ARRAY OF LED ILLUMINATION MODULES OPTIMIZED FOR INITIAL PLANT GROWTH STAGE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME FOR PLANT FACTORY
20170245440 ยท 2017-08-31
Assignee
Inventors
- Sung-Bin CHO (Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR)
- Ji-Dong KIM (Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR)
- Ki-Biak KWON (Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Cpc classification
F21Y2103/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V9/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
H01L33/504
ELECTRICITY
F21V19/003
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V3/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21Y2115/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Y02P60/14
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
F21Y2113/13
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
A01G7/04
HUMAN NECESSITIES
F21V19/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V15/01
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
H01L25/075
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
Disclosed is an illumination module array for a plant factory, the array comprising: first blue LED chips; second blue LED chips; a first combination of RGY phosphors applied on the first chip to form a first RGY phosphors-applied LED chip; a second combination of RGY phosphors applied on the second chip to form a second RGY phosphors-applied LED chip, wherein the first combination is configured by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors that light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied LED chip has a spectrum having a relatively higher intensity in a red wavelength range; wherein the second combination is configured by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors that light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied LED chip and has a spectrum having a relatively shaper change of an intensity thereof in a blue wavelength range.
Claims
1. An array of LED illumination modules for a plant factory to emit light spectrum optimized for an initial growth stage of a plant, the array comprising: at least one first blue LED chip 10 to emit blue light; at least one second blue LED chip 20 to emit blue light; a first combination of RGY phosphors 30 applied on a light emission face of the first blue LED chip to form a first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30; a second combination of RGY phosphors 40 applied on a light emission face of the second blue LED chip to form a second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40, wherein the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 is configured by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors that first light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 has a spectrum having a relatively higher intensity in a wavelength range corresponding to a red color; wherein the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 is configured by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors that second light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 has a spectrum having a relatively shaper change of an intensity thereof in a wavelength range corresponding to a blue color, wherein the first and second light emissions together form combined light emission, wherein the combined light emission has a first intensity peak in a range of 560 nm to 660 nm, and a second intensity peak in range of 430 nm to 460 nm, and a minimum intensity level in a range of 465 nm to 490 nm, wherein the minimum intensity level is higher than a maximum intensity in a range of wavelengths above 700 nm.
2. The array of claim 1, wherein the combined light emission has a third intensity peak in a range of 630 nm to 660 nm, wherein the third intensity peak is separated from the first peak.
3. The array of claim 2, wherein a number of the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 10 and 30 is arranged along a length direction of the array, and a number of the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 20 and 40 is arranged along the length direction of the array, wherein the number of the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 10 and 30 is larger 1.5 to 3.5 times inclusive than the number of the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 20 and 40 such that the second peak is higher than the first and third peaks.
4. The array of claim 2, wherein a number of the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 10 and 30 is arranged along a length direction of the array, and a number of the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 20 and 40 is arranged along the length direction of the array, wherein the number of the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 10 and 30 is larger 4 to 6 times inclusive than the number of the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 20 and 40 such that the second peak is lower than the first and third peaks.
5. An illumination device for a plant factory to emit light spectrum optimized for an initial growth stage of a plant, the device comprising: the array 100 of claim 1; a circuit board 200 on which the array is mounted, wherein the circuit board has patterned circuit wires to control turn on/off of the LED chips and power supply to the LED chips; and a frame 300 configured to support the circuit board thereon and secure the circuit board thereto.
6. The device of claim 5, further comprising a cover 400 removably attached to the frame on a bottom edge thereof, wherein the cover is configured to protect the circuit board on the frame and the array mounted on the circuit board.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein the first and second blue LED chips are linearly arranged on the circuit board and spaced from each other in an equidistance manner.
8. An illumination device for a plant factory to emit light spectrum optimized for an initial growth stage of a plant, the device comprising: the array 100 of claim 2; a circuit board 200 on which the array is mounted, wherein the circuit board has patterned circuit wires to control turn on/off of the LED chips and power supply to the LED chips; and a frame 300 configured to support the circuit board thereon and secure the circuit board thereto.
