How to overcome the energy cost for indoor farms?

VERTICAL FARMING LED LIGHT

Date：15th Mar. 2023   | Source: YSteel    | Author: YSteel

SINGLE SOURCE LIGHTING IS THE LARGEST ENERGY COST FOR INDOOR FARMS.

• Question:

Energy costs on indoor farms account for at least 30 percent of total operating costs. Other energy costs relate to running fans, dehumidification and ventilation. Some indoor farms spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on electricity, mostly for lighting.

• Situation:

The indoor farm is a closed box, and the led is a point light source, most of the light radiates in all directions like a star. When the LED fixtures are installed above the indoor farm, most of the light shines sideways, not all of it goes to the plants. In the long run, it is a burden on costs.

• Solve:

In indoor vertical farms, the traditional separation distance between the bottom of the LED fixture and the top of the crop is 40-50 cm.

In the case of non-dimmable LED installations, when the lamp is drawn close to the plant, the amount of energy the lamp attracts is the same, but the yield goes up, meaning the plant grows faster.Or if the harvest date stays the same, more biomass can be produced.

This will satisfy the growers' demand for production.

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