FULL SPECTRUM SUNSHINE SIMULATION APPARATUS FOR DEVELOPING BIOLOGICAL GROWTH

• US 20100287830A1
• Filed: 05/17/2010
• Published: 11/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: J. S. Technology Co., Ltd., Sinetics Associates International Taiwan, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: JS Technology Co., Ltd., Sinetics Associates International Taiwan, Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, KAI-HSIEN, CHEN, WEN-HO
• Granted Patent: US 8,453,376 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 47/58.1LS
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 7/045 with electric lighting
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 35/00 Antineoplastic agents
• 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

Abstract

Disclosed is a full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth which comprises a full spectrum light emitting diode module and a photoperiod controller. Therein, the full spectrum light emitting diode module includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes, wherein the luminescence spectrum of the full spectrum light emitting diodes has a wavelength range of 350 nm to 800 nm. The photoperiod controller, connected to the full spectrum light emitting diode module, is in charge of lighting periods of the plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes, color temperatures and emitting angles of the lights emitted from the plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes, thereby simulating a environment under artificial sunlight.

Claims

1. A full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth, comprising:

a main body;

a full spectrum light emitting diode module, including a plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes and a printed circuit board which is disposed on the main body firmly and is connected to the plurality of the full spectrum light emitting diodes; and

a photoperiod controller, electrically connected to the printed circuit board for controlling the plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes;

wherein the photoperiod controller is in charge of changing lighting periods of the plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes, color temperatures and angles of the lights emitted from the full spectrum emitting diodes.

2. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 1, wherein the luminescence spectrum of the plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes has a wavelength range of 350 nm to 800 nm.

3. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 1, wherein the emission lights have color temperatures in a range of 3,000 K to 6,000 K.

4. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 1, wherein an illuminance of the plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes is in a range of 5,000 to 50,000 Lux.

5. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main body is a box-shaped structure.

6. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photoperiod controller manages the illuminating sequence of the plurality of fill spectrum light emitting diodes so as to generate different illuminating angles.

7. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photoperiod controller includes:

a processing unit for generating a control signal;

a memory unit, electrically connected with the processing unit;

a time unit, electrically connected to the processing unit and generated a time signal for triggering the processing unit to produce the control signal; and

a driving unit, electrically connected to the processing unit and the full spectrum light emitting diode module and generated a driving signal in response to the control signal to control the plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes.

8. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 7, wherein the photoperiod controller further includes a setup interface for providing to a user to input a setup value and the setup value is stored in the memory unit.

9. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 7, wherein the memory unit further stores a corresponding planetary motion data of the Earth with respect to the other plants of the Sun.

10. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 7, further including:

a temperature detecting unit, electrically connected to the processing unit;

a temperature control unit, electrically connected to the processing unit;

a humidity detecting unit, electrically connected to the processing unit; and

a humidity control unit, electrically connected to the processing unit;

wherein the processing unit controls the temperature control unit and the humidity control unit respectively, for processing adjustments in a temperature and a humidity of an internal environment of the full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth, based on individually detected results of the temperature detecting unit and the humidity detecting unit.

11. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a air pressure detecting unit, electrically connected to the processing unit;

a air pressure control unit, electrically connected to the processing unit;

a gas concentration detecting unit, electrically connected to the processing unit; and

a gas concentration control unit, electrically connected to the processing unit;

wherein the processing unit controls the air pressure control unit and the gas concentration control unit respectively, for processing adjustments in a air pressure and a gas concentration of the internal environment of the full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth, based on individually detected results of the air pressure detecting unit and the gas concentration detecting unit.

12. The full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth as claimed in claim 7, further including a light guide for allowing an external light transmitting to the main body, a photo detecting unit, and the full spectrum light emitting diode module, so as to control an illuminance and a color temperature of an internal environment of the main body.

13. A driving module of a photoperiod controller associated with a full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth, adapted for controlling a full spectrum light emitting diode module, comprising:

a processing unit for generating a control signal;

a memory unit, electrically connected with the processing unit;

a time unit, electrically connected to the processing unit and generated a time signal for triggering the processing unit to produce the control signal; and

a driving unit, electrically connected to the processing unit and generated a driving signal in response to the control signal to stimulate the full spectrum light emitting diode module;

wherein the driving signal controls a luminous period of the full spectrum light emitting diode module and modulates a color temperature and an emitting angle of the light emitted from the full spectrum light emitting diode module.

14. The driving module as claimed in claim 13, further including a setup interface which is allowed to input a setup value store it in the memory unit by the processing unit.

15. The driving module as claimed in claim 13, wherein the memory unit further stores a corresponding planetary motion data of the Earth with respect to the other plants of the Sun.

16. The driving module as claimed in claim 13, wherein the full spectrum light emitting diode is composed of a plurality of full spectrum light emitting diodes.

17. A driving method of a full spectrum sunshine simulation apparatus for developing biological growth, comprising:

a time unit for generating a time signal;

a processing unit for producing a control signal with respect to the time signal; and

a driving unit, for generating a driving signal in response to the control signal to control a full spectrum light emitting diode module;

wherein the full spectrum light emitting diode module has a wavelength range of 350 nm to 800 nm and the driving unit controls a lighting period of the full spectrum light emitting diode module, a color temperature and an emitting angle of the light emitted from the full spectrum light emitting diode module.

18. The driving method as claimed in claim 17, further including a memory unit which stores a corresponding planetary motion data of the Earth with respect to the other plants of the Sun, wherein the processing unit produces the control signal according to the data of the memory unit.

19. The driving method as claimed in claim 17, further including a setup interface, for inputting a setup value and storing it into the memory unit by the processing unit, wherein the processing unit generates the control signal according to the stored date of the memory unit.