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US 2004/0062023 A1Published application
Fibre optic light system for hydroponics
OwnerChristopher Elsegoodinventor
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Abstract
There is provided in accordance with the present invention a lighting system comprising a light source providing optimal spectral characteristics for plant growth, a means for focusing light from said light source into a fibre optic transmission medium, a fibre optic cable for transmitting light from said remote light source to a light distribution means, and a light distribution means, to distribute light over a specified area above the plants.
Claims21
A light for illuminating plants, adapted to be attached to a power source, comprising:
- a light source attached to the power source and being located remotely from the plants;
- a plurality of elongate fibre optic wave guides each having a first end proximate to the light source and a second distal end proximate to the plants.
A lighting system for illuminating plants comprising:
- a power source;
- a light source attached to the power source and being located remotely from the plants;
- a plurality of elongate fibre optic wave guides each having a first end proximate to the light source and a second distal end proximate to the plants;
- a distribution means for diffusing the light over the plants.
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A method for illuminating plants comprising:
- providing power from a power source to excite a light source;
- locating the light source in close proximity to the power source;
- locating the light source and power source remotely from the plants;
- transmitting light from the light source to the plants via a plurality of elongate fibre optic wave guides each having a first end proximate to the light source and a second distal end proximate to the plants;
- distributing the light transmitted via the wave guides over the plants.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.