A Dual Energy Source Lamp For Off-grid Persons With Low Income

Abstract In the off-grid communities in Ghana, most people depend on solar energy for electricity [1]. Some also depend on torch lights, candle lights or kerosene lamps to meet their lighting needs [2]. These lamps come with their own pros and cons. The solar lamps for instance, do not last for the entire night when in full usage though they are the cleanest of all. And since they are solar dependent, they become useless when there is no sun shine [3]. Hence, on the event of these solar lamps going off in the night, they leave users being stranded; especially when they need light urgently, thi…