LIGHTING SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A lighting system comprising:
- a light source;
a controller operably coupled to the light source; and
a timekeeping device operably coupled to the controller;
wherein the controller is configured to receive a selected action time associated with an agricultural product;
wherein the agricultural product includes an associated circadian rhythm defining an optimal action time range;
wherein the controller is configured to determine a lighting schedule responsive to the selected action time, the optimal action time range, and a time of day indicated by the timekeeping device, the lighting schedule being configured to impose a circadian rhythm on the agricultural product to shift the optimal action time range such that the selected action time coincides with the optimal action time range; and
wherein the controller is configured to operate the light source according to the lighting schedule.
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Abstract
A lighting system comprising a light source, a controller operably coupled to the light source, and a timekeeping device operably coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to receive a selected action time associated with an agricultural product. The agricultural product includes an associated circadian rhythm defining an optimal action time range. The controller is configured to determine a lighting schedule responsive to the selected action time, the optimal action time range, and a time of day indicated by the timekeeping device, the lighting schedule being configured to impose a circadian rhythm on the agricultural product to shift the optimal action time range such that the selected action time coincides with the optimal action time range. The controller is configured to operate the light source according to the lighting schedule.
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24 Claims
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a light source; a controller operably coupled to the light source; and a timekeeping device operably coupled to the controller; wherein the controller is configured to receive a selected action time associated with an agricultural product; wherein the agricultural product includes an associated circadian rhythm defining an optimal action time range; wherein the controller is configured to determine a lighting schedule responsive to the selected action time, the optimal action time range, and a time of day indicated by the timekeeping device, the lighting schedule being configured to impose a circadian rhythm on the agricultural product to shift the optimal action time range such that the selected action time coincides with the optimal action time range; and wherein the controller is configured to operate the light source according to the lighting schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lighting system comprising:
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a light source; and a controller operably coupled to the light source; wherein the controller is configured to receive as an input a selected action time associated with an agricultural product; wherein the agricultural product has an associated circadian rhythm defining an optimal action time range; and wherein the controller is configured to determine a lighting schedule responsive to the selected action time and the optimal action time range, the lighting schedule being configured to impose a circadian rhythm on the agricultural product to shift the optimal action time range such that the selected action time coincides with the optimal action time range; and wherein the controller is configured to operate the light source according to the lighting schedule. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A lighting system comprising:
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a controller; a light source operably coupled to the controller; and a timekeeping device operably coupled to the controller; wherein the controller is configured to operate the light source so as to emit light in one of a first configuration and a second configuration; wherein the controller is configured to operate the light source to emit light so as to have a first biological effect in an agricultural product in the first configuration; wherein the controller is configured to operate the light source to emit light so as to have a second biological effect in the agricultural product in the second configuration; wherein the controller is configured to determine a lighting schedule responsive to a time of day indicated by the timekeeping device, the lighting schedule comprising emitting light in the first configuration for a first period of time associated with a first phase of a circadian rhythm of the plant and emitting light in the second configuration for a second period of time associated with a second phase of the circadian rhythm of the agricultural product; and wherein the controller is configured to operate the light source responsive to the lighting schedule. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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