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What is the difference between Red/Blue vs. Broad "Full" Spectrum LEDs?

Jan 21, 2022

Growers generally have two options when it comes to ogrodnicza LED spectrums – "fUlli spectrum" or "szerokie-widmo", który appears as white light; and "czerwone/niebieskie widmo", which can appear as purple or pink light.    

Czerwona/niebieska dioda LED widma luminaires are often referred to as narrow band spectrum lights – because the wavelengths they emit are within a narrow band of light.   LED luminaires that emit a "white" light are often referred to as "broad spectrum" or "full spectrum" lekkis because they obejmują szeroki band widma światła (bardziej podobne do słońca) which renders a "white" light (tenere are no true white wavelengths).   

It should be noted that essentially all "white" LEDs are blue LEDs that are coated in a phosphor that converts the blue light into longer wavelengths. The phosphor absorbs the blue light and re-emits some or most of the photons into green and red light.  This coating reduces ten efficiency diody LED w converting photons into usable PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) lekki, but makes for a better work environment in sole source applications. The composition of the phosphor coating will help to determine the spectral quality of the white light emitted. To find the efficacy of your luminaire, you will need to divide the Fotosyntetyczny strumień fotonów (PPF) of the oprawaprzez its input wattage.  The resulting efficacy wartość, będzie represented in μmol/J.  The higher the number, the more efficient the luminaire is at converting electrical energy into photons of PAR.   

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Red/Blue LEDs  

The "purple/pink" LED luminaires that many associate with horticultural lighting, stosowanie varying combinations of red and blue PROWADZONYs, and are recommended dla greenhouse growers who are already receiving the full spectrum of light from the sun.  Since photosynthesis peaks in the red and blue wavelengths it makes this spectrum, not only the most efficient for plant growth, but also the most energy efficient. From this perspective, if you are already getting full spectrum sunlight from outdoors, it would make the most sense to put most of your energy into wavelengths that are most optimal for photosynthesis, and where you will see the biggest energy cost savings.  This combination is more energy efficient than "white" or full spectrum LEDs because blue and czerwone diody LED mają najwyższą skuteczność fotonową w porównaniu do innych kolorów i.e. they convert the highest amount of electricity in photons, so you are getting more growth from your plants per dollar spent. 

So, why do we need a combination of red and blue to grow plants, why can't we use just blue or just red LEDs?  While red is most efficient for photosynthesis, having only red light would result in poor growth such as very elongated stems, so blue is added to keep plants compact and a more typical shape.  On the other hand, you can't grow plants under only blue light either, as their growth and development will be adversely affected. Researchers have found over the years, that having a combination high red light to a lower percentage of blue light has been shown to be optymalny for the production z uprawy szklarniowe that are already receiving light from the sun.  Since there nie jest "ideal spectrum" for greenhouse zboża, most LED manufacturers offer a fixed ratio of red to blue that has been uznany the most optimum for horticultural crop growth and production.   

Jeśli jesteś hodowcą szklarni i chcesz zainstalować diody LED, polecamy our HortiLED Top 2.0 czerwony biały (Średni Niebieski) spectrum.  This LED spectrum has a softer pink kolor, making it easier to work under and grade rośliny, than purple light, and has a high efficacy rating of 3.3 μmol/Jzmniejszenie zużycia energii nawet o 40 procent w porównaniu z tradycyjnymi systemami HPS. Hodowcy uważają, że zapewnia doskonałe wynikito jest―either as a standalone LED installation or in a hybrid application (HPS-LED combination)―across all stages of growth for wiele upraw, w tym uprawy winorośli, ozdobnes; liściasty greens and cannabis.  

 

Pełny-Spectrum "White" LEDs 

While in a greenhouse, the outdoor sunlight will balance out the "pink or purple" light emitted from LEDs, the same spectrum in a sole-source, wnętrz application zapewnia ograniczoną spektrum światła do uprawy i może być unpleasant to work under. Therefore, many indoor growers have shifted away from wąskie spektrum LEDs, to "white" szeroki spectrum LEDs.    

Broad spectrum LEDs have a lower efficacy than red/blue LEDs due to conversion, energy, and optical losses within the phosphor conversion process. However, since in wnętrz applications where the luminaires are the podeszwa source of light, bspecyfikacja drogowatrum LED luminaires are far better niż czerwony/niebieski od they emit a wide range of wavelengths for your crop throughout the different growth stages.  This is important because as we do more research, we are discovering that wavelengths such as green, which were previously thought of as not very useful, are proving to be important in photosynthesis and certain morphological responses. Additionally, many full broad widmo luminaires can also emit energy in the far-red region, which can help promote stem extension and leaf expansion.    

Wn environment with only red/blue light, workers will not be able to properly identify problems such as nutritional deficiency, choroby and pests.  So broad spectrum light is not only more pleasing to the eye, but also makes it easier to work and assess plant health. 

Tak więc, chociaż możesz używać czerwonej/niebieskiej diody LED w zastosowaniach z jedynym źródłem, z ludzkim zdrowiem i plant scouting being affected, we highly recommend using a szerokie spektrum LED.  For growers in sole source applications, we offer a "daylight" spectrum option with the HortiLED Pierwsza 2.0ideal for  growth of indoor crops such as cannabis and leafy greens.