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| January, 2010 Volume 5, Issue 1 |
Over the years, equations using wattage as a form of light measurement have been adopted by many growers. For example, a general rule of thumb found for fluorescent is approximately 15-30 watts per square foot of garden, while HID lighting is generally around 50-200 watts per square foot of garden. The recommendations vary quite a bit depending on what you are growing and who you ask which should be the first clue that this is a generalization. The watts per square foot method of determining light requirements has worked for many gardeners using traditional light sources but the practice of associating light output with wattage does not carry over to LED plant lighting. While it is true when comparing the light emitted from a 1000 watt Plantmax bulb vs a 1000 watt Agromax- each bulb emits a similar intensity over a set area. This is not the case when comparing LED plant lights, simply because there is a large range of efficiency depending on the manufacturer. Wattage is the energy consumed by plant lights. It does not account for the amount of watt energy producing usable light vs the amount of watt energy that is simply creating heat. When we look at traditional lighting such as HPS- over 80% of the energy used is emitted as heat, and not usable plant light. We are seeing this same problem in high wattage LED plant lights. Growers are accustomed to the idea that high watt is high output based on years of traditional lighting. Manufacturers are happy to take advantage of this misconception and have provided several LED options for the "high watt" grower. Let's take a 600 watt LED grow panel. This would sound like a powerful unit to the grower raised on the watt per square foot method. Here is what needs to be understood: one of these panels creates a great deal of heat requiring sometimes 10 cooling fans. This unit has wasted energy in the form of creating the heat, and more wasted energy managing the heat. Due to patented design advancements, SolarOasis has almost completely eliminated the heat in our products. This means that over 99% of the energy used by each LGM5 is directly producing light that is efficiently used for photosynthesis. This is why we are able to light an area using a fraction of the energy of other LED plant lighting companies. While I am able to say that using the LGM5 you need 1-3 watts per square foot- this would not apply to any other LED lighting. LED minded companies like SolarOasis and LED Grow Master continue to lead the way for farmers looking for an efficient lighting option. --AL Don't Believe Everything You Read- Patents Don't Lie
regular basis. When we first started out this was a simple process as only one other company was promoting LED plant lights. I had a basic respect for them as another company that realized the potential. These days- not so much. One of the major hurdles for LED grow lights is a lack of understanding. Here at LED Grow Master Global, we have dedicated the last 7 years to providing information to help overcome this. Based on this dedication, we are increasingly frustrated by the information provided by other companies, better defined as misinformation. Here are some examples... "In a test grow, our lights produced 92 times the vegetative growth of these other lights and based on yield and price were 147 times more cost effective!"-www.ledgrowlights.com. Think about that. Really? What other lights? I would love to see the data.
www.fuzzlight.com First, HPS is an HID lamp. Second, which is it? Fifteen watts replaces 500 watts or 250 watts?
grow light has the same growing light spectrum as a HPS lamp."- ultraledlights.com So 80% of the light is wasted on IR and UV?
wade through to find the truth. If you are one of those people, I have a simple solution to sort out who is who in LED plant lighting. Ask to see the patent. Patents were historically used to provide special rights and recognition for innovative design. Patents are granted to anyone who has invented a new and useful process or product. Patents are also granted when improvements are made on an existing product or process. SolarOasis holds the first patent in the world for an LED light specific to growing plants. Today SO has more than 12 patents representing advancements in this technology. If the company in question cannot provide you with a patent number, it is safe to assume that the product in question does not represent anything new or even an improvement on the old. Anyone who takes me up on this will quickly see that SolarOasis really is the leader. Patents don't lie. --AL Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved LED Grow Master Global, LLC |
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