New Industry Application: LED Plant Lighting Industry [Full Text]

The problem of global warming is becoming more and more serious, and the problem of food shortage is also deteriorating. Therefore, in recent years, led light sources have been used in the cultivation of plant grain, and the establishment of a “plant factory” has become a trend. Huairen, an industrial analysis manager of the Optoelectronics Association pointed out that LED plant factory lighting The growth rate of output value reached 62%. Taiwan factory including Yeguang, New Century, Jingdian, and Yuanyuan all entered the field of plant lighting in different fields. However, due to the certain foundation of agricultural development in Taiwan, and the small domestic demand market, the Taiwanese plant The development of the factory is limited. It is suggested that the production of high-profit-type crops can be promoted to enhance the competitiveness of the plant lighting industry.

Plant factory refers to a fully-enclosed plant, which uses artificially controlled lighting, temperature, and humidity to grow crops. In addition to reducing water loss, it can also achieve energy-saving effects through artificial led lighting and air conditioning. At present, Japan is actively investing in the development of lighting plants. According to statistics, by the end of March 2011, there were 16 semi-artificial lighting factories in Japan and 64 full lighting.

Huairen, an industrial analysis manager of the Photonics Association, pointed out that LED agricultural lighting has significant energy-saving effects. According to statistics, the energy consumption of lighting is as high as 82% in a fluorescent seedling plant, but if LED is used instead of traditional lighting, energy can be reduced. Depletion; domestic Taiwanese companies also entered the plant lighting applications, such as billion light in 2011 with Philips, Japan Mitsubishi Chemical and other international companies, on the LED plant light lighting signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop LED special lighting applications.

However, due to the relatively small domestic market in Taiwan and the unfavorable development of biotechnology companies, coupled with the lack of sound agricultural R&D and production management regulations and the low manpower cost of investing in biotechnology and medical research and agricultural R&D in Taiwan, Taiwan’s plant lighting market has not Failing to make significant leap forward, Fan Huairen suggested that in addition to the government’s active support, China should use the advantages of its original plant and its geographical position in Southeast Asia to develop high profit-based products, including vegetables, orchids, herbs, and other products. Into the mainland market, while using semiconductors and other high-tech technologies to accelerate and improve production processes.