JP2009283139A - Illumination device with solar cell - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination device, with a solar cell and a storage battery installed, free from being overcharged, easily controllable with depth of discharge not too shallow and not too deep, and with the storage battery resulting in long lifetime. <P>SOLUTION: The illumination device 1 with a solar cell includes a solar cell 2, a storage battery 3, an illumination part 4, and a control part 5 which installs an output detection means 11 monitoring a power generation state of the solar cell, a capacity detection means 12 monitoring a charging state of the storage battery and a lighting control means 13 controlling a lighting state of the illumination part. A charging startup control means 15 is provided for carrying out a first control which forbids charging of the storage battery even if it is in a power generating state at the end of lighting, in the case of its storage capacity being full at start of lighting and a second control which permits charging of the storage battery into a power generation state after the end of lighting in the case of its storage capacity being not full at start of lighting, on the basis of the storage capacity of the storage battery at the start of lighting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an illuminating device with a solar cell that generates power during the day and illuminates when it becomes dark.

  Conventionally, solar power is generated by using solar rays irradiated during the day and stored, and the stored power is supplied to a load such as a lighting device or a display device to illuminate or display at night Has been done. In that case, a solar battery that performs solar power generation and a storage battery that stores electric power generated by the solar battery are used. Moreover, as the storage battery, an inexpensive lead storage battery with little self-discharge, or an alkaline storage battery such as a nickel cadmium battery or a nickel hydride battery that can be charged for a short time and has low internal resistance and high output is generally used. .

  However, in the case of an alkaline storage battery such as a nickel cadmium battery or nickel metal hydride battery, if all of the capacity of the storage battery is not used up, and charging is repeated with sufficient charge remaining, the charge remains despite the remaining charge. There is a phenomenon that the discharge voltage decreases. That is, the discharge voltage suddenly decreases in the vicinity of the remaining capacity where charging is started, and a phenomenon (memory effect) is stored in which the remaining capacity where charging is started is stored. For this purpose, an operation called “refresh” that discharges all stored electric charges is performed to eliminate the generated memory effect.

  In addition, if recharged in a charged state, it will be overcharged and deterioration will be accelerated.To prevent overcharge, the storage capacity is detected from the terminal voltage of the storage battery and reaches a predetermined high capacity. Then, it is determined that the battery is fully charged and charging by the solar battery is stopped, and when it is reduced to a predetermined low capacity, it may be determined that recharging is necessary and control for restarting charging by the solar battery may be performed.

  In the case of a lead-acid battery, the above-mentioned memory effect is not exhibited. However, if the depth of discharge becomes too deep, overdischarge occurs, the number of repetitions that can be charged and discharged is dramatically reduced, and the life is shortened. In addition, there is a phenomenon in which the number of repetitions increases (the life of the storage battery becomes longer) when charging is performed at a relatively shallow discharge stage. For example, the number of repetitions is greater at a discharge depth of 50% than at a discharge depth of 80%. The number of repetitions further increases at a discharge depth of about 20% rather than a depth of 50%. In addition, it is clear that the storage battery deteriorates depending on the number of charge / discharge cycles, and it is not preferable to repeatedly charge / discharge at a very shallow discharge depth.

As a power generation system including a solar battery, a storage battery, and a load that consumes power, a power generation system including a solar battery and a storage battery having a memory effect, and a power generation system including a solar battery and a lead storage battery having no memory effect Has already been implemented. In addition, it has both a storage battery with a memory effect and a lead storage battery, generates electricity during the day, stores it in both, and switches between the two at night so that the storage battery with the memory effect can be refreshed. Even when the capacity is insufficient or the capacity is insufficient, a display device that supplies light to a light emitter via a lead storage battery and emits light reliably has been disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-3277

  As a storage battery used for a lighting device that illuminates for a long time at night, a lead storage battery that is inexpensive, has little self-discharge, and is small but has a large electric capacity is preferable. However, this lead storage battery does not exhibit the memory effect described above, but if the depth of discharge becomes too deep, it becomes overdischarged, and the number of repetitions of charge / discharge can be dramatically reduced, resulting in a problem of shortening the life.

