Photon modulation management system

• US 9,526,215 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2014
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiant Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Xiant Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Suntych, Jon Daren
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Son T
• Application Number:
  US14/197,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20140250778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,028 Days
• Field of Search: 47/581.LS, 47/14, 47/581.R
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 33/00 Cultivation of seaweed or algae
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 7/045 with electric lighting
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/20 Forcing-frames; Lights , i.e. glass panels covering the forcing-frames
• CPC Class Codes: A01H 3/02 by controlling duration, wavelength, intensity, or periodicity of illumination
• CPC Class Codes: C12M 31/02 located outside the reactor
• CPC Class Codes: C12M 35/02 Electrical or electromagnetic means, e.g. for electroporation or for cell fusion
• CPC Class Codes: C12M 41/44 of volume or liquid level
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 13/00 Treatment of microorganisms or enzymes with electrical or wave energy, e.g. magnetism, sonic waves

Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide systems for optimizing organism growth, destruction or repair, by controlling the duty cycle, wavelength band and frequency of photon bursts to an organism, through the high frequency modulation of photons in an individual color spectrum to the organism, where the photon modulation is based upon the specific needs of the organism. Devices for the optimization of organism growth, destruction or repair through the high frequency modulation of photons of individual color spectrum to the organism are also provided. Further provided are methods for the optimization of organism growth, destruction or repair through the use of high frequency modulation of photons of individual color spectrums.

Claims

1. A method for inducing a desired response in an organism wherein said method comprises:

providing at least two photon emitters;

providing at least one photon emission modulation controller in communication with said at least two photon emitters;

communicating a command from said at least one photon emission modulation controller to said at least two photon emitters;

providing a photon signal to said organism, wherein said photon signal comprises two or more independent components, wherein said two or more independent components comprise;

a first independent component of a repetitive first modulated photon pulse group, wherein said first modulated photon pulse group has one or more first photon pulse ON durations with one or more first intensities, has one or more first photon pulse OFF durations, and a first wavelength color;

wherein said one or more durations of said first photon pulse ON is between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds and wherein the one or more durations of the first photon OFF is between is between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours;

and

a second independent component of a repetitive second modulated photon pulse group, wherein said second modulated photon pulse group has one or more second photon pulse ON durations with one or more second intensities, has one or more second photon pulse OFF durations, and a second wavelength color;

wherein said one or more durations of said second photon pulse ON is between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds and wherein the one or more durations of the second photon OFF is between is between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours;

wherein the first independent component and the second independent component are produced within said signal simultaneously;

wherein the second modulated photon pulse group is different from the first modulated photon pulse group;

and

emitting said signal toward said organism, wherein the combined effect of the first photon pulse group and the second photon pulse group of the signal produces a desired response from said organism.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

a third or more independent component of a repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group, wherein said third or more modulated photon pulse group has one or more third or more photon pulse ON durations with one or more third or more intensities, has one or more third or more photon pulse OFF durations, and a third or more wavelength color;

wherein the one or more third or more photon pulse ON durations are between 0.01 microseconds and 5000 milliseconds and wherein the one or more third or more photon pulse OFF durations are between 0.1 microseconds and 24 hours;

wherein the third or more independent components, the first independent component and the second independent component are produced within said signal simultaneously;

wherein the repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group is different from the second modulated photon pulse group and the first modulated photon pulse group;

and

emitting said signal toward said organism, wherein the combined effect of the repetitive third or more modulated photon pulse group, the first modulated photon pulse group and the second modulated photon pulse group of the signal produces a desired response from said organism.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the duty cycle of said third or more modulated photon pulse group ranges between 0.1% to 93%.

4. The method of claim 2, each of the one or more additional photon pulse OFF durations of the third or more modulated photon pulse group is different.

5. The method of claim 2, each of the one or more additional photon pulse ON durations of the third or more modulated photon pulse group is different.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein said components of said third or more modulated photon pulse group is specifically tuned to a desired response from said organism.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein said each additional wavelength color of said third or more modulated photon pulse group is chosen from the group consisting of near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, green and ultra-violet.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein said each additional wavelength color of said third or more modulated photon pulse group has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein said third or more modulated photon pulse group further comprises one or more additional intensities.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more durations of the third or more pulse ON are different from the one or more durations of the third or more photon pulse OFF.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a master logic controller in communication with said at least one photon emission modulation controller, wherein said master logic controller sends commands to said at least one photon emission modulation controller controlling the one or more first photon pulse ON duration, the one or more first photon pulse OFF duration, the first photon pulse intensity, and the first photon pulse wavelength color and said one or more second photon pulse ON duration, the one or more second photon pulse delay OFF duration, the second photon pulse intensity, and the second photon pulse wavelength color from said at least two photon emitters.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing a master logic controller in communication with said at least one photon emission modulation controller, wherein said master logic controller sends commands to said at least one photon emission modulation controller controlling the components of said third or more modulated photon pulse group.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least two photon emitters is selected from the group consisting of incandescent (Tungsten-halogen and Xenon), Fluorescent (CFL'"'"'s), high intensity discharge (Metal Halide, High-Pressure Sodium, Low-Pressure Sodium, Mercury Vapor), sunlight, and light emitting diode.

