High photon efficacy permits extra mild to succeed in vegetation for more healthy development
and permits indoor farms to avoid wasting on vitality prices
Samsung Electronics, a world chief in superior digital element options, at present introduced an industry-leading enhancement to its mid-power LED package deal – the LM301H – for horticulture functions, reminiscent of greenhouse and vertical farming*. At 3.10 micromoles per joule (μmol/J), the newly launched LM301H now options the best photon efficacy** amongst at present’s mid-power white LED packages.
“This breakthrough in photon efficacy will go a long way in helping indoor farm owners to maximize plant growth and quality, as well as their profits,” stated Un Soo Kim, senior vice chairman of LED Business Team at Samsung Electronics. “We are committed to continue innovating white LED solutions optimized for healthier plant production as we solidify our leadership in the horticulture lighting industry.”
As a results of this industry-leading photon efficacy, lighting producers can use 30 p.c fewer packages in every luminaire to realize the identical efficacy degree because the earlier model of the LM301H, permitting for smaller and lighter lamp designs in addition to lowered manufacturing prices. In addition, by utilizing the identical variety of packages, the sunshine effectivity of a luminaire may be improved by not less than 4 p.c, enabling indoor farms to scale back their vitality use.
Samsung is ready to obtain this development in photon efficacy by optimizing the chip’s light-emitting layer to transform electrical vitality into photons with larger effectivity, whereas an enchancment in chip construction minimizes mild loss, delivering extra mild to vegetation.
Furthermore, due to Samsung’s superior flip-chip design, the LM301H requires no wire bonding, which helps prolong the packages’ efficiency and reliability. Titanium dioxide across the chip additionally ensures larger sturdiness when uncovered to agricultural chemical compounds.
To promote much more balanced plant development, the white LM301H packages embody a broader spectrum of sunshine from blue and inexperienced to crimson, enhancing immunity from plant illness and offering larger dietary worth.
Samsung expects to start mass producing the brand new LM301H packages on the finish of this month and might be showcasing them at LIGHTFAIR International 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 21 to 23.
LM301H Specification:
| Product | Size (mm) | PPF (μmol/s)*** | PE (μmol/J) | |
| LM301H | Mid-power (25℃, 65mA, 5000Ok, CRI80) |
3.Zero x 3.0 | 0.56 | 3.10 |
* Vertical farming is the follow of rising crops in stacked layers to optimize using house. It usually takes place in managed indoor environments.
** Photon efficacy (PE) signifies the sunshine efficacy degree for photosynthesis in vegetation and is measured in micromoles per joule (μmol/J). Efficacy is the measure of how effectively a lightweight supply produces seen mild.
*** Photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) signifies the full quantity of photons within the photosynthetically energetic radiation (PAR) vary – a spectral vary between 400 and 700nm – that may improve plant photosynthesis and is measured in micromoles per second (μmol/s).