  In addition, it is important for lead-acid batteries to prevent overcharge and overdischarge, and to prevent the depth of discharge after full charge from becoming too shallow. This is because lead storage batteries tend to be overcharged and have a shallow depth of discharge, and frequent charge and discharge are likely to cause an early capacity reduction phenomenon, resulting in rapid life deterioration. Therefore, when using a lead-acid battery that is inexpensive, has low self-discharge and is small but has a large electric capacity, it is preferable to repeatedly charge and discharge while maintaining a discharge depth in a predetermined range that is not shallow, while preventing overcharge and overdischarge. It is important to repeatedly charge and discharge at a discharge depth that is not shallow.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention provides a lighting device including a solar battery and a storage battery, which is not overcharged, has a shallow depth of discharge, can be easily controlled without becoming too deep, and has a long storage battery life. It aims at providing the illuminating device with a solar cell which becomes.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the inventors of the present invention have a long life of a lead storage battery by repeatedly charging and discharging while maintaining a discharge depth of about 20 to 30% in a lighting device including the lead storage battery. The present invention has been found. That is, the present invention includes a solar battery, a storage battery charged by the solar battery, an illumination unit that is turned on using the storage battery as a power source, output detection means for monitoring the power generation state of the solar battery, and capacity detection for monitoring the charge state of the storage battery. And a control unit having a lighting control unit for controlling a lighting state of the lighting unit, and in a power generation state where the solar cell generates a predetermined electromotive force, the lighting unit is turned off to generate power below the predetermined electromotive force. When the lighting unit is not turned on, the lighting unit is turned on and, based on the storage capacity of the storage battery at the start of lighting detected by the capacity detection means, if the storage capacity of the storage battery is fully charged at the start of lighting, the power generation state is entered after the lights are turned off. However, the first control for prohibiting charging the storage battery and the second control for permitting charging to the storage battery in the power generation state after the light is turned off when the storage capacity of the storage battery is not fully charged at the start of lighting are performed. Provided charge start control means is characterized in that a solar cell with illumination apparatus for controlling the start of charging after off based on power storage capacity of the storage battery at the start of lighting.

  According to this configuration, if the battery is fully charged at the start of lighting through the charge start control means for controlling the start of charging after the light is turned off based on the storage capacity of the storage battery at the time of starting lighting, Overcharging can be prevented. In addition, when it is not fully charged at the start of lighting, the next day is charged by the second control, so that it is possible to prevent over-discharge without consuming more than at least two nights of power consumption. Can be obtained.

  Moreover, this invention can make it a comparatively small storage battery with a large capacity | capacitance by making the said storage battery into a lead storage battery in the illuminating device with a solar cell of the said structure. Therefore, by using a lead storage battery with a predetermined capacity in advance, it is possible to prevent both overcharging and overdischarging, increase the life of repeated charge / discharge, and increase the life of the storage battery. Obtainable.

  According to the present invention, in the lighting device with a solar cell having the above-described configuration, the storage capacity when the storage battery is fully charged is about 10 times the power consumption of the illumination unit for one night, and the storage capacity of the day in the fine weather is the night Even if the weather deteriorates after full charge and the amount of solar radiation is insufficient, it will only discharge to a depth of discharge of about 30% at most. Overdischarge can be reliably prevented.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the lighting device with a solar cell having the above-described configuration, a lighting unit including a plurality of chip-type LEDs as a light source can perform display with low power consumption and bright emission luminance.

  In addition, the present invention provides a lighting device with a solar cell, in which the solar cell, the storage battery, the lighting unit, and the control controller are all mounted on the column and configured integrally, so that the lighting with the solar cell is easy to carry and install. It can be a device.

  According to the present invention, by providing the charge start control means for controlling the start of charging after the end of lighting based on the storage capacity of the storage battery at the start of lighting, when the storage capacity of the storage battery is fully charged at the start of lighting. Does not charge the storage battery even if it is in the power generation state after turning off, and easily controls the storage battery to charge to the power generation state after turning off when the storage capacity of the storage battery is not fully charged at the start of lighting Therefore, it is possible to obtain an illuminating device with a solar battery in which the storage battery is not overcharged, and the depth of discharge is neither shallow nor too deep.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a lighting device with solar cells according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram illustrating an example of a lighting device with solar cells according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a timing chart showing an example of control of the lighting device with solar battery according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of control steps.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, the solar cell-equipped lighting device 1 according to this embodiment is configured to include a solar cell 2, a storage battery 3, an illumination unit 4, and a control unit 5. It is a device that lights up when it gets dark and illuminates the surroundings.

