Urban night road lighting – classification and types of street lamps

Street lights are one of the important facilities for urban night lighting. In modern society, different types of street lights are used in different roads and places to provide necessary lighting and safety. This article will introduce the classification of street lights and some common types of street lights.

First, according to different lighting methods, street lights can be divided into traditional street lights and LED street lights. Traditional street lights use traditional incandescent lamps or fluorescent lamps as light sources, while LED street lights use LED light-emitting diodes as light sources. Compared with traditional street lights, LED street lights have the advantages of energy saving, long life, and high light efficiency, and have become a new generation of lighting equipment that has emerged in recent years.

Secondly, according to different places of use, street lights can be divided into street lights, highway lights, scenic area lights, etc. Street lights are mainly installed on urban roads to provide basic lighting, while highway lights are used for highway lighting to ensure driving safety. Scenic area lights are used to beautify the scenic area environment and create a romantic night scene atmosphere.

Thirdly, according to different lighting ranges, street lights can be divided into point light sources and surface light sources. Point light sources refer to the concentration of light sources at one point. It is suitable for places where only a specific area needs to be lit, such as landscape lighting. Surface light sources evenly distribute light sources on a surface. They are suitable for places that require overall lighting, such as large streets and parks.

In addition, street lamps can also be classified according to the lighting control method. Light-controlled street lamps use photosensitive elements to sense the intensity of surrounding light and automatically adjust the brightness of street lamps. Time-controlled street lamps control the switch of street lamps by pre-setting time periods.

In summary, there are many ways and types of street lamps. For urban night lighting, it is very important to choose the right type of street lamps. With the development of technology, we believe that more and more advanced types of street lamps will appear in the future to provide people with a more comfortable and safe night travel environment.