Plant cultivation light source and plant cultivation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11716938-B2
Application number	US-202016827084-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2020
Priority date	Mar 26, 2019
Publication date	Aug 8, 2023
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a plant cultivation light source and a plant cultivation apparatus. The plant cultivation light source includes a main light source and an auxiliary light source. The main light source emits light having at least two peak wavelengths. The at least two peak wavelengths fall within a wavelength region absorbed by chlorophyll.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A plant cultivation apparatus comprising:
a housing having a nutrient medium space for supplying a nutrient medium to an emerged seedling of a plant, wherein the emerged seedling of the plant comprises:
a seedling satisfying at least one of a first condition that the seedling is aged less than a predetermined time, or a second condition that a weight of the seedling is less than or equal to a predetermined weight;
a cultivation unit disposed above the nutrient medium space and comprising a cultivation plate on which the seedling is cultivated; and
a light source unit disposed above the cultivation plate to illuminate the seedling,
wherein the light source unit r comprises a main light source and an auxiliary light source, the main light source emitting light having at least two peak wavelengths absorbable by chlorophyll, and
wherein the main light source and the auxiliary light source emit light during a light period and do not emit light during a dark period, the light period being set to 16 hours per day and the dark period being set to 8 hours per day, and
wherein the auxiliary light source is configured to emit white light.

2. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the main light source emits light having a first peak wavelength and a second peak wavelength, and light intensity of the first peak wavelength is identical to light intensity of the second peak wavelength.

3. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the main light source emits red light and blue light.

4. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein intensity of the red light emitted from the main light source is the same as intensity of the blue light emitted from the main light source.

5. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light source unit emits light having a wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm.

6. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitted from the light source unit has a light intensity of greater than 27 PPFD (μmol/m 2 /s) and less than 268 PPFD.

7. The plant cultivation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cultivation plate has an opening in which the seedling is situated.

8. The plant cultivation apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a securing unit mounted in the opening to maintain the seedling in the opening.

9. The plant cultivation apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a level control unit connected to the nutrient medium space and configured to maintain a level of the nutrient medium to be within a predetermined range.

10. A plant cultivation light source comprising:
a main light source and an auxiliary light source,
wherein the main light source emits light having at least two peak wavelengths including a first peak wavelength and a second peak wavelength greater than the first peak wavelength, the at least two peak wavelengths falling within a wavelength region absorbable by chlorophyll, and
the main light source is operable to emit light having first color and second color having a predetermined irradiance ratio;
wherein the light emitted from the main light source and the auxiliary light source increases content of a phytochemical in a plant, and the phytochemical is ginsenoside; and
wherein light intensity at the first peak wavelength and light intensity at the second peak wavelength are higher than light intensity at wavelengths that are greater than the first peak wavelength and smaller than the second peak wavelength, and
wherein the light intensity of the first peak wavelength is same as the light intensity of the second peak wavelength.

11. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 10 , wherein the main light source emits red light and blue light.

12. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 11 , wherein the light intensity of the first peak wavelength corresponds to intensity of the red light emitted from the main light source and the light intensity of the second peak wavelength corresponds to intensity of the blue light emitted from the main light source.

13. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 10 , wherein the auxiliary light source emits white light.

14. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 10 , wherein the plant cultivation light source emits light having a wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm and the light intensity at about 450 nm and 650 nm are higher than at wavelengths therebetween.

15. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 10 , wherein the light emitted from the plant cultivation light source has a light intensity of greater than 27 PPFD (μmol/m 2 /s) and less than 268 PPFD.

16. A plant cultivation light source comprising:
a main light source and an auxiliary light source,
wherein the main light source emits light having at least two peak wavelengths including a first peak wavelength and a second peak wavelength greater than the first peak wavelength, the at least two peak wavelengths falling within a wavelength region absorbable by chlorophyll, and
the main light source is operable to emit light having first color and second color having a predetermined irradiance ratio;
wherein the light emitted from the main light source and the auxiliary light source increases content of a phytochemical in a plant; and
wherein light intensity at the first peak wavelength and light intensity at the second peak wavelength are higher than light intensity at wavelengths that are greater than the first peak wavelength and smaller than the second peak wavelength, wherein the main light source and the auxiliary light source emit light during a light period and do not emit light during a dark period, the light period being set to 16 hours per day and the dark period being set to 8 hours per day, and
wherein the auxiliary light source emits white light.

17. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 16 , wherein the light intensity of the first peak wavelength is same as the light intensity of the second peak wavelength.

18. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 16 , wherein the main light source emits red light and blue light.

19. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 16 , wherein the plant cultivation light source emits light having a wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm.

20. The plant cultivation light source according to claim 16 , wherein the light emitted from the plant cultivation light source has a light intensity of greater than 27 PPFD (μmol/m 2 /s) and less than 268 PPFD.

Assignees

• Seoul Viosys Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song Hyun Su

Classifications

• A01G31/024

  Hydroponic cultivation wherein the roots are totally immersed in the nutritive solution, e.g. cultivation on floating rafts or deep-water culture · CPC title

• A01G31/065

  with means for recycling the nutritive solution · CPC title

• A01G7/045 Primary

  with electric lighting · CPC title

• A01G22/25

  Root crops, e.g. potatoes, yams, beet or wasabi · CPC title

• A01G31/00

  Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics (growth substrates therefor A01G24/00; cultivation of seaweed A01G33/00) · CPC title