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US 2026/0215376 A1Published application
Plant Lighting System
AssigneeNew AeroFarms, Inc.
InventorsAhmed Basyouny, Randal Reiman
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Abstract
Systems and methods for positioning artificial lighting lamps across extended vertical growing towers are disclosed. The system can accurately and repeatedly position the lighting lamps in close proximity to the plant canopy vertical grow tower surfaces, that can include that can include a light fixture frame that supports lighting lamps. The plant lighting system can further include a first linear actuator and a second linear actuator.
Claims16
A plant lighting system comprising:
- a light fixture frame that supports one or more lighting lamps, the light fixture frame has a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a third side joining the first side and the second side, and a fourth side opposite the third side that joins the first side and the second side;
- a first linear actuator that has a fully retracted length and a fully extended length, the fully extended length is substantially a multiple of the fully retracted length, the first linear actuator has a base surface and a top surface;
- a second linear actuator that has a fully retracted length and a fully extended length, the fully extended length is substantially a multiple of the fully retracted length, the second linear actuator has a base surface and a top surface, the second linear actuator spaced from the first linear actuator, the first linear actuator and the second linear actuator comprising segments, the first and second linear actuators extend and retract the segments telescopically and
- the light fixture frame mounted to the top surface of the first linear actuator and the light fixture frame mounted to the top surface of the second linear actuator, the light fixture frame spans the first linear actuator and the second linear actuator.
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A method of growing plants in a plant grow system, the method comprising:
- actuating a first linear actuator to move between a fully retracted length and a fully extended length to change a height of a light fixture frame of the plant grow system;
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- actuating a second linear actuator to move between a fully retracted length and a fully extended length simultaneously to actuation of the first linear actuator to change the height of the light fixture frame of the plant grow system;
- wherein the light fixture frame supports one or more lighting lamps, and the light fixture frame has a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a third side joining the first side and the second side, and a fourth side opposite the third side that joins the first side and the second side;
- wherein the fully extended length of the first and second linear actuators is substantially a multiple of the fully retracted length of the first and second linear actuators, and each of the first and second linear actuators has a base surface and a top surface;
- wherein the second linear actuator is spaced from the first linear actuator;
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- wherein the light fixture frame is mounted to the top surface of the first and second linear actuators.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.