LED Grow Light Method and Apparatus
First Claim
1. A grow light apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a plurality of red and blue high power LEDs mounted to a circuit board in said housing;
a power supply connected to said plurality of red and blue high power LEDs; and
a heat sink mounted on the back of said circuit board, wherein said housing is mounted an appropriate distance above a plant in a growth media to provide user-controlled lighting for enhanced plant growth.
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Abstract
A grow light fixture that may be used for the replacement of high intensity discharge (HID) lamp fixtures used for growing plants includes a housing containing a plurality of both red and blue high power LEDs mounted to a circuit board, and powered by an onboard power supply. Control circuitry may include separate, infinitely variable controls to enable independent adjustment of the red and blue LED light output. A plurality of thermal vias made of copper or other thermally conductive material extend through the circuit board to conduct heat from the LEDs to a heat sink mounted on the back of the circuit board, and a fan may be used to vent the heat to the outside of the housing. The housing is mounted an appropriate distance above a plant in a growth media to provide user-controlled lighting for enhanced plant growth.
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20 Claims
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1. A grow light apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of red and blue high power LEDs mounted to a circuit board in said housing; a power supply connected to said plurality of red and blue high power LEDs; and a heat sink mounted on the back of said circuit board, wherein said housing is mounted an appropriate distance above a plant in a growth media to provide user-controlled lighting for enhanced plant growth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for growing plants comprising:
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providing a grow light apparatus including a housing, a plurality of red and blue high power LEDs mounted to a circuit board in the housing, and a power supply for the LEDs; mounting the grow light apparatus an appropriate distance above a plant in a growth media; and adjusting the intensity of the plurality of red and blue high power LEDs to facilitate plant growth. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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