The present techniques concern methods and systems for controlling horticultural light sources illuminating a plant or crop during a distribution process including one or more phases, and more specifically relate to methods and systems for controlling horticultural lighting sources during an initial phase, a transit phase and a selling phase of the distribution process, each phase taking place a different location one from another. In some implementations, the present techniques allow illuminating the plant or crop according to a global dynamic lighting scenario, wherein at least a portion of the global dynamic lighting scenario is associated with a corresponding phase of the distribution process.

A fluid-cooled LED-based lighting fixture for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) to improve energy efficiency, recycle waste heat, and support the operation of environmental sensors in a controlled agricultural environment. In one example, a lighting fixture frame mechanically supports and houses respective components of the lighting fixture and includes a light spine to mechanically couple the lighting fixture to a support structure. One or more coolant pipes formed from copper and coupled to the lighting fixture frame conduct a fluid coolant through the lighting fixture to remove heat. The lighting fixture comprises one or more LED modules to emit light, one or more onboard sensors and/or cameras, wireless communication functionality, and multiple electrical power and communication ports to facilitate interconnection of the lighting fixture in a variety of controlled agricultural environments. In some examples, the lighting fixture includes a multispectral imaging system to acquire multispectral images of the environment.

A deepwater photobioreactor system including a vertical stack extending between an ocean surface and an ocean floor. The vertical stack includes an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit where the inlet conduit is arranged to transport at least seawater and the outlet conduit is arranged to transport at least a biomass. The system includes a first photobioreactor in fluid communication with the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit that is connected to the vertical stack via the inlet and outlet conduits at a first position along the vertical stack below the ocean surface. The first bioreactor is arranged to cultivate the biomass. The system also includes a mooring system arranged to anchor the vertical stack to the ocean floor and arranged to receive the biomass via the outlet conduit and output the biomass to a harvest pipeline.

A light module includes a substrate, at least one first light source, at least one second light source, and at least one third light source. The first light source is disposed on the substrate and emits a first type of light towards a plant. The second light source is disposed on the substrate and emits a second type of light towards the plant. The third light source is disposed on the substrate and emits a third type of light towards the plant. The first to third types of light have peak wavelengths in different wavelength bands. The first type of light is UV light or blue light in a short wavelength band, the second type of light is UV light, and the third type of light is visible light.

The present disclosure relates to an LED lighting device for strawberry seedling raising.

The LED lighting device for strawberry seedling raising according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a light emitting unit composed of a first light emitting part composed of a red region wavelength emission LED and a blue region wavelength emission LED and a second light emitting part composed of the red region wavelength emission LED and an infrared region wavelength emission LED; and a control part for controlling the light emitting unit to manage a strawberry seedling raising, and controlling each LED included in the first light emitting part or the second light emitting part to be turned on/off based on a preset seedling raising mode.

An apparatus for growing plants comprises two towers located adjacent to each other and forming an outside perimeter surface, a tray located in the bottom of the outside perimeter surface; and a cable system configured to pull a plurality of pods along the outside perimeter, each pod having containers, the cable system configured to bring at least one pod in a contact with a liquid located in the tray. A plant growth monitoring system comprises a plurality of sensors, a plurality of distributors configured to distribute fertilizers in response to received commands, and a controller configured to receive a sensor data from the plurality of sensors, determine commands for a stage of growth of plants based on a sensor data received and transmit the commands to the distributors. A method of initiating a plant in preparation of its introduction into a vertical farm unit is also disclosed.

A networked LED lighting system for illuminating plants uses LEDs of different colors each at a respective pre-selected power level, for example corresponding to a power level at which maximum efficiency is achieved, and controlling color ratios and total daily intensity by turning LEDs off or on as needed. To improve longevity of the LEDs, the turning off and on of the LEDs can occur at low frequencies, be implemented in the LED drivers as opposed to switching off the power, and can include a gradual transition between on and off states.

A system, method, and apparatus for increasing nutrient digestibility in plants is disclosed. A grower system for growing plants and crops provides an aerobic environment by controlling a plurality of environmental factors that decrease environmental stresses surrounding the plants or crops. The decrease in environmental stresses increases hydrolytic enzyme activity and releases additional hydrolytic enzymes. The hydrolytic enzymes breakdown a plurality of complex storage molecules of the plant or crop into simple storage molecules, increasing the plant's nutrient digestibility.

An advanced plant production system comprises a robust and efficient network of lighting, instrumentation and control and data acquisition systems, which are integrated together to maximize plant health, crop production, while conserving resources. The system provides an advanced user interface that can be accessed both locally and remotely. In some embodiments, the lighting can be controlled to mimic the circadian rhythm of the crops or the Sun, and can be matched to a particular type and/or maturity of plant. A sensor node which can be used in the plant production system comprises internal sensors, and can also be connected to other external sensors, to provide detailed environmental information. Several methods are described that can optimize the efficiency of the system, and can be used to improve the yield, value, and/or quality of crops.

A method and apparatus for an adaptable vehicle light fixture is provided to activate varying light distribution patterns based upon preconfigured operation of trigger and/or power wires. One or more trigger and/or power wires connected to one or more vehicle light fixtures are preconfigured through wired and/or wireless programming to generate specified light distribution patterns that are responsive to the preconfigurations during manual operation. Wireless preconfiguration includes the use of a handheld magnetic device or smartphone. Wired preconfiguration includes the use of a vehicle-based controller area network (CAN) bus. Any preconfigured operation may be changed at any time by the user by programmably changing the preconfiguration.