06.25.21
ams Osram is expanding its horticulture portfolio with the Osconiq S 5050. There is an ideal light recipe for each plant that includes "ingredients" such as the required wave-lengths, intensity, average illumination duration and much more. Operators of green-houses and so-called indoor farms naturally want to be as energy-efficient as possible in addition to maximizing yields. ams Osram’s Osconiq S 5050 addresses a key problem of often used white LEDs resulting in lower energy costs and more efficient lighting to lumi-naire manufacturers and indoor farmers.
In indoor farming, red and blue or alternatively red and white LEDs are the predominate combinations found today. Standard white LEDs used to grow plants also emit light in the red wavelength range, which could be covered by direct emitting red LEDs in the lighting system instead.
In addition, classic white LEDs require considerably more energy than a directly red-emitting LED would for a comparable number of red photons.
“Our new Osconiq S 5050 now enables a higher system efficacy of red-white spectra by reducing the share of phosphor converted red photons. With this concept, growers are now able to save energy costs significantly,” said Thomas Grebner, marketing manager at ams Osram. The special phosphor used in the Osconiq S 5050 cuts the red part of the spectrum.
In indoor farming, red and blue or alternatively red and white LEDs are the predominate combinations found today. Standard white LEDs used to grow plants also emit light in the red wavelength range, which could be covered by direct emitting red LEDs in the lighting system instead.
In addition, classic white LEDs require considerably more energy than a directly red-emitting LED would for a comparable number of red photons.
“Our new Osconiq S 5050 now enables a higher system efficacy of red-white spectra by reducing the share of phosphor converted red photons. With this concept, growers are now able to save energy costs significantly,” said Thomas Grebner, marketing manager at ams Osram. The special phosphor used in the Osconiq S 5050 cuts the red part of the spectrum.