Illumination system, illumination control method, and plant cultivation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10098289-B2
Application number	US-201715667153-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2017
Priority date	Aug 5, 2016
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

An illumination system includes: a light-emitting module including a blue LED light source that emits blue light having a light emission peak in a blue range of from 400 nm to 470 nm and a red LED light source that emits red light having a light emission peak in a red range of from 610 nm to 680 nm; a light regulator that controls a first light intensity, which is light intensity at the light emission peak in the blue range, and a second light intensity, which is light intensity at the light emission peak in the red range, in a light emission spectrum of light emitted by the light-emitting module; and a clock that measures a time. The light regulator causes the second light intensity to change in conjunction with a change in the first light intensity, in accordance with the time measured by the clock.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An illumination system, comprising:
a light-emitting module including a blue light-emitting diode (LED) light source that emits blue light and a red LED light source that emits red light, the blue light having a light emission peak in a blue range of at least 400 nm to at most 470 nm, the red light having a light emission peak in a red range of at least 610 nm to at most 680 nm;
a light regulator that controls a first light intensity and a second light intensity in a light emission spectrum of light emitted by the light-emitting module, the first light intensity being a light intensity at the light emission peak in the blue range, and the second light intensity being a light intensity at the light emission peak in the red range; and
a clock that measures a time, wherein
the light regulator:
causes the second light intensity to change in conjunction with a change in the first light intensity, in accordance with the time measured by the clock; and
controls the light-emitting module to cause a ratio of the second light intensity to the first light intensity at a first timepoint to be higher than the ratio of the second light intensity to the first light intensity at a second timepoint after the first timepoint.

2. The illumination system according to claim 1 , wherein
the light regulator:
controls the light-emitting module to cause the ratio of the second light intensity to the first light intensity to be at least 4 and at most 10 at the first timepoint; and
controls the light-emitting module to cause the ratio of the second light intensity to the first light intensity to be at least 2 and at most 4 at the second timepoint,

the light-emitting module includes a sealant that seals the blue LED light source and the red LED light source, and
at least the sealant that seals the blue LED light source contains phosphor that converts a wavelength of the blue light.

3. The illumination system according to claim 2 , wherein
the phosphor converts the wavelength of the blue light to emit fluorescence of a color selected from at least one of green, red, and yellow.

4. The illumination system according to claim 1 , wherein
the light-emitting module includes a greater number of blue LED light sources than red LED light sources.

5. The illumination system according to claim 1 , wherein
the light regulator controls a temperature of the light-emitting module to cause the second light intensity to change in conjunction with the change in the first light intensity.

6. The illumination system according to claim 5 , wherein
the light-emitting module further includes a board,
the blue LED light source and the red LED light source are disposed on the board, and
the light regulator controls a temperature of the board to cause the second light intensity to change in conjunction with the change in the first light intensity.

7. The illumination system according to claim 5 , wherein
the light regulator includes at least one of a heating device and a cooling device for causing the temperature of the light-emitting module to change.

8. The illumination system according to claim 5 , wherein
the light regulator includes a Peltier element.

9. The illumination system according to claim 5 , wherein
the light regulator causes the second light intensity to change in conjunction with the change in the first light intensity, without changing input power to the blue LED light source and the red LED light source.

10. The illumination system according to claim 1 , wherein
the light-emitting module includes at least one light-emitting element column in which the blue LED light source and the red LED light source are connected in series.

11. An illumination control method, comprising:
lighting-up a light-emitting module including a blue LED light source that emits blue light and a red LED light source that emits red light, the blue light having a light emission peak in a blue range of at least 400 nm to at most 470 nm, the red light having a light emission peak in a red range of at least 610 nm to at most 680 nm;
measuring a time from a timepoint at which the lighting-up is executed; and
causing a light intensity at the light emission peak of the red light to change in conjunction with a change in a light intensity at the light emission peak of the blue light, by controlling a temperature of the light-emitting module, in accordance with the time measured in the measuring.

12. A plant cultivation device, comprising:
the illumination system according to claim 1 ; and
a container that holds a medium which supports a plant, wherein
the light-emitting module irradiates the plant with the light.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ueno Yasuharu
• Omura Koji

Classifications

• H10W90/00

  Package configurations · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• A01G7/045

  with electric lighting · CPC title

• H05B47/16

  by timing means · CPC title

• F21V19/0015

  Fastening arrangements intended to retain light sources · CPC title