Solar Light Assembly

A solar light assembly for illuminating a target area, the solar light assembly being adapted for positioning spaced generally above said target area in a fixedly mounted orientation on a support, selected from a light pole, a wall bracket and a support arm, the assembly comprising a lamp housing, a photovoltaic panel, a luminaire and an electric power control assembly including at least one electric cell in electrical connection with the photovoltaic panel and the luminaire, and a controller,

• the lamp housing including a lower pan portion and an upper cover portion, wherein in the fixedly mounted orientation,
• the lower pan portion having a generally horizontally extending base and an upwardly extending sidewall extending radially about an edge portion of said base to an upper edge, and
• the upper cover portion positionable over the lower pan portion to define an interior cavity therebetween, the upper cover portion having a generally planar top panel and a lower s portion beneath the cover portion, the top panel being oriented to an inclined angle relative to horizontal at an angle selected at between about 10° and 33°, preferably between about 10° and 20° and most preferably about 15°, the lower portion including a downwardly extending sidewall extending radially and concentric with at least part of said upwardly extending sidewall for juxtaposed placement therewith, wherein upper cover portion is configured for selective rotary positioning relative to said lower pan portion,
• the photovoltaic panel being mounted to the top panel in a generally parallel planer relationship therewith,
• the luminaire being mounted to said base in an orientation selected to emit light downwardly therefrom to illuminate said target area, and
• the at least one electric cell and a controller housed within said interior cavity, the controller operable to control charging of said electric cell by said photovoltaic panel and the discharge of electricity therefrom in operation of the luminaire.

A solar light assembly for mounting to a support in a mounted orientation spaced above a target area to be illuminated, the solar light assembly including,

• an assembly housing comprising a lower housing portion, an upper cover portion, an electric battery cell and a controller for controlling battery cell charging and/or discharge,
• the lower housing portion adapted for fixed coupling to the support, the lower portion including,
• a base, a base sidewall including a radially and upwardly extending portion, and an electric lamp secured to an underside of said base, whereby in the mounted position the electric lamp oriented to emit light energy downwardly toward said target area with a beam angle focus at the target area substantially at zero±angle nadir, the upper cover portion comprising:
• a generally circular upper surface extending to an outermost radially extending edge and a substantially planar photovoltaic panel coupled to the upper surface,
• a cover sidewall extending downwardly from said outermost radially extending edge towards said lower housing portion, a lower portion of the cover sidewall defining an inner annual sidewall adapted for juxtaposed placement with the radially and upwardly extending portion of the base sidewall,
• whereby in the mounted position the upper surface and photovoltaic panel being inclined from horizontal at an angle of between about 10° and 33°, or at about 11°, 12°, 13°, 14°, 15°, 16° or 17°, and the upper cover portion being selectively rotatable relative to said lower housing portion about a substantially vertical axis between about 90° to at least 270°, preferably or at least 360°, or preferably-at least 540° of movement.