Effects of Inefficient Streetlights on Power Consumption of The Karachi City

Authors

  • Azher Ali Khan
  • Muhammad Ahmed Farooqui
  • Syed Talha
  • Abdullah Iqbal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5010266

Keywords:

Digital Processing, Field surveying, High-pressure sodium lamps, Power grid

Abstract

This study has been conducted to improve the street lighting system of Karachi and to estimate power loss due to inefficient lights installed at streets. In this study it is found that streetlights of Karachi city are very inefficient and are based on obsolete technology. Various areas of the city are surveyed to inspect street lighting technology and system. Even in this modern era, high-pressure sodium lamps are still being used to light up the streets and roads of Karachi, this old school technology not only consumes more electricity and burdens additional load on the power grid of the city, but is also less enduring than its successor, We used two-way survey to collect data about streetlights, That are field surveying, Satellite imagery digital analysis and general public surveying. We also evaluated the comparison between different technologies of street lighting. In this study we have calculated the estimated power that we can save by replacing the older technologies. Fortunately, some aspects have been found that can be taken into account to effectively conserve the energy of the city, and to lessen the energy deficiency problem.

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Published

2020-07-06

How to Cite

Azher Ali Khan, Muhammad Ahmed Farooqui, Syed Talha, & Abdullah Iqbal. (2020). Effects of Inefficient Streetlights on Power Consumption of The Karachi City. LC International Journal of STEM (ISSN: 2708-7123), 1(2), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5010266