Artificial lighting apparatus for young plants using light emitting diodes as light source

• US 20020154504A1
• Filed: 08/06/2001
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Den Hua Lee, Wei Fang
• Original Assignee: Den Hua Lee, Wei Fang
• Inventors: Fang, Wei, Lee, Den Hua, Jao, Rueychi
• Granted Patent: US 6,554,450 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/231
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 7/045 with electric lighting
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/249 Lighting means with special arrangements for promoting growth A01G7/045
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/28 rigid, e.g. LED bars
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/35 with direct electrical contact between the supporting element and electric conductors running along the guiding element
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/14 Measures for saving energy, e.g. in green houses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/805 Horticultural
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 47/06 Plant growth regulation by control of light thereon

Abstract

An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants that includes at least one electric track and a plurality of lamps. The lamps are detachably mounted on the electric track. Each of the lamps includes a box and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the box. The electric track supplies the lamps with power to light the light emitting diodes. The driver provides the controlling capability on light quantity, quality, frequency and duty ratio.

Claims

1. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants including:

at least one electric track;

a plurality of lamps detachably mounted on the at least one electric track and supplied with power by the at least one electric track, each of the lamps including at least one type of light emitting diode.

2. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one type of light emitting diode includes red light emitting diodes.

3. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one type of light emitting diode includes blue light emitting diodes.

4. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one type of light emitting diode includes infrared light emitting diodes.

5. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one type of light emitting diode includes white light emitting diodes.

6. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, further including a driver for outputting waveform to control light quantity, light quality and lighting cycle of the at least one type of light emitting diode, wherein the waveform includes a carrier wave, and the carrier wave is adjustable.

7. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one type of light emitting diode includes first light emitting diodes and second light emitting diodes.

8. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first light emitting diodes are red light emitting diodes and the second light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes.

9. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first light emitting diodes are red light emitting diodes and the second light emitting diodes are infrared light emitting diodes.

10. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first light emitting diodes are red light emitting diodes and the second light emitting diodes are white light emitting diodes.

11. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes and the second light emitting diodes are infrared light emitting diodes.

12. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes and the second light emitting diodes are white light emitting diodes.

13. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first light emitting diodes are infrared light emitting diodes and the second light emitting diodes are white light emitting diodes.

14. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 7, further including a driver connected to the at least one electric track for individually controlling the first light emitting diodes'"'"' and the second light emitting diodes'"'"' light quantity, light quality and lighting cycle.

15. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 14, wherein the driver outputs waveform to the plurality of lamps through the at least one electric track for individually controlling the first light emitting diodes'"'"' and the second light emitting diodes'"'"' light quantity, light quality and lighting cycle, the waveform includes a carrier wave, and the carrier wave is adjustable.

16. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one type of light emitting diode includes first light emitting diodes, second light emitting diodes and third light emitting diodes.

17. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first light emitting diodes are red light emitting diodes, the second light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes, and the third light emitting diodes are infrared light emitting diodes.

18. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first light emitting diodes are red light emitting diodes, the second light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes, and the third light emitting diodes are white light emitting diodes.

19. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first light emitting diodes are red light emitting diodes, the second light emitting diodes are infrared light emitting diodes, and the third light emitting diodes are white light emitting diodes.

20. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 16, wherein the first light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes, the second light emitting diodes are infrared light emitting diodes, and the third light emitting diodes are white light emitting diodes.

21. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 16, further including a driver connected to the at least one electric track for individually controlling the first light emitting diodes'"'"', the second light emitting diodes'"'"' and the third light emitting diodes'"'"' light quantity, light quality and lighting cycle.

22. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 21, wherein the driver outputs waveform to the plurality of lamps through the at least one electric track for individually controlling the first light emitting diodes'"'"', the second light emitting diodes'"'"' and the third light emitting diodes'"'"' light quantity, light quality and lighting cycle, the waveform includes a carrier wave, and the carrier wave is adjustable.

23. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one type of light emitting diode includes first light emitting diodes, second light emitting diodes, third light emitting diodes and fourth light emitting diodes.

24. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 23, wherein the first light emitting diodes are red light emitting diodes, the second light emitting diodes are blue light emitting diodes, the third light emitting diodes are infrared light emitting diodes, and the fourth light emitting diodes are white light emitting diodes.

25. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 23, further including a driver connected to the at least one electric track for individually controlling the first light emitting diodes'"'"', the second light emitting diodes'"'"', the third light emitting diodes'"'"' and the fourth light emitting diodes'"'"' light quantity, light quality and lighting cycle.

26. An artificial lighting apparatus for young plants as claimed in claim 25, wherein the driver outputs waveform to the plurality of lamps through the at least one electric track for individually controlling the first light emitting diodes'"'"', the second light emitting diodes'"'"', the third light emitting diodes'"'"' and the fourth light emitting diodes'"'"' light quantity, light quality and lighting cycle, the waveform includes a carrier wave, and the carrier wave is adjustable.