Recife corridor design: 170 hybrid poles over 5.95 km
A 170-unit smart streetlight deployment at 35m spacing covers roughly 5,950m of urban corridor length. For Recife’s coastal roads, the most relevant configuration is a 12m octagonal tapered steel pole with hybrid generation, storage, lighting, EV charging, and communications integrated into one asset. SOLARTODO’s reference architecture uses 1× 400W Gorlov-type helical VAWT, 2× 200W monocrystalline solar panels, and 1× 15kWh LFP battery per pole, with grid backup to maintain service during extended cloud cover and rainy periods.
Recife sits near 8.05°S and combines strong solar availability with marine corrosion exposure and heavy rainfall. That makes the pole class and material stack important: a powder-coated steel structure in the 12m urban street class is a better fit than park lighting or highway mast systems. The intended road segment is a dense arterial or collector corridor, not a low-traffic path.
Core engineering package
The lighting head is sized for symmetric roadway coverage using 2× 80W LED luminaires at 150 lm/W and 4000K, for a combined 160W LED load per pole. The luminaires are mounted on 1.5m twin arms with +8° tilt, which supports balanced illumination across the carriageway.
The lower 2.2m of the pole is reserved for the integrated EV charging cabinet. That cabinet includes 2× Type 2 connectors, 7kW dual-gun AC charging, and OCPP 1.6J communications, aligned with IEC 62196-2 for connector interface compatibility.
Integrated IoT and public-service payload
The same pole can host multiple city systems without adding separate roadside cabinets. The reference payload includes a 4MP IR camera with 50m range, a 12-parameter environmental sensor, WiFi 6 + 5G gateway, LoRaWAN, an IP audio column rated 30W/93dB, and a 1000×2000mm P3 LED display. This is a practical consolidation model for municipal safety, environmental monitoring, and local information delivery on the same power and communications backbone.
| Item | Specification | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment scale | 170 units | Urban corridor layout |
| Spacing | 35m | Approx. 5,950m total coverage |
| Pole height | 12m | Octagonal tapered steel pole |
| Wind generation | 1× 400W | Gorlov-type helical VAWT |
| Solar generation | 2× 200W | Monocrystalline panels |
| Storage | 15kWh LFP | With grid backup |
| Lighting | 2× 80W | 150 lm/W, 4000K |
| EV charging | 2× Type 2, 7kW | OCPP 1.6J, IEC 62196-2 |
Why this architecture fits Recife
Recife’s dense urban form, coastal exposure, and mixed commercial demand favor a hybrid smart pole that can carry lighting, charging, sensing, and communications on one structure. The 12m class provides the reach needed for arterial roads, while the 15kWh LFP buffer and grid backup improve continuity when solar output drops during wet periods. For procurement teams, the main value is not a single feature but the ability to standardize one pole type across lighting, EV charging, and IoT services.
For the full configuration reference and deployment context, visit solartodo.com
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