14. The method claim 1, further comprising:

providing a power consumption sensor in communication with said master logic controller;

monitoring the power usage of said at least two photon emitters;

communicating said power consumption from said power consumption sensor to a host external to the master logic controller.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one photon emission modulation controller is selected from the group consisting of a solid-state relay, a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor, a field-effect transistor, a zener diode, optical chopper and a device that induces modulation of said first modulated photon pulse group and said second modulated photon pulse group.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group is chosen from the group consisting of near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, green and ultra-violet.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group is chosen from the group consisting of near red, far-red, blue, infra-red, yellow, orange, green and ultra-violet.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein said second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group photon pulse has a wavelength between 0.1 nm and 1 cm.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein said first ON duration with one or more intensities, first duration OFF, and first wavelength color of said first modulated photon pulse group is the same as said second ON duration with one or more second intensities, second OFF duration, and second wavelength color of said second modulated photon pulse group.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising

providing at least one sensor;

monitoring at least one condition associated with said organism, wherein said at least one condition associated with said organism is an environmental conditional associated with said organism or a physiological condition associated with said organism; and

communicating data regarding said condition from said at least one sensor to said master logic controller.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising

adjusting said duration, intensity, wavelength band and duty cycle of said at least one first photon pulse and said duration, intensity, wavelength band and duty cycle from said at least one additional photon pulse from said at least one photon emitter based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising

providing an irrigation source in communication with said master logic controller, wherein said irrigation source provides irrigation events to said organism.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

initiating an irrigation event from said irrigation source to said organism based on based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said master logic controller determines the timing of said irrigation event based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein said master logic controller determines the duration of said irrigation event based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

27. The method of claim 21, further comprising

providing a nutrient source in communication with said master logic controller, wherein said nutrient source provides nutrient events to said organism.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

initiating a nutrient event from said nutrient source to said organism based on based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein said master logic controller determines the timing of said nutrient event based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein said master logic controller determines the amount of nutrients directed toward said organism during said nutrient event based upon said data from said at least one sensor.

31. The method of claim 21, wherein said at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of a stem diameter sensor, a fruit diameter sensor, a temperature sensor, a relative-rate sap sensor, an infrared sensor, a gas, a photorespiration sensor, a respiration sensor, a near-infrared sensor, camera, a pH sensor and combinations thereof.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein said organism is selected from the group comprising:

bacteria, cyanobacteria, basidiomycetes, ascomycetes, sacchromycetes, angiosperms, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, cyanobacteria, diatoms, photosynthetic unicells, eukaryotic green algae, organisms within the kingdom Animalia, and tissue thereof.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein all additional or supplemental light is obstructed from said organism.

34. The method of claim 1, wherein said emission of said signal is a supplemental source of photons.

35. The method of claim 1, wherein said desired response from said organism is a photosynthetic response.

36. The method of claim 1, wherein said desired response from said organism is a phototrophic response.

37. The method of claim 1, wherein said desired response from said organism is a photoperiodic response.

38. The method of claim 1, wherein said first modulated photon pulse group has a change in light quantum of at least 5%.

39. The method of claim 1, wherein said second modulated photon pulse group photon pulse has a change in light quantum of at least 5%.

40. The method of claim 1, wherein the duty cycle of said first modulated photon pulse group and second modulated photon pulse group ranges between 0.1% to 93%.

41. The method of claim 1, wherein said response is response a non-naturally stimulated response selected from growth, repair and destruction.

42. The method of claim 1, wherein said first photon pulse ON duration with one or more first intensities, said first photon pulse OFF duration, and said first wavelength band of said first modulated photon pulse group is specifically tuned to a desired response from said organism.

43. The method of claim 1, wherein said second photon pulse ON duration with one or more second intensities, said second photon pulse OFF duration, said second wavelength band of said second modulated photon pulse group duty cycle is specifically tuned to a desired response from said organism.

44. The method of claim 1, wherein said method reduces the power used to induce a desired response in an organism by at least 50% when compared to conventional growing systems.

45. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more first photon pulse OFF durations of the first modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

46. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more second photon pulse OFF durations of the second modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

47. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more first photon pulse ON durations of the first modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

48. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more second photon pulse ON durations of the second modulated photon pulse group is a different duration.

49. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more durations of the first pulse ON are different from the one or more durations of the first photon pulse OFF.

50. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more durations of the second pulse ON are different from the one or more durations of the second photon pulse OFF.