Should I choose an all-in-one or a split solar street light?

All-in-one lights suit pathways, residential streets, car parks and villages with mounting heights up to about 8 m. Split systems suit main roads, high latitudes, shaded sites and projects that need four or more nights of autonomy, because the panel and battery can be made larger and the panel can be tilted for winter sun.

How many cloudy nights can a solar street light run?

Autonomy is a design choice, not a fixed product feature. Off-grid guidelines typically use 3 to 5 nights, and 7 or more for very cloudy or snowy regions. We size the battery for the number of nights you specify at your dimming profile, then check the panel against the worst month of the year at your site.

How long do solar street lights last?

The battery is the part you replace first. LiFePO4 packs are typically rated for 2,000 or more cycles, so plan a battery replacement within the project life, earlier in hot climates. LED modules and monocrystalline panels usually outlast the battery by a wide margin. We quote replaceable batteries so the light does not need to be scrapped.

Which certifications do ShineTong solar street lights have?

Certification documents differ by model and destination market. We confirm on each quotation which test reports and certificates cover the exact model you order, and we do not show badges on this page that we cannot back with a document.

Do you supply poles, foundations and OEM branding?

Yes. We quote hot-dip galvanized steel poles and brackets from 3 m to 12 m, anchor bolt cages, and OEM options such as logo, housing color, carton print and app branding. Pole wall thickness and base design are checked against your local wind load.

What is the MOQ and can I get samples?

Samples are available for new distributors and project bids. MOQ depends on the series, OEM requirements and battery configuration and is confirmed on quotation. Prices are quoted on request; we do not publish price lists.

Solar Street Light Manufacturer & Supplier

Solar Street Lights
Sized for Your Site

ShineTong supplies all-in-one, all-in-two and split-type solar street lights to distributors, EPC contractors and municipal buyers. Every quote starts from your location, road type and dimming profile, so the light still works in the darkest month of the year, not just on the datasheet.

All-in-one solar street light with integrated solar panel, LiFePO4 battery, MPPT controller and LED

The Basics

What Is a Solar Street Light?

A solar street light is an off-grid outdoor luminaire that charges a battery from a photovoltaic panel during the day and runs an LED light from that battery at night. No trenching, no cable to the grid and no electricity bill. It is used on rural roads, residential streets, car parks, campuses, parks and anywhere a grid connection is expensive or unreliable.

Every system has the same five parts: a monocrystalline solar panel, a battery (LiFePO4 on all current ShineTong models), a charge controller that also runs the dimming schedule, an LED module with a road optic, and the pole and bracket. What separates a light that works from one that goes dark in winter is how those parts are sized against each other for a specific site.

That is where most cheap solar street lights fail: a large wattage printed on the box, a small battery inside, and no sizing at all.

Monocrystalline PV panel

LiFePO4 battery pack

MPPT controller

Multi-stage dimming

Radar / PIR motion sensor

Type II / III road optics

All-in-One vs All-in-Two vs Split Type

The structure decides how much panel and battery you can fit, which in turn decides how bright the light can be and for how many cloudy nights.

Point	All-in-One (Integrated)	All-in-Two	Split Type
Layout	Panel, battery, controller and LED in one head	Separate panel; battery and controller inside the lamp	Separate panel, lamp head and battery box
Typical mounting height	3 to 8 m	6 to 10 m	8 to 12 m
Panel tilt	Limited, set by the bracket	Adjustable	Fully adjustable for latitude
Battery heat	Battery sits under the panel; hotter in summer	Shaded under the lamp housing	Can be shaded, buried or pole-mounted
Install time	Fastest: one unit, few connections	Moderate	Longest: more parts and cabling
Best for	Pathways, residential streets, car parks, villages	Collector roads and industrial yards	Main roads, high latitudes, long autonomy targets

Four Steps Before We Quote

Solar lighting is sized for the worst month of the year at your coordinates. These are the inputs we ask for.

Site and Road Class

Location, road width, pole spacing and the lighting class you must meet (for example EN 13201 in Europe or IES RP-8 in North America).

Night Profile

How bright, for how long: for example full output after dusk, then dimmed after midnight, with motion boost when people or cars pass.

Autonomy Target

How many nights the light must run with no sun. Off-grid guidelines typically use 3 to 5 nights, more for snowy or monsoon regions.

Panel and Battery Match

Battery sized for the nightly energy times autonomy; panel sized to refill it from the sun hours of the worst month.

Worked example: a 40 W light on a residential street

Profile: 100% for 4 h, 50% for 4 h, 30% for 4 h = 160 + 80 + 48 = 288 Wh per night.
3 nights of autonomy at 80% usable depth of discharge: 288 x 3 / 0.8 = about 1,080 Wh of battery (roughly 42 Ah at 25.6 V).
Worst month with 3.5 peak sun hours and about 75% system efficiency: 288 / 0.75 / 3.5 = about 110 W of panel just to break even, so we would quote 130 to 150 W to recover after cloudy spells.

Run the same numbers on a "100 W" light with a 30 Ah, 12.8 V battery and you will see why it goes dark during the second night.

Typical Mounting Height and Output by Application

Starting points for early budgeting. Final wattage and spacing should come from a lighting calculation for your road class.

Application	Mounting height	Typical rated LED output	Usual structure
Park paths, campuses, residential lanes	3-4 m	10-30 W	Garden / all-in-one
Residential streets, car parks, villages	5-7 m	20-60 W	All-in-one
Collector roads, industrial yards	7-9 m	40-100 W	All-in-two or split
Main roads, highways access, ports	10-12 m	80-150 W	Split type

Solar Street Lights
Sized for Your Site

What Is a Solar Street Light?

All-in-One vs All-in-Two vs Split Type