Photosynthesis Light for Horticulture
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Photosynthesis Light for Horticulture

Horticulture Lamps Lighting for growth Lamps and lighting for horticulture Properly balanced Improves Specially developed More PAR Stable Wide range blue and red colours to optimise growth the yield and quality of greenhouse crops for horticulture on average compared to standard HPS PAR performance 250 - 1000W

Main application area Greenhouses Growers of food plants find artificial light just as important as it is for flowering plants. GE’s specially-developed range of horticultural lamps enable growers to use artificial lighting to improve the yield and quality of greenhouse crops and time growth to meet market demands. Light output and lumen maintenance on their own are not enough to create plant growth. Plants require a certain radiation level to help with the photosynthesis that enables them to grow, and others factors such as day length also play an important part. Photosynthetically Active...

Horticulture Lamps Lucalox™ PhotoSynthesis Lamp (PSL) range GE’s range of horticultural lamps has been extended with the recent addition of 600W electronic and 1000W double ended products, so the range now spans 250 - 1000 watts with 230 and 400 volt options, to suit both OEMs and growers. 600W 400V Electronic PSL •• High initial mean PAR 1120µMol •• High initial mean PAR of 1970µMol •• Over 1900µMol average PAR over life •• Long service life of 10,000 hours (B10) •• Electronic ballast system efficiency versus electromagnetic ballast •• Improved electrical load on the installation ••...

PSL technology Performance and reliability ••GE’s advanced sodium resistant ceramic helps eliminate early failures to give a rated service life of 10,000 to 12,000 hours for Lucalox™ PSL products. ••In order to achieve maximum performance, GE recommends lamp replacement when the Rated Service Life is reached. ••The lamps use extra rugged monolithic arc tubes equipped with GE Reliable Starting Technology which provides continuous high performance. (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) output. ••More resistance to mains voltage fluctuations. Zirconium gettering system ••Improves PAR...

Horticulture Lamps Day and night Photoperiodism The relative length of day and night and the seasons is important to plants. The number of hours of darkness in a 24-hour cycle is an important factor in determining blossoming and growing time. Night length triggers seed germination, tuber and bulb formation, and other growth characteristics such as colour, enlargement of leaves and stem size and shape. This rhythmic characteristic is called photoperiodism and is of great value to growers. Plants can be classified according to photoperiodicity. Short day (long night) The perennial...

Add Use Lucalox™ PSL as an additional daytime source of light, boosting existing light levels and aiding photosynthesis. Extend Use Lucalox™ PSL as a means of extending the growth time per day. Lights can be switched on at dusk or other non daylight hours. Plant colour and leaf formation Photoperiod also influences plant responses such as colour and formation of the leaves. Coleus, for example, under continuous lighting, produces dark red leaves with bright green edges. Less than 10 hours of light per day results in less sturdy plants and paler colours. The tulip bulb is the main source of...

Horticulture Lamps Quality from start to finish Guaranteed GE is constantly engaged in a global quality process. A statistical quality system, designated SIX SIGMA, is applied in all areas of the company from manufacturing through to sales. The lamps comply with the IEC/EN 62035 standards. PSL data GE offers warranties to distributors of its Lucalox™ PSL lamps. The warranty comprises two parts: •• Warranty on lamp reliability (Lamp Survival). •• Warranty on PAR (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) maintenance. 0 Life (thousand hours) Life (thousand hours) Typical lamp survival Robust...

Lamp volts: 115V Current: 2.7A Watts: 250W 100 h lumens: 33,000 100 h PAR: 430 μmole/sec Packing: 12 or 63 Lamp volts: 110V Current: 4.3A Watts: 420W 100 h lumens: 56,500 100 h PAR: 710 μmole/sec Packing: 12 or 63 Lamp volts: 115V Current: 6.0A Watts: 615W 100 h lumens: 90,000 100 h PAR: 1080 μmole/sec Packing: 12 or 63 Lamp volts: 115V Current: 7.4A Watts: 755W 100 h lumens: 112,000 100 h PAR: 1320 μmole/sec Packing: 12 or 63 Lamp volts: 200V Current: 3.6A Watts: 620W 100 h lumens: 85,000 100 h PAR: 1120 μmole/sec Packing: 12 or 63 Lamp volts: 200V Current: 3.6A Watts: 620W 100 h lumens:...

Horticulture Lamps Product identification The following glossary of terms will help you when selecting lamps in this section. Within each product line, lamps are divided into families – within these families, lamps are listed by wattage. The Product Description can be used as a quick reference to each product’s attributes. Where Life or Average Life are stated we refer to the industry standard definition of how many hours of operation 50% of a given installation will exceed. 100 hour lumens [Lumens] Bulb glass Operating position Performance: This gives an indication of the lamp’s brightness...

Product Description Product Code [12 pack] Product Code [63 pack] 100 hour lumens [Lumens] Bulb glass Operating position Hard Hard Universal Universal Hard Hard Universal Universal * Depending on system conditions, lamp power can vary by ±2.5% ** Electronic ballast ** 32 bulk pack not 63 Brand cross reference The following table shows GE and alternative brand Product Descriptions. These cross references are provided as a quick guide and may only represent a near equivalent to other brands. The table contains data from alternative brands’ catalogues and website. GE LU250W/PSL/T LU400W/PSL/T...