Plant Research Unit Lighting System Development

2004-01-2454

07/19/2004

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
As part of the PRU project a new plant lighting system has been developed. System design focused on light source development, chamber optical performance improvements and electronics optimization. Central to the lighting system performance is a high density LED Light Engine, enabling increased spectral diversity, higher irradiance levels, enhanced uniformity and improved efficiency. Chamber wall surface materials were tested to minimize the vertical irradiance gradient and improve planar uniformity. Total lighting system efficiency was improved through the use of switching converter LED drive circuitry. As an alternative to the LED light source, an advanced planar fluorescent lighting source has also been developed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2454
Pages
10
Citation
Emmerich, J., Morrow, R., Clavette, T., Sirios, L. et al., "Plant Research Unit Lighting System Development," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-2454, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-2454.
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Published
Jul 19, 2004
Product Code
2004-01-2454
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English