

30 m


System L 400 AC



SOLAR LIGHT BOX L 400 ACwith gel battery 150 Ah, type Haze, with sinus inverter, Studer 400 Watt,

Power supply to a computer with printer - 230 Volt ACand lighting - 12 Volt DC


4 lamps each 10 Watt,cable set 40 meters, junction box

SOLAR LIGHT BOX XL 800 ACwith gel battery 230 Ah, type Haze, with sinus inverter, Studer 800 Watt

Power supply of an office with several computers, printers, etc. - 230 Volt ACand lighting - 12 Volt DC

Service life:

3 lamps 10 Watt 6 hoursand 230 Volt supply to office machines (computer)

System XL 800 AC



Service life:

4 lamps 10 Watt 6 hoursand 230 Volt supply to office machines (computer, printer)

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System L Cool


12 Volt DC refrigerator, type Steca PF 166 A++,net capacity 166 litres SOLAR LIGHT BOX Lwith gel battery 150 Ah, type Haze

Cooling of food and medicine, complete installation with refrigerator

Scope of delivery: 4 solar panels 95 Watt, type Kyocera KD 95, panel supporting frameof aluminium and stainless steel

12 Volt DC deep freezer, type Steca PF 166 A++,net capacity 166 litres

SOLAR LIGHT BOX XLwith gel battery 230 Ah, type Haze

Deep freezing of food and medicine, complete installation with freezer

System XL Freeze

Packaging:complete packed in two wooden crates,length 120 cm x width 70 cm x height 85 cm, weight ca. 165 kglength 100 cm x width 85 cm x height 115 cm, weigh ca. 120 kg

Packaging:complete packed in two wooden crates,length 120 cm x width 70 cm x height 85 cm, weight ca. 215 kglength 100 cm x width 85 cm x height 115 cm, weigh ca. 120 kg

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Dar Es Salaam

Tema


Delivery of the system to the seaport Dar Es Salaam/ Tanzania and transportation to the final location inTanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi

Delivery of the system to the seaport Tema/Ghanaand transportation to the final location inGhana, Togo, Burkina Faso, Cote d‘Ivoire

InstallationThe installation of the systems by trained professionals is included in the purchase price in the named countries in West- and East Africa.

MaintenanceWe recommend a review of the system in six month intervals. For the first three years, we offer a free service through our local partner companies. For the following years we will charge a fee.

Transport East Africa

Transport West AfricaIn cooperation with our local solar partner companies the following countries can be served:

Tanzania

Kenya

RwandaBurundi

Ghana

Togo

Burkina Faso

Cote d‘Ivoire

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