Temporal, irradiance-controlled photoacclimation
AssigneeFluence Bioengineering, Inc.
InventorsSteven Graves, Gregory Hovagim, M. Travis Higginbotham
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Abstract
A lighting system for temporal, irradiance-controlled photoacclimation includes a photoacclimation controller configured to generate control signals based on a photoacclimation schedule, a user interface configured to receive user input to the photoacclimation controller, the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input, a plurality of luminaires configured to emit light suitable for photosynthesis in plants at a plurality of different selectable levels of light output, and a communications network via which the control signals are provided to the plurality of luminaires, the luminaires adjusting the light output in response to the control signals.
Claims18
An apparatus, comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive user input;
- and
- a photoacclimation controller configured to:
- transmit the user input to a server;
- receive from the server a photoacclimation schedule for one or more plants, wherein the server calculates the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input;
- and
- generate control signals that adjust light output of at least one luminaire to implement the photoacclimation schedule.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, via a user interface of a controller, user input for generating a photoacclimation schedule for one or more plants;
- transmitting, by the controller, the user input to a server;
- receiving, at the controller, the photoacclimation schedule from the server, wherein the server calculates the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input;
- and
- generating, by the controller, control signals that adjust light output of at least one luminaire to implement the photoacclimation schedule.
A system, comprising:
- a photoacclimation controller configured to generate control signals based on a photoacclimation schedule;
- a user interface configured to receive user input to the photoacclimation controller, the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input;
- a plurality of luminaires configured to emit light suitable for photosynthesis in plants at a plurality of different selectable levels of light output;
- a communications network via which the control signals are provided to the plurality of luminaires, the luminaires adjusting the light output in response to the control signals;
- and
- a server communicatively coupled to the photoacclimation controller via the communications network, wherein:
- the controller is further configured to transmit the user input to the server and receive the photoacclimation schedule from the server;
- and
- the server is configured to calculate the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.