  The solar cell 2 is a device that receives sunlight and generates electric power, and it is preferable that the light-receiving surface faces the sun. The storage battery 3 is a device that stores the power generated by the solar cell 2 and is a power supply device that supplies the power of the control unit 5 and the power for lighting the illumination unit 4.

  Since the illuminating unit 4 of the present embodiment is an illuminating unit that is turned on when the surrounding becomes dark, the power consumption is relatively small. Therefore, the storage battery 3 to be used is preferably a storage battery that has a sufficient storage capacity and can be repeatedly charged and discharged at a relatively deep discharge depth. Therefore, as the storage battery 3 of the present embodiment, a lead storage battery that does not have a memory effect, is small in capacity, has a large capacity, has little spontaneous discharge, and can be repeatedly charged and discharged at a not deep depth of discharge is preferable. In addition, by preventing both overcharge and overdischarge using a lead-acid battery having a predetermined capacity in advance, the lifetime of the charge / discharge cycle is increased, and a solar battery-equipped lighting device that increases the life of the storage battery is obtained. Can do.

  It is preferable to use a chip-type white LED as a light source of the illumination unit 4 that is lit to illuminate the surroundings. With a chip-type LED, it is easy to form a large planar light emitting surface, and it is possible to perform illumination with low power consumption and bright emission luminance.

  The control unit 5 is an output detection unit 11 that monitors the power generation state of the solar cell 2, a capacity detection unit 12 that monitors the charge state of the storage battery 3 to detect the storage capacity, and a lighting unit that controls the lighting state of the illumination unit 4. The controller includes a control unit 13 and includes a central processing unit 14 that stores and calculates signals and data obtained therefrom and commands necessary control. Moreover, it is set as the structure which provided the charge start control means 15 which controls the start of the charge after light extinction based on the electrical storage capacity of the storage battery 3 at the time of lighting start.

  That is, the control unit 5 includes a power generation monitoring circuit that monitors the power generation state of the solar cell 2, a charge monitoring circuit that monitors the charging state of the storage battery 3, a lighting control circuit that controls the lighting state of the lighting unit 4, and In addition to the control circuit that compares and controls information obtained from the circuit, the power storage control circuit controls whether or not the power generated by the solar cell 2 is stored.

  The illuminating device with solar cell 1 having the above-described constituent elements is preferably integrated for easy transportation or installation. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the solar cell 2 and the illuminating unit 4 are integrated. Are attached to the support column 10 to form an integral structure. Moreover, the storage battery 3 and the control part 5 can be built in the said support | pillar 10, or can be accommodated in the control box (not shown) attached to the support | pillar 10, and can be comprised integrally. If it is such a structure, it will become easy to convey the illuminating device 1 with a solar cell comprised integrally assembled | attached to the support | pillar 10, and will become easy to install in the desired arbitrary places.

  Next, an example of control of the lighting device with a solar cell 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to a timing chart shown in FIG.

  Lighting control of the lighting unit is turned off when a solar cell generates an electromotive force and generates power by receiving a predetermined amount of solar radiation, and the surroundings become dark and the power generation amount of the solar cell decreases to a predetermined value or less (electromotive force) Is turned on when the voltage decreases to a predetermined value or lower). Therefore, generally, as shown in the figure, the lighting time is from sunset to lightening before sunrise, and the lighting state 4A on the first day, lighting state 4B on the second day, lighting on the third day State 4C is entered.

  In charge control of the storage battery, charging is started upon detecting that the amount of power generated by the solar battery upon receiving a predetermined amount of solar radiation has risen to a predetermined value or more. In addition, charging is stopped when the power generation amount of the solar cell is reduced below a predetermined value. Furthermore, if the amount of power stored in the storage battery becomes fully charged during charging, the fully charged state is detected and charging is stopped. If it is this structure, the overcharge of a storage battery can be prevented reliably and deterioration of a storage battery can be suppressed.

  That is, the power generation state in which the solar cell 2 generates a predetermined electromotive force is determined to be bright (corresponding to daytime) via the output detection unit 11 that monitors the power generation state of the solar cell 2 described above. It is determined that the surroundings are dark (corresponding to nighttime) under the predetermined electromotive force and when power is not generated, and charging is performed when the surroundings are bright. is there. Moreover, it is set as the structure charged when the storage battery 3 is not a full charge state via the capacity | capacitance detection means 12 which monitors the charge state of the storage battery 3 and detects an electrical storage capacity.

