Greenhouse, greenhouse covering, filter system, lighting system, conducting system, use and feeder apparatus

• US 8,156,685 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2007
• Issued: 04/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sun Orbit Gmbh
• Original Assignee: Sunvention International GmbH
• Inventors: Kleinwaechter, Juergen
• Primary Examiner(s): Palo, Frank T
• Application Number:
  US12/224,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20090158647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,877 Days
• Field of Search: 47/17
• US Class Current: 47/17
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/1438 Covering materials therefor; Materials for protective coverings used for soil and plants, e.g. films, canopies, tunnels or cloches
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/18 Greenhouses for treating plants with carbon dioxide or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/243 Collecting solar energy in general F24S
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/25 Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/12 using renewable energies, e.g. solar water pumping

Abstract

The invention proposes numerous aspects for improving greenhouses which may lead to durable improvement of the worldwide climate system.

Claims

1. A filter system for filtering incident light for a greenhouse, comprising a spectral range reflector and a secondary reflector, said spectral range reflector being devised such that it filters and reflects a range of the PAR spectrum to the secondary reflector, residual light being admitted through the spectral range reflector to a plant area and filtered and reflected light being directed from the secondary reflector to the plant area.

2. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spectral range reflector reflects at least part of the spectrum between about 500 nm and about 580 nm, preferably at least between about 520 nm and 560 nm.

3. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spectral range filter for light is transparent up to about 500 nm.

4. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spectral range filter for light is transparent from about 580 nm.

5. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein it is devised to subject the filtered and reflected light to a phase-shifting.

6. The filter system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the phase-shifting leads to light of more than about 600 nm, preferably of more than about 680 nm.

7. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the incident light passes through a light-gathering optics and the spectral range reflector is disposed at an incline with respect to an optical axis of the light-gathering optics, in particular at an angle ranging from about 40°

to about 50°

.

8. The filter system as set forth in claim 7, wherein the spectral range reflector is interposed between the light-gathering optics and its focus.

9. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spectral range reflector comprises a secondary focus for the filtered and reflected light.

10. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the light passing through the spectral range reflector is concentrated onto an absorber.

11. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the secondary reflector comprises one red and/or one yellow coating, in particular with a fluorescent dye, on its side illuminated by the spectral range reflector.

12. The filter system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a converter, in particular a solar cell, is disposed in the filtered and reflected light.