9. An illumination device for a plant factory to emit light spectrum optimized for an initial growth stage of a plant, the device comprising: the array 100 of claim 3; a circuit board 200 on which the array is mounted, wherein the circuit board has patterned circuit wires to control turn on/off of the LED chips and power supply to the LED chips; and a frame 300 configured to support the circuit board thereon and secure the circuit board thereto.
10. An illumination device for a plant factory to emit light spectrum optimized for an initial growth stage of a plant, the device comprising: the array 100 of claim 4; a circuit board 200 on which the array is mounted, wherein the circuit board has patterned circuit wires to control turn on/off of the LED chips and power supply to the LED chips; and a frame 300 configured to support the circuit board thereon and secure the circuit board thereto.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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[0036] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in details with reference to the drawings.
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[0038] Referring to
[0039] When the first blue LED chip 10 receive a power from an external power supply, the chip 10 may emit blue light. The first combination of RGY phosphors 30 may be applied to a light emission surface of the first blue LED chip 10 to form a first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip. In order to form the first combination of RGY phosphors 30, red, green, and yellow phosphors may be combined such that light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 exhibit white light having a relatively higher intensity in a wavelength range corresponding to a red color.
[0040] When the second blue LED chip 20 receive a power from an external power supply, the chip 20 may emit blue light. The second combination of RGY phosphors 40 may be applied to a light emission surface of the second blue LED chip 20 to form a second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip. In order to form the second combination of RGY phosphors 40, red, green, and yellow phosphors may be combined such that light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 exhibit white light having a relatively larger change of an intensity thereof in a wavelength range corresponding to a blue color.
[0041] First light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 and second light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 may be combined to from combined light emission. The first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 and second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 may be mounted as respective LED illumination modules 100 on the single illumination device. Thus, the single illumination device may have the combined light emission as shown in
[0042] The first combination of RGY phosphors 30 may be formed by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors such that the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 may affect a spectrum for the light emission from the first blue LED chip 10.
[0043] In one embodiment, the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 may be formed by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors such that light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 exhibit white light having a relatively higher intensity in a wavelength range corresponding to a red color. In this connection, as shown in
[0044] The first light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 and second light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 may be combined to from the combined light emission with the spectrum as shown in
[0045] Further, as shown in
[0046] At the same time, this first light emission may be combined with the second light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 which may be formed by applying the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 on the light emission surface of the second blue LED chip 20. Thus, the single illumination device for a plant factory in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure may have the combined light emission of the first and second emissions, as shown in
[0047] Further, as shown in
[0048] It should be noted that the resulting spectrum for the combined light emission may be primarily affected by the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 in in a range of 560 nm to 660 nm, and may be secondarily affected by the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 in a range of 430 nm to 490 nm as shown in
[0049] The second combination of RGY phosphors 40 may be formed by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors such that the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 may affect a spectrum for the light emission from the second blue LED chip 20.
[0050] In one embodiment, the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 may be formed by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors such that light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 has a sharp intensity change in a wavelength range corresponding to a blue color. In this connection, as shown in
[0051] The first light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 and second light emission from the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 20 and 40 may be combined to from the combined light emission with the spectrum as shown in
[0052] Further, the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 may be formed by combining red, green, and yellow phosphors such that the valley intensity of the combined light emission in a range of 465 nm to 490 nm is higher than all intensities in a range of wavelengths above 700 nm, as shown in
[0053] At the same time, this second light emission may be combined with the first light emission from the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 which may be formed by applying the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 on the light emission surface of the first blue LED chip 10. Thus, the single illumination device for a plant factory in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure may have the combined light emission of the first and second emissions, as shown in
[0054] In this way, the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 may contribute to the light intensity in a wavelength range corresponding to a red color, while the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 may contribute to the light intensity in a wavelength range corresponding to a blue color. Thus, this spectral configuration for the combined emission as shown in
[0055] In one embodiment, as shown in
[0056] That is, due to the configuration that the third peak is higher than the first peak, for the initial plant growth duration, optimal photosynthesis may be achieved for the division or growth of each organ of the plant. Otherwise, only the red light may not suffice.