  In this case, after the full charge, the next charge is performed with a shallow depth of discharge, and the charge / discharge is not repeated frequently, so that once the battery is fully charged, it is discharged to an appropriate value so that the discharge depth does not become shallow. The charging is prohibited for a predetermined period. For this purpose, in the present embodiment, the storage capacity of the storage battery is detected at the start of lighting 100, and when the battery is fully charged 100A, the storage battery is charged even if the solar battery is in a power generation state after being turned off. (Non-charging control 102 indicated by an imaginary line in the figure) Control is performed so that the storage battery is charged in the power generation state after the light is turned off when the storage capacity of the storage battery is not fully charged at the start of lighting (charging control 101). Charging start control means 15 is provided.

  That is, as shown in the figure, when the storage state of the storage battery is monitored at the start of lighting 100 in the lighting state 4A after the charging state 3A of the storage battery is fully charged through the charging operation, and the fully charged state 100A is detected. Then, control (non-charge control 102 shown by an imaginary line) for prohibiting charging of the storage battery is performed. After that, the lighting state 4B is reached again at sunset, but when the amount of storage battery power is monitored at the lighting start time 100 when the lighting state 4B is reached, power is already consumed for one night. Detect something. Thus, when it is in the non-full charge state 100B at the lighting start time 100, the next day charge is permitted, and the charge control 101 is controlled to enter the charge state 3B.

  Thereafter, when it becomes dark after sunset, charging is stopped through the control means 5 including the output detection means 11, the capacity detection means 12, and the lighting control means 13 described above, and the lighting unit is turned on. If the fully charged state is 100A at the start of lighting, the non-charge control 102 (first control) is performed after the light is turned off. If the non-fully charged state is 100B at the start of lighting, the charge control is performed after the lighting is stopped. 101 (second control) is controlled. That is, when the storage battery is in a fully charged state at the start of lighting, control is performed so that the next day is not charged as charge prohibition control for a predetermined period. As described above, when the storage battery starts to be fully charged, the next charging after the lighting operation for one night is prohibited, and the charging is finally performed after the lighting operation for a total of two nights.

  As described above, the charging start control means 15 of the present embodiment is in a power generation state after being extinguished based on the storage capacity of the storage battery at the start of lighting and when the storage capacity of the storage battery is fully charged at the start of lighting. Is a control device that performs first control for prohibiting charging of the storage battery and second control for permitting charging of the storage battery in the power generation state after turning off when the storage capacity of the storage battery is not fully charged at the start of lighting. is there. That is, the charging start control means 15 of this embodiment does not start charging by detecting that the terminal voltage of the storage battery has dropped below a predetermined value, but immediately after power is consumed after being fully charged. Is a simple configuration in which a predetermined non-charging period in which charging is not resumed is provided, and when the storage capacity decreases to a predetermined value, charging is started immediately and charging / discharging is not repeated frequently. Therefore, charging and discharging are not repeated at a shallow depth of discharge, and overcharging and overdischarging can be prevented.

  As described above, with the solar cell-equipped lighting device 1 provided with the charging start control means 15 of the present embodiment, once the storage battery 3 is fully charged, the next charging is performed only by the overnight lighting consumption of the lighting unit 4. The control is not performed and the charge control is performed after two nights of lighting and consumption, so that it is possible to prevent an early capacity decrease that occurs when the depth of discharge becomes too shallow.

  In addition, when the overnight discharge amount of the illumination unit 4 is 10 Ah, the storage capacity of the storage battery 3 is about 10 times that of 100 Ah. The remaining capacity is set to 80 Ah. In other words, the battery was consumed continuously for two nights from the fully charged state, and the depth of discharge was about 20%.

  The amount of power generated per day when the solar cell 2 is in clear weather needs to be greater than or equal to the amount of power consumed per day consumed by the load. Moreover, when it has the electric power generation amount more than two days consumed by load, the period which stops electric power generation becomes long, and facilities will become excessive and will be wasted. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the storage capacity of the storage battery 3 is set to about 10 times the daily power consumption consumed by the load, and the daily storage amount of the solar battery 2 in the fine weather is consumed for the night of the load. The power consumption was over 2 nights.

