Thanks! It is possible. We are coming out with a new LED T5 lamp where we can easily customize the output spectrum. It would be fun to work together to find out the ideal spectrum.
It will be interesting to see how the market scales. There are certainly advantages to large commercial greenhouses etc... but there is a quickly growing trend for small local producers that grow a few hundred or couple…
That's a great idea. Etendue shouldn't be too much of a concern because we are emitting onto a relatively large space. We hadn't considered using a BEF but will certainly look into it. Someone else mentioned using a…
It turns out that plants use more than just red/blue for photosynthesis. They do indeed absorb narrow bands of red/blue more strongly than other colors like green (this is why plants are green) but only absorb about 10%…
We build our own remote phosphor components and in some cases source components from companies like Intematix. We have a solid "side business" where we formulate and produce custom remote phosphor components for non…
Yes, it has been tested. The industry standar LM-80 lifetime testing of the LED shows an L70 lifetime of ~300,000 hours. We are operating the LEDs at a lower temperature meaning they should theoretically last even…
Phosphors are interesting in that they emit in 360 degrees. We have a "recycling cavity" behind the phosphor plates that reflects "backward" emitting photons. The design of this cavity is key to an efficient remote…
The numbers are heavily influenced by cost of electricity and time of use. Payback ranges from 1-5 years with an average user seeing payback in about 3. Average 600W HPS lamps are 1.0-1.3 µmoles/watt. A complete fixture…
The major difference is upfront cost vs. cost of ownership. If you purchase the "cheap" multi-color products you will end up consuming MUCH more energy. The difference is much more than the upfront cost of the lights.…
I'm Brian, the founder of Transcend. Each light is 19 pounds and is about 10"x8". There are two reasons the light is the size that it is. First temperature. We have a passive heat sink with fins and a plastic remote…
Thanks! It is possible. We are coming out with a new LED T5 lamp where we can easily customize the output spectrum. It would be fun to work together to find out the ideal spectrum.
It will be interesting to see how the market scales. There are certainly advantages to large commercial greenhouses etc... but there is a quickly growing trend for small local producers that grow a few hundred or couple…
That's a great idea. Etendue shouldn't be too much of a concern because we are emitting onto a relatively large space. We hadn't considered using a BEF but will certainly look into it. Someone else mentioned using a…
It turns out that plants use more than just red/blue for photosynthesis. They do indeed absorb narrow bands of red/blue more strongly than other colors like green (this is why plants are green) but only absorb about 10%…
We build our own remote phosphor components and in some cases source components from companies like Intematix. We have a solid "side business" where we formulate and produce custom remote phosphor components for non…
Yes, it has been tested. The industry standar LM-80 lifetime testing of the LED shows an L70 lifetime of ~300,000 hours. We are operating the LEDs at a lower temperature meaning they should theoretically last even…
Phosphors are interesting in that they emit in 360 degrees. We have a "recycling cavity" behind the phosphor plates that reflects "backward" emitting photons. The design of this cavity is key to an efficient remote…
The numbers are heavily influenced by cost of electricity and time of use. Payback ranges from 1-5 years with an average user seeing payback in about 3. Average 600W HPS lamps are 1.0-1.3 µmoles/watt. A complete fixture…
The major difference is upfront cost vs. cost of ownership. If you purchase the "cheap" multi-color products you will end up consuming MUCH more energy. The difference is much more than the upfront cost of the lights.…
I'm Brian, the founder of Transcend. Each light is 19 pounds and is about 10"x8". There are two reasons the light is the size that it is. First temperature. We have a passive heat sink with fins and a plastic remote…