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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2016

Improving Light Distribution by Zoom Lens for Electricity Savings in a Plant Factory with Light-Emitting Diodes.

Kun Li, Zhipeng Li, Qichang Yang

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Kun LiInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceBeijing, China; Key Lab of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of AgricultureBeijing, China.
Zhipeng LiInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceBeijing, China; Key Lab of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of AgricultureBeijing, China.
Qichang YangInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural ScienceBeijing, China; Key Lab of Energy Conservation and Waste Management of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of AgricultureBeijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The high energy consumption of a plant factory is the biggest issue in its rapid expansion, especially for lighting electricity, which has been solved to a large extent by light-emitting diodes (LED). However, the remarkable potential for further energy savings remains to be further investigated. In this study, an optical system applied just below the LED was designed. The effects of the system on the growth and photosynthesis of butterhead lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) were examined, and the performance of the optical improvement in energy savings was evaluated by comparison with the traditional LED illumination mode. The irradiation patterns used were LED with zoom lenses (Z-LED) and conventional non-lenses LED (C-LED). The seedlings in both treatments were exposed to the same light environment over the entire growth period. The improvement saved over half of the light source electricity, while prominently lowering the temperature. Influenced by this, the rate of photosynthesis sharply decreased, causing reductions in plant yield and nitrate content, while having no negative effects on morphological parameters and photosynthetic pigment contents. Nevertheless, the much higher light use efficiency of Z-LEDs makes this system a better approach to illumination in a plant factory with artificial lighting.

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light use efficiencyprecise illuminatingprinciples during transplantingreserved growing spacezoom

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