30 Watt | 12 Hours Backup | IP64 Rating | Day & Night Sensor | Motion Sensor | Battery Level Indicator – Solar Street Light

Overview

The 30W Solar Street Light (Aero Plus Model 1348) is a mid-range, all-in-one off-grid lighting solution designed for medium-width housing society main roads, large colony parking areas, rural district roads, industrial estate access lanes, and highway service roads across India. With 864 LED 5730 chips producing a combined 250W output and a 3.2V 25Ah LiFePO4 battery rated for 12 Hours of backup, the 1348 delivers significantly higher LED density and battery capacity than the 25W variant while maintaining the same compact Aero Plus form factor and 45mm pole compatibility. Built with IP64 weatherproofing, a Day & Night Sensor for automatic dusk-to-dawn switching, a Motion Sensor for intelligent brightness management, and a Battery Level Indicator for at-a-glance charge status monitoring, the Aero Plus 1348 ships with a wireless remote control as standard — with no external wiring or grid connection required.

LED Performance & Light Output

The 30W Aero Plus 1348 integrates 864 LED 5730 chips — 50% more than the 25W model — at a combined output of 250W in cool white. The increased chip count enables a higher lumen output and a wider illumination footprint suited to medium-width roads of 6–8 metre cross-section, large open parking areas, and colony main entry roads where broader coverage is required compared to the narrower residential pathways served by the 25W variant. LED 5730 chips are a preferred specification in commercial outdoor solar lighting for their high surface luminance and low thermal resistance, ensuring consistent output during India’s summer months when ambient temperatures frequently exceed 40°C. The 12-hour backup is maintained at the higher wattage through the proportionally increased 25Ah LiFePO4 battery capacity and the Motion Sensor’s intelligent radar-based power management dimming.

Battery – LiFePO4 25Ah Capacity & 12-Hour Backup

The 3.2V 25Ah LiFePO4 battery in the Aero Plus 1348 provides 25% greater energy storage than the 20Ah unit in the 25W model, proportionally matching the higher LED draw of the 864-chip array to deliver reliable 12-hour backup performance. LiFePO4 chemistry is the correct choice for solar street lights deployed in India’s variable-solar-irradiance environment. During the monsoon months — which can span 90+ days in Kerala, the north-east, and Konkan coastal zones — consecutive low-solar days require the battery to provide backup from stored reserves. LiFePO4’s high cycle life of 2,000+ cycles at 80% depth of discharge, thermal stability, and freedom from the sulphation that affects lead-acid alternatives make it the correct specification for unattended installations that cannot receive frequent maintenance interventions. The integrated Battery Level Indicator allows users and facility managers to check the 25Ah LiFePO4 battery’s charge status at a glance — without dismounting the unit — enabling proactive maintenance scheduling across multi-light colony road and housing society installations.

Body Build & Weatherproofing – IP64

The Aero Plus 1348 carries an IP64 weatherproofing rating, providing complete dust protection and resistance to water jets from any direction — the minimum recommended outdoor lighting standard for India’s monsoon climate. At 55 × 35 × 9 cm, the 30W body is 13 cm longer than the 25W unit to accommodate the expanded 864-chip LED array, larger battery, and Battery Level Indicator, while maintaining the same slim 9 cm depth and 35 cm width for a consistent compact profile. Pole diameter compatibility is 45mm — identical to the 25W model — enabling both wattages to be deployed on a common pole specification within the same project, simplifying supply chain and installation logistics. The Aero Plus body construction seals all internal components — LED chips, driver, LiFePO4 battery, and Battery Level Indicator electronics — against moisture, dust, and insect ingress, essential for the unattended, multi-year operation expected from solar street lights installed on rural roads and colony access points across India.

Smart Controls – Day & Night Sensor | Motion Sensor | Battery Level Indicator

The Aero Plus 1348 operates fully automatically through two integrated sensing systems — a Day & Night Sensor and a Motion Sensor — supported by a Battery Level Indicator and a wireless remote control for additional operational flexibility. The Day & Night Sensor activates the unit automatically at dusk and switches it off at dawn across all seasons, ensuring consistent year-round dusk-to-dawn coverage on housing society main roads and colony parking areas where manual daily switching is not operationally feasible. The Motion Sensor manages a three-state brightness sequence: 10% standby brightness during inactive periods, 100% full brightness on motion detection, and 15% brightness for 30 seconds post-motion before returning to standby. At 250W LED output, this sensor-managed dimming is critical to achieving the 12-hour backup — without sensor-based power management, constant 250W output would exhaust the 25Ah battery well short of a full overnight cycle. The Battery Level Indicator provides visible charge status monitoring, allowing facility managers and maintenance staff to assess battery health across colony road and parking lot installations without physical access to each unit. The included wireless remote control provides additional flexibility with OFF, ALWAYS, INDUCTION, and timed induction modes at 2H, 4H, and 6H — the 6H timed mode being particularly effective for housing society main gates, commercial parking lot entrances, and industrial estate access roads where peak activity is concentrated in the first 4–6 hours of the night.

Solar Panel & Charging Efficiency

The 5V 29W monocrystalline solar panel in the Aero Plus 1348 delivers 26% more peak wattage than the 23W panel in the 25W model, providing the additional daily energy harvest required to replenish the larger 25Ah LiFePO4 battery within 7–8 hours of direct sunlight. Monocrystalline silicon efficiency of 19–22% ensures the panel performs reliably under diffused light, partial shading, and the reduced irradiance conditions common during north India’s December–January period and during the monsoon season across the subcontinent — outperforming polycrystalline alternatives in both full-sun and low-light conditions. The 29W panel-to-25Ah battery ratio is proportionally sound and consistent with the product’s stated 12-hour backup performance claim. The factory-integrated panel angle removes on-site calibration requirements across large installation volumes.

Installation & Mounting

Installation of the Aero Plus 1348 requires no external wiring, trenching, conduit work, or grid connection. The fully pre-assembled unit — solar panel, 25Ah LiFePO4 battery, LED module, Day & Night Sensor, Motion Sensor, Battery Level Indicator, and controller — mounts to a 45mm diameter pole at 4–6 metres height using the included bracket. The 4–6 metre height range is the most versatile in the residential and semi-commercial solar street light segment, covering narrow colony roads at 4 metres, standard housing society main roads at 5 metres, and wide compound perimeter roads at 6 metres within a single product specification. The shared 45mm pole specification with the 25W model simplifies mixed deployments across different zones of the same project. Supplied at 5 units per carton, the 30W Aero Plus is logistics-ready for project-scale procurement by housing developers, gram panchayat bodies, municipality contractors, and private estate managers.

Technical Specifications

Ideal Applications

• Housing society main roads and wide internal colony streets
• Large residential and commercial parking lots
• Rural district roads and panchayat highway feeder roads
• Industrial estate perimeter roads and warehouse access lanes
• Gated community main entry gates and security lighting zones
• Large farmhouse estate roads and agricultural processing perimeters
• Off-grid highway service roads and rural petrol station forecourts