Abstract: There is provided a lighting system for producing an output light beam irradiating plants or crops disposed in a plant growing area. The lighting system including: a circuit board having a relatively flat surface, the relatively flat surface extending along a plane, and including a first region and a second region. Solid-state light emitters are mounted in the first region and emitter drivers are mounted in the second region. The emitter drivers are substantially coplanar with the solid-state light emitters. The lighting system also includes a combining component configured to combine light sub-beams emitted by the solid-state light emitters into the output light beam, the output light beam having a combined spectral profile produced by a combination of individual spectra of the solid-state emitters.

Abstract: There are provided techniques, including systems and methods, for adjusting illumination conditions provided by a pool of light sources. The adjustments made to the illumination conditions are based on one or more objectives, hence enabling the possibility of generating objectives-based light recipes or scenarios. The system is connectable to the pool of light sources through appropriate components and protocols. The system includes a light scenario generation module, a rendering module, and a user interface, and the method is implemented using these components.

Abstract: The present techniques generally concern methods and systems for managing undesired effects in an electrical grid, which may include rapid voltage change(s) and/or flicker(s). The system includes an event detection module operatively connected to a plurality of horticultural light sources. The event detection module is configured to determine a power usage of the horticultural light sources, based on illumination conditions, detect an event affecting the illumination conditions, determine whether the event causes the undesired effects in the electrical grid, based on an evolution of the power usage of the horticultural light sources in response to the event, and send illumination instructions to the horticultural light sources to adjust the power usage of the horticultural light sources, if the event causes the undesired effects.

Abstract: There is provided a supplemental illumination assembly for supplementing a spectral content of an initial illumination originating from an illuminating lamp. The illuminating lamp includes a main controller. The supplemental illumination assembly includes an elongated body; a plurality of supplemental light emitters mounted on the elongated body, each supplemental light emitter being configured to emit light having an emitter spectrum in a non-visible range; and a local controller provided on the elongated body and configured to control the supplemental light emitters, the local controller being in communication with the main controller of the illuminating lamp to receive control signals therefrom.

Abstract: The present techniques generally concern methods and systems for monitoring and managing reactive power from horticultural lighting sources in an electrical grid. The techniques provided herein include determining or predicting distortive effects produced by the horticultural lighting sources, evaluating a power factor of the horticultural light sources, and based on a target power factor, adjusting the power factor of the horticultural light sources. The techniques described herein allow for an optimization of the power factor of the horticultural lighting sources in order to reduce, mitigate or eliminate the negative effects generally associated with the operation of horticultural light sources on the electrical grid.

Abstract: A system for simulating and implementing lighting scenarios for driving a horticultural light source in accordance with illumination instructions.

Abstract: There is provided a supplemental illumination assembly for supplementing a spectral content of an initial illumination originating from an illuminating lamp. The illuminating lamp includes a main controller. The supplemental illumination assembly includes an elongated body; a plurality of supplemental light emitters mounted on the elongated body, each supplemental light emitter being configured to emit light having an emitter spectrum in a non-visible range; and a local controller provided on the elongated body and configured to control the supplemental light emitters, the local controller being in communication with the main controller of the illuminating lamp to receive control signals therefrom.

Abstract: A method and system of supplementing a main illuminating light with a supplementary illuminating light using a plurality of solid-state light emitters to illuminate a space according to a target illumination spectrum are provided. The method can include determining or receiving a reference illumination spectrum associated with the main illuminating light. The method can also include determining a spectral deviation between the reference illumination spectrum and the target illumination spectrum. The method can further include controlling the solid-state light emitters to emit respective emitter beams forming the supplementary illuminating light and illuminating the space along with the main illuminating light, the emitter beams having respective emitter spectra together defining a supplementary illumination spectrum of the supplementary illuminating light.

Abstract: The present techniques generally concern techniques for managing horticultural load shedding. A system includes a plurality of horticultural light sources powered by an electrical utility, the plurality of horticultural light sources being disposed in a horticultural structure to irradiate at least one plant or crop; a control module in data communication with the electrical utility, the control module being adapted to receive information associated with at least one load shedding event and, in response thereto, produce a control signal; and a rendering module adapted to receive and process the control signal; and send illumination instructions to the plurality of horticultural light sources to adjust an emission profile of the plurality of horticultural light, thereby mitigating potentially negative effects on said at least one plant or crop growth. A method is also provided.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a dynamic lighting scenario over a scenario timeline using solid-state light emitters. The method can include a step of providing a plurality of lighting reference points in the dynamic lighting scenario, each lighting reference point having an associated reference illumination state to be achieved at a corresponding reference moment of the scenario timeline. The method can also include a step of determining a plurality of sets of reference control parameters for the solid-state light emitters, each set of reference control parameters for producing the reference illumination state associated to a corresponding one of the plurality of lighting reference points. The method can also include driving the solid-state light emitters based on the plurality of reference control parameters to generate the dynamic lighting scenario.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing horticultural lighting scenarios including the steps of receiving lighting scenarios and storing lighting scenario attributes thereof in a data storage; transmitting the lighting scenarios to a horticultural structure for deployment on at least one horticultural lighting apparatus; acquiring runtime data generated during the execution of the lighting scenarios and storing the runtime data on the data storage.

Abstract: There is provided a supplemental illumination assembly for supplementing a spectral content of an initial illumination originating from an illuminating lamp. The illuminating lamp includes a main controller. The supplemental illumination assembly includes an elongated body; a plurality of supplemental light emitters mounted on the elongated body, each supplemental light emitter being configured to emit light having an emitter spectrum in a non-visible range; and a local controller provided on the elongated body and configured to control the supplemental light emitters, the local controller being in communication with the main controller of the illuminating lamp to receive control signals therefrom.

Abstract: A lighting system and method for generating an output light beam representative of a target natural light are provided. The lighting system includes a plurality of solid-state light emitters each emitting a light sub-beam having an individual spectrum. The individual spectra of the solid-state light emitters collectively cover a visible portion of the natural light spectral profile and exclude infrared and ultraviolet components. The lighting system further includes a combining assembly combining the light sub-beams into the output light beam. A control module controls an intensity of the light sub-beam from each of the solid-state light emitters such that the resulting combined spectral profile of the output light beam is representative of a natural light spectral profile of the target natural light over its visible portion.