Lighting system and sensor array for growing plants

Abstract

A lighting system for facilitating the growth of plants. The system can include an LED array having an output of light, including light intensity and/or color spectra, controlled locally in response to one or more sensors of the respective system detecting a sensory input analyzed against a target parameter set. The LED array and/or corresponding one or more sensors can be disposed on or internal to a housing. The LED array can be protected and a controller of the system can be configured to analyze data from the one or more sensors and adjust output of the LED array in response.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lighting system comprising:
 a grow light array configured to output an adjustable spectrum of light;   a sensor array configured to provide sensor data; and   a controller configured to receive the sensor data, determine a light sense parameter based at least in part on the sensor data, receive a target parameter, adjust the adjustable spectrum of light output by the grow light array to thereby adjust the light sense parameter based at least in part on the target parameter, and generate instructions to cause a display to display a digital light map based at least in part on the sensor data and the target parameter.   
     
     
         2 . The lighting system of  claim 1 , further comprising: a computer configured to provide the target parameter to the controller. 
     
     
         3 . The lighting system of  claim 2 , wherein the computer is further configured to determine the target parameter based at least in part on the sensor data. 
     
     
         4 . The lighting system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the computer is configured to process a user input, and   wherein the target parameter is settable via the user input.   
     
     
         5 . The lighting system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the light sense parameter based at least in part on ambient light. 
     
     
         6 . The lighting system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the grow light array comprises a first grow light and a second grow light, the first and second grow lights movable in relation to each other, and   wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the grow light array to cause the first and second grow lights to move in relation to each other to thereby adjust the light sense parameter.   
     
     
         7 . The lighting system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the grow light array comprises a first grow light configured to output a first light signal and a second grow light configured to output a second light signal, and   wherein the controller is further configured to adjust a first spectrum of light of the first light signal and adjust a second spectrum of light of the second light signal.   
     
     
         8 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs);   a plurality of sensors;   a housing structurally supporting the plurality of light emitting diodes and the plurality of sensors;   a controller configured to receive sensor data from the plurality of sensors, determine a light spectrum sense parameter based at least in part on the sensor data, and adjust a spectrum of light output from the plurality of light emitting diodes to drive the light spectrum sense parameter to match a desired light spectrum sense parameter;   a processor; and   computer readable medium in communication with the processor with instructions thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to cause a display to display a digital light map based at least in part on the sensor data and based at least in part on the desired light spectrum sense parameter.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a computer comprising the processor,   wherein the computer is configured to provide the desired light spectrum sense parameter to the controller and receive sensor data from the sensor.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the computer is further configured to determine the desired light spectrum sense parameter based at least in part on the sensor data. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the light spectrum sense parameter corresponds to light output from the plurality of light emitting diodes and ambient light. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 ,
 wherein a first LED and a second LED of the plurality of LEDS are movable in relation to each other, and   wherein the controller is further configured to cause the first and second LEDs to move in relation to each other to thereby adjust the light spectrum sense parameter.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the grow light array comprises a first grow light configured to output a first light signal and a second grow light configured to output a second light signal, and   wherein the controller is further configured to adjust a first spectrum of light of the first light signal and adjust a second spectrum of light of the second light signal.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the digital light map is adjusted with time. 
     
     
         15 . A grow light system comprising:
 a grow light array comprising a light emitting diode (LED);   a sensor carried by the grow light array;   a controller configured to receive sensor data from the sensor indicative of a spectrum of light, determine a light spectrum sense parameter based at least in part on the spectrum of light, and adjusts light output of the LED to drive the light spectrum sense parameter to match a desired spectrum of light; and   a computer configured to receive sensor data from the sensor array and cause a display to display the spectrum of light and the desired spectrum of light.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the light spectrum sense parameter corresponds to light output from the light emitting diode and ambient light. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the LED is movable in relation to the sensor, and   wherein the controller is further configured to cause the LED to move in relation to the sensor to thereby adjust the light spectrum sense parameter.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the computer is further configured to determine the desired spectrum of light based at least in part on the sensor data. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the computer further comprises a user interface, and   wherein the desired spectrum of light is configurable via the user interface.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 ,
 wherein the computer is further configured to cause the display to display a change in the spectrum of light over time.