[0057] As shown in
[0058] In this connection, the circuit board 200 may have the array of the LED illumination modules 100 mounted thereon. The circuit board 200 may have patterned circuit wires to control turn on/off of the LED illumination module 100 and power supply to the LED illumination modules 100.
[0059] The frame 300 may be configured to support the circuit board 200 thereon and secure the circuit board 200 thereto. Further, the frame 300 may be fixed to a support frame (not shown) in the plant factory.
[0060] The cover 400 may be removably attached to the frame 300 at a bottom edge thereof. The cover 400 may protect the circuit board 200 on the frame 300 and the array of the LED illumination modules 100 mounted on the circuit board 200. In this connection, the first and second blue LED chips 10 and 20 may be linearly arranged on the circuit board 200 and spaced from each other in an equidistance manner, as shown in
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[0063] The second embodiment may be same as the first embodiment in terms of each of configurations of the first blue LED chip 10, the second blue LED chip 20, the first combination of RGY phosphors 30, and the second combination of RGY phosphors 40.
[0064] However, the second embodiment may be different from the first embodiment in terms of arrangement of the first blue LED chips 10 and the second blue LED chips 20. In the second embodiment, the first blue LED chips 10 and the second blue LED chips 20 may be linearly arranged on the circuit board 200 and spaced from each other in an equidistance manner, as shown in
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[0067] The third embodiment may be same as the first embodiment in terms of each of configurations of the first blue LED chip 10, the second blue LED chip 20, the first combination of RGY phosphors 30, and the second combination of RGY phosphors 40.
[0068] However, the third embodiment may be different from the first embodiment in terms of numbers of the first blue LED chips 10 and the second blue LED chips 20 arranged on the circuit board 200. In the third embodiment, the first blue LED chips 10 and the second blue LED chips 20 may be linearly arranged on the circuit board 200 and spaced from each other in an equidistance manner, as shown in
[0069] In this connection, the emission spectrum resulting from the third embodiment may be suitable for some kind of plants, while the emission spectrums resulting from the first and second embodiments may be suitable for other kind of plants. Thus, depending on the kind of the target plant, the emission spectrum may be selected between the first, second and third embodiments.
[0070] In one example of the third embodiment, the first blue LED chips 10 and the second blue LED chips 20 may be linearly arranged on the circuit board 200 and spaced from each other in an equidistance manner, as shown in
[0071] In this way, in the present disclosure, as described above with reference to the first, second and third embodiments, the arrangement of the first blue LED chips 10 with the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 applied thereto may overcome deficiency in terms of the plant growth related to a conventional array of red, blue and white LEDs
[0072] Although the arrangement of the first blue LED chips 10 with the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 applied thereto may result in the spectral configuration with the first peak and second peak as shown in
[0073] Therefore, the first blue LED chips 10 with the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 applied thereto may be alternately arranged with the second blue LED chips 20 with the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 applied thereto, as shown in
[0074] The arrangement of the second blue LED chips 20 with the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 applied thereto may result in the emission spectrum with an intensity in the range of 420 nm to 490 nm. However, the arrangement of the second blue LED chips 20 with the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 applied thereto may not contribute to an intensity in the range of 500 nm to 660 nm. Thus, the first blue LED chips 10 with the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 applied thereto may be alternately arranged with the second blue LED chips 20 with the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 applied thereto.
[0075] In one embodiment, a relatively larger amount of the first combination of RGY phosphors 30 may be applied onto the first blue LED chip 10 such that the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chip 10 and 30 has the emission spectrum with a relatively higher intensity in the range of 500 nm to 660 nm. This is because the first blue LED chip 10 itself has the blue emission. At the same time, a relatively smaller amount of the second combination of RGY phosphors 40 may be applied onto the second blue LED chip 20 since the second blue LED chip 20 itself has the emission spectrum with a relatively higher intensity in the range of 420 nm to 490 nm.
[0076] Different emission spectrums from those as shown in
[0077] In one embodiment, the arrangement of the first RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 10 and 30 and the second RGY phosphors-applied blue LED chips 20 and 40 may be adjusted to achieve the spectrums as shown in
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[0080] In order to realize the spectrums as shown in
[0081] In one embodiment, as shown in
[0082] In one embodiment, as shown in
[0083] In one embodiment, as shown in