Many raiser are facing high energy Price . It can be hard to cope with that , and while some had some engineering in place that aid them salvage on the electricity notice , others had to make the painful decision of halting wintertime production . There are some cultivator , however , who strain to find a straightaway root . While this can be quite tough to do right off the bat , it ’s surely not unacceptable . “Due to the high Department of Energy costs over the last months , several cultivator were last - minute pushed to take major decisions , " say Patrick Casteleyn from MechaTronix . " For example , they stop over wintertime production , or went over to LEDs , or balance their WKK / CHP flatulency / electrical energy for internal glasshouse / plant consumption versus sales to the electricity provider of their community . Such last - minute light-emitting diode purchases also have extra point of attention . For instance , will the promise delivery be realized on time ( there is still a shortage and wait in the universal provision strand of electronic portion , just wait at the legal transfer metre of galvanizing machine and other electronic machine in our casual private life ) ? Is the correct LED spectrum chosen in coitus to the plant ? Is the existing greenhouse equipped with other ' cultivation clitoris ' to acquire by full LED ? Will you get the most up - to - escort go intersection specifications ? Dimming , yes or no ( sunshine is still detached of price ) ? "
allot to Patrick , if some points are not achieved , this can head to extra higher price and extra and faster new investments . " It ’s always important to have the long - term goal and companionship strategy in mind , " he mention .
Dealing with energy pricesPatrick of MechaTronix refers to a satisfied client in the Bommelerwaard region of the Netherlands . " Due to the high vitality prices , he decided to install conduct at the remnant of August . In a timeframe of 5 - 6 calendar week , MechaTronix has honored the promised delivery timing + the LED light controller allegiance . "
In the old context , the agriculturalist had 3,288 full SON - T / HPS lamps and 3.46 MWatt energy economic consumption with + -120µmol / m²s . With the new organization of MechaTronix , he now has 1,706 full LED lamp and 2.14 MWatt zip use with + -135µmol / m²s .
As the agriculturist was very happy with the end result , they shared two videos : an example of flexibleness in programme the luminousness with some medicine tone , dim the nursery from 100 to 50 % in just a few moment .
" This way , the greenhouse can extend on its own WKK / CHP , so they do n’t need to purchase extra electricity . Regarding the installation , there was no need for additional cablings or installation work ; it was really ' plug & playact ' with the proper connection ! Each chrysanthemum flower cap , 62 in sum , is individually governable / dimmable by our wireless lamp internet . This means that the light saturation can be set per crown by the grower according to the outgrowth stagecoach or the flora ’s indigence . On top of that , extra Department of Energy costs can be saved or sell in relation to the electrical energy cost per hr each mean solar day . "
late research has show that full LED is feasible for arise chrysanthemums . " That ’s why we choose to also include far - red in our top recipes as the safest pick for plant growth and the cultivator , " Patrick point out . " In this mode , the grower can be sure that they have a healthy clientele programme for the coming wintertime and the next years , also see a well plant grow result . "
For more information : MechaTronixwww.horti - growlight.com
Patrick Casteleyn[email protected ]
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