Sun King Boom

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$95.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Household

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Greenlight Planet (Sun King) is a for-profit social business that designs, distributes, and finances solar home energy.

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include M-KOPA 5, LuminAID PackLite Nova USB, d.Light S2, Barefoot Connect 620, BBOXX Kit, and ZOLA FLEX.

Regions

Africa

Countries

India

Manufacturing/Building Method

Sun King Boom is manufactured by Greenlight Planet Inc. in Shenzhen, China.

Intellectural Property Type

Trademark

User Provision Model

Users can obtain the product/service from certified distributors and partners, which include Orange^TM, SunnyMoney, One Acre Fund, Total, and Fullerton India.

Distributions to Date Status

While the exact number is unknown, the product is distributed by various distribution Partners that meet capital investment, experience, infrastructure, market reputation, and market knowledge requirements.

Design Specifications

The product has three main features; lighting, FM radio, and device charging. First, lighting comes from LEDs with 160 lumens total flux, with neutral color temperature. There are three light modes: Turbo (160 lumens); Normal (75 lumens); Low (25 lumens), and have a 360-degree ambient wide-angle spread. The device is described to provide 36 hours of light with 1 day's charge.

Secondly, the Radio operates at an 87.5 MHz – 108 MHz frequency range with an internal antenna, and stores up to 10 channels with numeric key input. It also has a 3 W, 85 – 90 dB/W in-built Speaker, Aux-in 3.5 mm Earphone jack with volume adjustment up level 18, and MP3 files through USB, SD card/TF card slot with size up to 32 GB.

Finally, the Device charges with 5 V USB power output from the solar panel designed to power standard USB devices; mobile or device charging only works under direct sunlight, which includes common phone adapters.

Technical Support

The Sun King Boom comes with a warranty card that lasts up to 2 years and a user manual. A contact page is available on the Sun King website for further questions.

Replacement Components

Replaceable components include the battery and LEDs.

Lifecycle

This product includes a 2-year warranty and has an expected lifecycle of 5 years.

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Designer specified performance targets include: portable, durable, and versatile.

Vetted Performance Status

Testing performed by Lighting Global determined that 100% of the original lumen output remains after 2,000 hours run time.

Safety

Potential hazards related to the operation of this product include battery leakage.

Complementary Technical Systems

Reliable access to sunlight is required every day to charge this product.

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

The Sun King Boom meets the Lighting Global Pico-PV Quality Standards.

Evaluation methods

The manufacturer cites durability testing as evaluation criteria per IEC 62257-9-5 v.4. The tests include a switch test, drop test, strain relief test, and physical ingress protection.

Other Information

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