LED Lighting For Horticulture ApplicationsWhat is the LED horticulture market size and where are the...

LEDLightingForHorticultureApplications

Presentedby:ShenaliParikh

December21,2016

AGENDA:

TODAY’SAGENDATopics:

OverviewBenefitsofLEDLumensvs.PARKeyMetricsDeterminingWhatYouNeedforYourJobHorticultureLighting

TheScienceBehindItApplicationsT8Lamp

HORTICULTURELIGHTINGWhatisHorticultureLighting?

Horticulturerelatestotheart,scienceandtechnologyofgrowingagricultureLEDLightingisusedtosupplement/substitutenaturalsunlighttogrowplants

WhatistheLEDhorticulturemarketsizeandwherearetheopportunitiesforgrowth?

By2020,growthisexpectedtobealmost$2billionataCAGRof26.93%UsedformoreapplicationsasLEDlightmakesitpossibleforefficientlygrowingplants,conservingspaceandimprovingyields

HowisLEDhorticulturelightingdifferentfrom“normal”LEDlighting?

Withhorticulturelighting,themainconcernishowmuchusablelightisreachingtheplant.Thethreekeymetricsforhorticulturelightingarephotosyntheticphotonflux(PPF),photosyntheticphotonfluxdensity(PPFD),andphotonefficiency.

LEDHORTICULTURE:

BENEFITSOFLEDLIGHTING

GreaterYield

HVACSavings

WattageReduction

LEDHORTICULTURE:

LUMENSVS.PAR

PhotopicResponseCurveLumens

Unitofmeasurementbasedonhumaneye’ssensitivityinwell-litconditions.

PhotosyntheticResponseCurvePhotosyntheticActiveRadiation(PAR)

Plants“see”morelightthanhumans.Lightwithinthe400nmto700nmrangeisusedbyaplanttosupportphotosynthesis.

LEDHORTICULTURE:

KEYMETRICS

PhotosyntheticPhotonFlux(PPF)

•HowmuchPARdoesafixtureproduce?

•Measurestotalamountoflightproducedeachsecond

•Measuredinµmol/s

PhotosyntheticPhotonFluxDensity

(PPFD)

•HowmuchofthePARisavailabletoplants?

•Measureshowmuchoftheactivephotonsfallonagivensurfaceoftheplant.

•PPFDchangeswithcoverageareaandheight.

•Measuredinµmol/s/m"

PhotonEfficiency

•HowmuchenergydoesthefixtureneedtodeliverPARtoplants?

•MeasureshowefficientlyafixtureconvertselectricalenergyintousablePARphotons.

•Measuredinµmol/J

CoverageArea

•Atagivenmountingheight,whatareaoftheplantbediscovered?

•Asmountingheightchanges,coverageareaandPPFDwillchange.

•Measuredinm"

LEDHORTICULTURE:

COMPARINGAPPLESTOORANGESDon’tcomparewattages

Don’tcomparelumens

There’snoknownidealgrowthspectrum

UnderstandhowPARandPPFDvaryovercoverageareas

Differentformfactorsareeffectivefordifferentapplications

Keepinmindthemainobjectiveinhorticulturelighting:

Doestheyieldincrease?

LEDHORTICULTURE:

LEDHORTICULTURELIGHTING

LEDLightingBlue

Wavelength(450-495nm)

Heavybluelightpromotesvegetation

RedWavelength(620-700nm)

Heavyredlightpromotesflowering

FarRedWavelength(700-750nm)

Farredlightpromotes

EmersonEffect

LEDHORTICULTURE:

EMERSONEFFECT

Useredlightonly(660nm)• Idealforflowering• Mimicsdirectsunlight

Useredlight(660nm)+farredlight(730nm)• Acceleratesstemgrowth• Mimicsshade

LEDHORTICULTURE:

APPLICATIONS

• Indoorgrowareas• Nosunlight

Substitution

• Greenhouses• Supplementsnaturaldaylight• UseLEDtoraisegrowlevelsandyields

Supplemental

• Greenhousesoroutdoorfarming• Artificiallyextendnaturaldaylength

Photoperiodic

LEDHORTICULTURE:

THESCIENCEBEHINDIT

PhotosynthesisProcessbywhichplantsconvertCO₂intocarbohydratesfornutrients

SpectralCompositionDifferentwavelengthsaffectdifferentareasofthegrowthcycle

PhotoperiodThelengthofdayandnightrequiredforinitiationofflowering

Germination Vegetation

Flowering

LEDHORTICULTURE:

ABSORPTIONOFLIGHT

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LEDHORTICULTURE:

APPLICATIONS:AISLEFARMINGToplighting

FixturesarehunghighertomimicsunlightduringdarkerhoursSignificantreductioninheatproductionAllowsforlowermountingheightsandmorecoverage

ProductTypeWidedistributiontocoverlargeareasHighpowerproducttopenetratetallcanopiesMinimizationofhotspotsMinimizationoflight“lost”toaislesandwalls

LEDHORTICULTURE:

APPLICATIONS:GREENHOUSESInterlighting

Topreventthe“shadowing”effectsoftoplighting,LEDscanbeplacedbetweentheplantsandtheleavestobetterdistributelight.

Toplighting

ProductTypeWidedistributiontocoverlargeareasSlimproducttoavoidshadowsHighpowerproducttopenetratetallcanopies

LEDHORTICULTURE:

APPLICATIONS:VERTICALFARMINGToplighting

FixturesarehunghighertomimicsunlightduringdarkerhoursSignificantreductioninheatproductionAllowsforlowermountingheightsandmorecoverage

Interlighting

ProductTypeSlimprofiletocoversmallerfootprintsLowerwattageneeds

LEDHORTICULTURE:

APPLICATIONS:RESIDENTIALFARMINGMarijuanalegalizationcontinuestospreadacrossthecountry

Increaseinresidentialgrowermarket

ProductTypeT8andT5horticulturetubesSmall,lowwattage“lowbays”CanopypenetrationandPPFnotkeyfactors

LEDHORTICULTURE:

FUTUREOUTLOOKIn2015inDenver,Colorado,Bloombergreported:

1200licensedgrowfacilitiesContributedtohalfofstate’snewpowerdemands(equivalentto35,000households)

StudiesShow:Legalindoormarijuanagrowfacilitiesaccountedfor1%ofnationalelectricityuseatcostof$6billionperyear

FutureRebateswillcontinuetoincreaseacrossthenationalAlmostallprogramsoffercustomizedrebatesforagricultureapplications

LEDHORTICULTURE:

LEDHORTICULTURE– T8LAMP

FeaturesL18T8SE415Single-ended(self-ballasted)NominalWattage:18WLength=4FTGlass-freedesign

Peakwavelengthsat450nm(royalblue)and650nm(deepred)topromoteFLOWERING

LEDHORTICULTURE:

ATOTALSOLUTION!

COMPLETESOLUTION

LEDHORTICULTURE:

QUESTIONS/ANSWERS

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