For example, the solar cell 2, the maximum output operation current when solar cells are used for 2.5A / 1 kW per 1 m ^2, to produce a generated current amount of 15Ah against fine weather insolation 6kWh / m ^2. Therefore, when using the solar cell 2 to turn on the illumination unit 4 with an overnight discharge amount of 10 Ah, the amount of stored electricity per day is 1.5 times the power consumption for one night, and the amount of charge for two or more nights is exceeded. The amount of power generation can be less than or equal to night. In this case, since the storage battery 3 having a charging capacity of 100 Ah is used, the charging is controlled after the fully charged 100 Ah is lit for two nights and consumed 20 Ah, and the remaining capacity reaches 80 Ah. Therefore, 15 Ah is charged in the fine weather by one-time charging control on the next day, and the storage battery capacity is 95 Ah. When lighting starts thereafter, 10 Ah for one night is consumed and the storage battery capacity is reduced to 85 Ah. In this case, since it was not in a fully charged state at the start of lighting, it is newly charged at 15 Ah by the charging control on the next day and becomes 100 Ah, so that the fully charged state is restored.

  Moreover, since the amount of power generated by the solar cell 2 depends on the amount of solar radiation of the day, it greatly varies depending on the weather. Therefore, when only 5 Ah can be charged by the charging control after the storage battery capacity has once decreased to 80 Ah, the charging can be recovered only to 85 Ah by the daily charging control. In this case, 10 Ah is consumed by the lighting control at night, and the storage battery capacity is reduced to 75 Ah (25% depth of discharge). Then, the charging is controlled on the next day. If it is fine, the battery is charged for 15 Ah and recovered to 90 Ah. Also, if the weather is bad on this day and only 5 Ah can be charged, the storage battery capacity can only recover up to 80 Ah, and this night lighting control consumes 10 Ah, reducing the storage battery capacity to 70 Ah (30% depth of discharge). Is also possible.

  As described above, the storage capacity of the storage battery 3 when fully charged is about 10 times the power consumption of the lighting unit 4 for one night, and the amount of power stored in a day in fine weather is equal to or more than the power consumption of the night for two nights. Even if the weather worsens after full charge and the amount of solar radiation is insufficient, overdischarge can be reliably prevented by discharging only up to a discharge depth of about 30% at most. .

  Therefore, the solar cell-equipped lighting device 1 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which charging and discharging are repeated at a discharge depth of about 20 to 30%, and charging and discharging are not repeated at a low discharge depth, and an early capacity reduction problem does not occur. Therefore, in the power generation system using the lead storage battery, the number of repetitions that the lead storage battery can be used can be increased, and the excellent effect that the life of the storage battery can be extended is exhibited.

  By making the storage battery 3 a lead storage battery, the battery can be made small and have a large capacity, and since it does not have the memory effect of the alkaline storage battery, it is possible to charge and discharge while maintaining a predetermined depth of discharge. For this purpose, the lighting provided with the solar battery and the storage battery is performed by performing non-charge control (first control) in which the next day is not charged during the lighting operation after full charge via the charge start control means 15 of the present embodiment. In the device, it is possible to obtain an illuminating device with a solar cell that can be easily controlled without being overcharged, having a shallow discharge depth, and not being too deep.

  Next, referring to the block diagram of the control steps shown in FIG. 4, the control steps operated by the solar cell-mounted lighting device according to the present embodiment will be described. When the operation is started (S1), first, the solar cell voltage generated by the solar cell is monitored (S2). For example, if the solar cell voltage is 5V or more, the solar radiation voltage is sufficient and the power generation state is normal. It is detected that there is, and charging of the storage battery is started (S3). Next, the storage battery capacity is monitored, and when it is detected that the storage battery capacity has reached 100% (S4), the charging is stopped (S5). Next, when it is detected that the solar cell voltage is equal to or lower than a predetermined voltage, for example, 5 V or lower (S6), it is determined that the surrounding area has become dark, and lighting of the illumination unit (LED) is started (S7). Thereafter, it is monitored whether or not the solar cell voltage is a predetermined voltage, for example, 5 V or more. When the solar cell voltage becomes 5 V or more, it is determined that the surrounding area has become bright and the illumination unit (LED) is turned off (S9). Here, it is examined whether or not the storage battery capacity at the start of lighting the previous day was 100% (S10). When it is detected that the storage battery capacity is 100%, the start of charging the storage battery is not performed, and the proof part is turned on. Monitoring of the solar cell voltage for start (S11) is performed.

