Solar-powered light pole and LED light fixture

A light comprising:

• a pole having a cylindrical section with an outer surface having a circumference;
• a flexible panel of amorphous photovoltaic material adhesively connected to said outer surface so that the flexible panel curves at least 225 degrees around the cylindrical section;
• a light fixture comprising a plurality of light-emitting-diodes (LEDs), wherein the light fixture extends from an upper region of said pole;
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• an energy storage device operatively connected to said flexible panel so that, when sunlight hits said flexible panel, resulting electrical energy is stored in said storage device;
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• wherein said light fixture comprises at least one lower vent and at least one upper vent adapted for ventilation of said light fixture by natural convection up through the light fixture.

An outdoor light comprising:

• a pole having a right cylindrical section with an outer surface having a circumference;
• a flexible panel of amorphous photovoltaic material adhesively connected to said outer surface so that the flexible panel curves at least 225 degrees around the cylindrical section;
• a cylindrical light fixture comprising a plurality of light-emitting-diodes (LEDs), wherein the light fixture extends coaxially from a top end of said pole;
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• an energy storage device operatively connected to said flexible panel so that, when sunlight hits said flexible panel, resulting electrical energy is stored in said storage device;
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• wherein said pole comprises at least one lower pole vent and said light fixture comprises at least one upper vent, and said pole and said light fixture comprise internal air flow passages in fluid communication with said at least one lower pole vent and said at least one upper vent, so that the pole and the light fixture are ventilated by a natural updraft of air flow through the internal air flow passages.

An outdoor light comprising:

• a pole having an outer surface;
• a flexible panel of amorphous photovoltaic material adhesively connected to said outer surface;
• a light fixture comprising a plurality of light-emitting-diodes (LEDs), wherein the light fixture extends from an upper region of said pole;
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• an energy storage device operatively connected to said flexible panel so that, when sunlight hits said flexible panel, resulting electrical energy is stored in said storage device, wherein said energy storage device is located inside the pole;
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• wherein said pole comprises at least one lower pole vent, at least one upper pole vent, and an interior air flow space in fluid communication with said at least one lower pole vent and said at least one upper pole vent, so that a draft is created up through said interior air flow space to cool the pole.