Agricultural Lighting

Tools | Simulation Tools | Horticulture | Jan 17, 2017

Lumileds Launches Horticulture Lighting Calculator to Accelerate Grow Light Development

Lumileds today introduced an online calculator that fixture manufacturers can use to more quickly optimize the design of their grow lights. The calculator allows the user to input various LED combinations and operating conditions to generate the spectral power distribution, photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), and power usage of a fixture using Lumileds LUXEON SunPlus Series LEDs. Read more »

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Cabinet Controllers: Accessible Smart Lighting for Every City

Cabinet Controllers: Accessible Smart Lighting for Every City Not every city can or should start a smart lighting upgrade from scratch. For towns and urban districts seeking affordable, non-intrusive solutions, smart street lighting cabinet controllers offer a practical path forward. Read more »

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XLamp® XHP35.2 LED Delivers Highest Performance in a Drop-In XP Footprint

XLamp® XHP35.2 LED Delivers Highest Performance in a Drop-In XP Footprint Cree LED’s XLamp® XHP35.2 LED delivers the highest levels of light output, efficacy and reliability within the proven XP 3.45 mm footprint. Engineered as a versatile lighting platform for all directional lighting applications, XHP35.2 LEDs are offered in a wide variety of product configurations for optimal product design. Read more »

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Retrofitting Smart Street Lighting: A Challenge for Cities

Retrofitting Smart Street Lighting: A Challenge for Cities Cities everywhere are racing toward smarter, greener, more efficient public services - and street lighting is often the first major step. But upgrading traditional lighting infrastructure can be complex. For many cities, the thought of major civil works, visible add-ons, or changing the historical or architectural look of their streets is a major concern. Read more »

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Infrastructure-agnostic Smart City IoT Is Entering a New Phase of Deployment

Infrastructure-agnostic Smart City IoT Is Entering a New Phase of Deployment Smart city success is shifting from isolated pilots to integrated, infrastructure-agnostic platforms. As deployments scale, cities must prioritize open standards, communication flexibility, security by design and unified control. This paper outlines practical principles that help municipalities move from point solutions to long-term, interoperable IoT ecosystems built around community needs. Read more »