  In step S11, when the solar cell voltage becomes a predetermined voltage, for example, 5 V or less, the lighting unit lighting start in step S7 is resumed. If it is detected in step S10 that the storage battery capacity is not 100% at the start of lighting on the previous day, the process returns to step S1 and returns to the start of charging the storage battery.

  In addition, the solar cell voltage that regulates the start and extinguishment of the lighting unit may be changed without matching the solar cell voltage that regulates the start and stop of charging of the storage battery. It is good also as a structure which makes it light in a darker state as a solar cell voltage to be made into a voltage value smaller than the solar cell voltage which prescribes | regulates the charge start to a storage battery, and a charge stop.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in the illuminating device with the solar battery including the solar battery and the storage battery, the charging start control means for controlling the start of the charging after turning off based on the storage capacity of the storage battery at the start of lighting is provided. If the storage battery's storage capacity is fully charged at the start of lighting, the storage battery is not charged even if the power generation state occurs after the lamp is turned off, and the storage battery's storage capacity is not fully charged at the start of lighting. It can be easily controlled to charge the storage battery in a later power generation state. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an illuminating device with a solar cell in which the storage battery is not overcharged and the depth of discharge is neither shallow nor too deep, and the number of charge / discharge cycles can be increased.

  In addition, for lead-acid batteries that do not have a memory effect and are subject to overcharging and a shallow depth of discharge, and a capacity reduction phenomenon is likely to occur when charging and discharging are repeated frequently, the depth of discharge does not become too shallow or too deep. Therefore, the number of charge / discharge repetitions can be increased while suppressing deterioration, which is preferable.

  Since the lighting device with solar cell according to the present invention is a lighting device that can increase the number of repetitions of charging and discharging using a solar cell and a storage battery, long-life lighting that is installed on a park or road without conventional lighting or commercial power supply It can be suitably applied as an apparatus.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the illuminating device with a solar cell concerning this invention. It is an external appearance block diagram which shows an example of the illuminating device with a solar cell which concerns on this invention. It is a timing chart which shows an example of control of the illuminating device with a solar cell concerning this invention. It is a block diagram of a control step.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lighting device with a solar cell 2 Solar cell 3 Storage battery 4 Illumination part 5 Control part 10 Support | pillar 11 Output detection means 12 Capacity | capacitance detection means 13 Lighting control means 14 Central processing part 15 Charge start control means 101 Charge control (2nd control)
102 Non-charge control (first control)

Claims (5)

A solar cell, a storage battery that is charged by the solar cell, an illumination unit that is turned on using the storage battery as a power source, an output detection unit that monitors the power generation state of the solar cell, a capacity detection unit that monitors the charge state of the storage battery, and an illumination unit A control unit having a lighting control means for controlling the lighting state,
In the power generation state where the solar cell is generating a predetermined electromotive force, the lighting unit is turned off, and in the state where the power generation is below the predetermined electromotive force and not generating power, the lighting unit is turned on,
Based on the storage capacity of the storage battery at the start of lighting detected by the capacity detection means, if the storage capacity of the storage battery is fully charged at the start of lighting, the charging of the storage battery is prohibited even if the power generation state occurs after the light is turned off. Charging start control means for performing control and second control for permitting charging of the storage battery in the power generation state after the light is turned off when the storage capacity of the storage battery is not fully charged at the start of lighting is provided. An illumination device with a solar cell, wherein the start of charging after the light is turned off is controlled based on a storage capacity. The lighting device with a solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the storage battery is a lead storage battery. The storage capacity of the storage battery when fully charged is about 10 times the power consumption of the lighting unit for one night, and the amount of power stored in a sunny day is more than the power consumption for the night and less than the power consumption for two nights. The illuminating device with a solar cell according to claim 1 or 2. The said illuminating part is provided with several chip type LED as a light source, The illuminating device with a solar cell in any one of Claim 1 to 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The lighting device with a solar cell according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the solar cell, the storage battery, the illuminating unit, and the controller are all integrally mounted on a support column.

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