CPC A01G 7/045 (2013.01) [A01G 9/249 (2019.05); F21V 21/15 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 21/34 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus for mass production of plants, the apparatus comprising:
a first plant-light system that includes:
an elongated top support arranged along a length of an aisle;
a first plurality of tracks that are affixed to the elongated top support and oriented at a non-parallel angle to the length of aisle;
a panel system that includes:
a laterally moveable elongated panel-support structure suspended from the first plurality of tracks, wherein the panel-support structure has a length, and
a first plurality of plant-lighting panels, each panel of which is suspended from the elongated panel-support structure, wherein each panel of the first plurality of plant-lighting panels is rotatable around a vertical axis of the panel, and wherein the lighting panels of the first plurality of lighting panels are arranged along the length of the panel-support structure;
a plant-lighting-panel rotation system configured to rotate the first plurality of the plant-lighting panels between a first orientation facing a first side of the aisle and a second orientation facing a second side of the aisle, wherein the first plurality of the plant-lighting panels is substantially parallel to each other relative to the length of the aisle when in the first orientation and when in the second orientation;
a controller; and
a plant-lighting-panel lateral-motion system operably coupled to the controller and configured to move the laterally moveable elongated panel-support structure, under control of the controller, to a plurality of lateral positions within the aisle.
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