Intelligent light adjusting system and intelligent light adjusting method in crop growth process

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10506765-B2
Application number	US-201615300970-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2016
Priority date	Aug 3, 2015
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

An intelligent light adjusting system and method thereof in a crop growth process are provided. The intelligent light adjusting system includes a parameter measurement device, a parameter processing device, a light source control device and a light source assembly. The parameter measurement device is for measuring a specified parameter in the crop growth process. The parameter processing device is for acquiring a light source parameter of the light source control device, based on the specified parameter. The light source control device is for controlling lighting of the light source assembly, based on the light source parameter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An intelligent light adjusting system useable in a crop growth process, the intelligent light adjusting system comprising: a parameter measurement device, a parameter processing device, a light source control device and a light source assembly, wherein
the parameter measurement device is configured to measure a specified parameter in the crop growth process;
the parameter processing device is configured to acquire a light source parameter of the light source control device, based on the specified parameter; and
the light source control device is configured to control lighting of the light source assembly, based on the light source parameter,
wherein the parameter measurement device comprises: a photosensitive element, a sensor element, a signal conditioning and converting circuit and an auxiliary circuit, wherein
the photosensitive element is configured to sense light, convert the sensed light into a valid optical signal and transmit the valid optical signal to the sensor element;
the sensing element is configured to convert the valid optical signal into an electrical signal and transmit the electrical signal to the signal conditioning and converting circuit;
the signal conditioning and converting circuit is configured to amplify a valid signal in the electrical signal and filtering out an invalid noise signal from the electrical signal to obtain a valid electrical signal, and transmit the valid electrical signal to the parameter processing device; and
the auxiliary circuit is configured to compare an output of the sensor element and an output of the signal conditioning and converting circuit and give feedback,
wherein the valid optical signal corresponds to the specified parameter.

2. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein the specified parameter is a chlorophyll fluorescence parameter.

3. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter measurement device comprises: test light sources, a reflective cup, a photoelectric detector and a signal amplifier, wherein
the test light sources are configured to provide lights for crops;
the reflective cup is configured to converge the lights of the test light sources to improve light utilization efficiency;
the photoelectric detector is configured to detect the lights converged by the reflective cup, convert an optical signal obtained through detection into an electrical signal, and transmit the electrical signal to the signal amplifier; and
the signal amplifier is configured to amplify the electrical signal and filter out the invalid noise signal from the electrical signal, to obtain the valid electrical signal.

4. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 3 , wherein the test light sources comprise light sources providing measuring radiation, actinic radiation, saturation radiation, and far-red radiation respectively, and a long wavelength cut-off filter is arranged between the light source providing measuring radiation and the reflective cup.

5. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 3 , wherein the reflective cup is arranged above leaves for testing of the crops, and a short wavelength cut-off filter is arranged between the leaves for testing of the crops and the photoelectric detector.

6. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein the light source control device comprises:
a micro control unit configured to receive the light source parameter outputted by the parameter processing device, and control a pulse width modulation unit based on the light source parameter; and
the pulse width modulation unit configured to output a current to adjust luminance of the light source assembly, based on the control of the micro control unit.

7. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 6 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), the light source control device further comprises an LED driver circuit, and the pulse width modulation unit is configured to adjust the luminance of the light source assembly by means of the LED driver circuit.

8. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein,
the parameter measurement device is configured to transmit the specified parameter to the parameter processing device, in a case that the specified parameter measured currently is greater than a first preset threshold; and
the parameter measurement device is configured to transmit the specified parameter to the parameter processing device, in a case that the specified parameter measured currently is less than a second preset threshold, wherein the first preset threshold is greater than the second preset threshold.

9. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein
the parameter processing device is configured to output a first light source parameter to reduce luminance of the light source assembly, in a case that the specified parameter measured currently is greater than a third preset threshold; or
the parameter processing device is configured to output a second light source parameter to increase the luminance of the light source assembly, in a case that the specified parameter measured currently is less than a fourth preset threshold, wherein the third preset threshold is greater than the fourth preset threshold.

10. The intelligent light adjusting system according to claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs).

11. An intelligent light adjusting method in a crop growth process, comprising:
measuring a specified parameter in the crop growth process; and
adjusting, based on the specified parameter, a light source parameter of a light source assembly to adjust light for crops,
wherein the measuring a specified parameter in the crop growth process further comprises:
sensing, by a photosensitive element, light, converting the sensed light into a valid optical signal and transmitting the valid optical signal to a sensor element;
converting, by the sensor element, the valid optical signal into an electrical signal and transmitting the electrical signal to a signal conditioning and converting circuit;
amplifying, by the signal conditioning and converting circuit, a valid signal in the electrical signal and filtering out an invalid noise signal from the electrical signal to obtain a valid electrical signal and transmitting the valid electrical signal to a parameter processing device; and
comparing, by the parameter processing device, an output of the sensor element and an output of the signal conditioning and converting circuit and give feedback,
wherein the valid optical signal corresponds to the specified parameter.

12. The intelligent light adjusting method according to claim 11 , wherein
luminance of the light source assembly is reduced, in a case that the specified parameter measured currently is greater than a third preset threshold; or
the luminance of the light source assembly is increased, in a case that the specified parameter measured currently is less than a fourth preset threshold, wherein the third preset threshold is greater than the fourth preset threshold.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Lin

Classifications

• G01N21/64

  Fluorescence; Phosphorescence · CPC title

• G01J1/0418

  using attenuators · CPC title

• G01N2021/635

  Photosynthetic material analysis, e.g. chrorophyll · CPC title

• A01G7/04 Primary

  Electric or magnetic {or acoustic} treatment of plants for promoting growth · CPC title

• G01J2001/4247

  for testing lamps or other light sources · CPC title