LED Lighting System for Promoting Biological Growth

摘要

The invention is directed to an LED lighting system for use in promoting biological growth. In one embodiment, the lighting system includes a plurality of “N” bar-like LED modules. Each of the LED modules is of the same length and the length is determined by the number of same-length LED circuit boards supported in an end-to-end manner by the LED module. The lighting system also includes a pair of bar-like end modules adapted to rigidly engage no more than “N” LED modules to realize a module structure in which the LED modules and the end modules respectively form the rungs and rails of a ladder-like structure. The lighting system is readily scalable in the length of the of the LED modules, as determined by the number of LED circuit boards supported, and in the number of LED modules supported by the pair of end modules.

主权项

1. A lighting structure for use in promoting biological growth comprising:
a plurality of LED modules, each LED module being adapted to support at least one LED;
wherein the plurality of LED modules is “N” LED modules where “N” is two or greater;wherein each module of the plurality of LED modules extends from a first LED module terminal end to a second LED module terminal end;wherein each module of the plurality of LED modules has an LED module length that is measured from the first LED module terminal end to the second LED module terminal end;wherein each module of the plurality of LED modules has substantially the same LED module length;wherein each LED module has an LED module longitudinal axis extending between the first LED module terminal end and the second LED module terminal end; first and second end modules for engaging the plurality of LED modules;wherein each of the first and second end modules is adapted to engage no more than “N” LED modules;wherein each of the first and second end modules extends from a first end module terminal end to a second end module terminal end;wherein the first end module is rigidly engaged to the first LED module terminal end of each of the plurality of LED modules;wherein the second end module is rigidly engaged to the second LED module terminal end of each of the plurality of LED modules;wherein the first end module has a first end module longitudinal axis that extends between the first end module terminal end and the second end module terminal end;wherein the second end module has a second end module longitudinal axis that extends between the first end module terminal end and the second end module terminal end; wherein (a) the LED module longitudinal axes are substantially parallel to one another, (b) the first and second end module longitudinal axes are substantially parallel to one another, and (c) the LED module longitudinal axes are substantially perpendicular to the LED module longitudinal axes.