Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Signify Holding B.v.

Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

Koninklijkle Philips N.v.

Oledworks Gmbh

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Cristina Tanase

Herbert Lifka

Gabriel-Eugen Onac

Marc Andre Peters

Rob Franciscus Maria Van Elmpt

Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn

Horst Greiner

Esther Maria Van Echtelt

Hangfeng Ji

Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet

Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems

Mihaela Ioana Popovici

Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden

Erik Paul Boonekamp

Henricus Marie Peeters

Rainier Franciscus Xaverius Alphonsus Marie Mols

Marcus Antonius Verschuuren

Coen Adrianus Verschuren

Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters

Willem Franke Pasveer

Céline Catherine Sarah Nicole

Rene Theodorus Wegh

René Theodorus Wegh

Paulus Albertus Van Hal

Antonius Maria Bernardus Van Mol

Rémy Cyrille Broersma

Cornelis Teunissen

Ike Gerke De Vries

Ramon Eugene Franciscus Van De Ven

Patrick Henricus Johannes Van Stijn

Lars Christian Casper

Martijn Evert Paul Jansen

Erik Dekempeneer

Esther De Beer

René Van Honschooten

Petrus Alexander Rensing

Ronaldus Johannes Marie Velings

Leonardus Maria Toonen

Remy Cyrille Broersma

Herve Migaud

Ben Clokie

Hilbrand Vanden Wyngaert

Ronaldus Johannes Maria Velings

A system is configured to receive light sensor data from a light sensor and determine a visibility threshold () based on the light sensor data. The light sensor data is indicative of an ambient light level. The system is further configured to determine the plurality of light effects to be rendered by a lighting device and determine whether light intensity levels () of the plurality of light effects exceed the visibility threshold. The system is further configured to increase at least one of the light intensity levels above the visibility threshold, to harmonize the at least one light intensity level with the ambient light level, upon determining that the at least one light intensity level does not exceed the visibility threshold, and control the lighting device to render the plurality of light effects with the adjusted light intensity levels ().

Immersive outdoor lighting emulation

The invention provides a lighting system comprising (i) a lighting device comprising a plurality of light sources for application in a horticulture production facility, wherein the light sources are configured to illuminate with horticulture light crops, wherein the lighting system further comprises (ii) a control unit configured to control the light intensity of local light at a location, wherein the local light is the sum of the horticulture light and light at the location originating from an optional other light source, and wherein the control unit is configured to prevent a change in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of the local light at the location of on average more than 50 nmol/sec/mover a predetermined period of time selected from the range of equal to or smaller than 5 minutes by controlling the contribution of the horticulture light to the local light.

Horticulture lighting system and horticulture production facility using such horticulture lighting system

A fish lighting system has an input interface () which receives instructions corresponding to a desired fish behavioral and/or physiological response (). This is converted into a lighting control signal (RGB, t) for driving a lighting arrangement (), with the intensity and color of the output from the lighting arrangement selected to obtain the desired fish behavioral and/or physiological response.

Artificial lighting system for fish and a method of providing fish lighting

The present disclosure proposes an improved apparatus and method for counting of sea lice by providing a stable and controlled light environment which ensures counting of sea lice reliably and independent of weather conditions and an optimized spectral power distribution and intensity of the light for improved observation (detectability) of sea lice with respect to fish skin. An embodiment of the disclosed light system comprises multiple LEDs, at least two LEDs providing a light colour with peaks in the range 490-540 nm (Cyan/Green) respectively 620-660 nm (Red).

Light unit for counting sea lice

An illumination system and method configured for mitigating a growth dip and as a consequence enhancing the growth of aquatic animals in a volume of water is disclosed. The illumination system comprises at least one light source () comprising at least one light emitting diode arranged to emit light to the volume of water and at least one light driver () arranged to drive the at least one light source. The illumination system also comprises a controller () that is adapted to provide control signals to the light driver to increase a light intensity level of the light emitted from the at least one light source from a first light intensity level (II) to a second light intensity level (12) over a time period (T) of at least one day to two weeks, preferably at least two days to two weeks.

Illumination system and method for enhancing growth of aquatic animals

The invention provides a lighting system comprising (i) a lighting device comprising a plurality of light sources for application in a horticulture production facility, wherein the light sources are configured to illuminate with horticulture light crops, wherein the lighting system further comprises (ii) a control unit configured to control the light intensity of local light at a location, wherein the local light is the sum of the horticulture light and light at the location originating from an optional other light source, and wherein the control unit is configured to prevent a change in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of the local light at the location of on average more than 50 &#x3bc;mol/sec/mover a predetermined period of time selected from the range of equal to or smaller than 5 minutes by controlling the contribution of the horticulture light to the local light.

The invention provides a lighting device () with light emitting diodes () configured to generate light () having a wavelength selected from the range of 400-475 nm, wherein the lighting device () comprises at least two light emitting parts (). The first light emitting part () comprises a first subset () of light emitting diodes (), and is configured to provide a first light () having the first spectral light distribution substantially in the range of 400-475 nm. The second light emitting part () comprises a second subset () of light emitting diodes () and comprising a light conversion element () configured to convert at least part of the light () generated from the second subset () of the plurality of light emitting diodes () into the second light (), with the second spectral light distribution substantially in the range of 625-800 nm. The first subset () of the plurality of light emitting diodes () and the second subset () of the plurality of light emitting diodes () are independently controllable.

Lighting device capable of providing horticulture light and method of illuminating horticulture

The invention provides a method for enhancing the nutritional value in a first plant part () of a crop (), wherein the first plant part () comprises an edible plant part, wherein the crop () in addition to the first plant part () comprises one or more other plant parts (), wherein the method comprises illuminating during a nutritional enhancement lighting period a target part () of said first plant part () with horticulture light () that is selected to enhance formation of a nutrient in said first plant part () while allowing one or more other plant parts () to be subjected to different light conditions, wherein the nutritional enhancement lighting period is started within two weeks from harvest of the first plant part ().

Method for enhancing the nutritional value in an edible plant part by light, and lighting device therefore

The invention provides a lighting system () for controlling the growth of plants, the system comprising; an array of solid state/semiconductor light sources () adapted to emit light of a predetermined wavelength or wavelength range; and a cooling arrangement() comprising a pipe () having at least one inlet opening for receiving a gaseous cooling medium and a plurality of outlet openings () for releasing said gaseous cooling medium from said cooling arrangement, the cooling arrangement being in mechanical and thermal contact with said light sources. The invention also provides a method for controlling the growth of a plant in a greenhouse of growth chamber. The invention allows promoting the photosynthesis of a plant by modifying the conditions (light intensity, temperature, COconcentration) locally around the plant.

Lighting system with cooling arrangement

The invention provides an interface () for converting a desired physiological plant response into control instructions for at least one lighting system () which has an adjustable lighting property, said interface () comprising: a receiver for receiving a desired physiological plant response; a processor functionally coupled to said receiver for converting said desired physiological plant response into said control instructions, and a transmitter (), functionally coupled to said processor for transmitting said control instructions to said at least one lighting system () wherein said desired physiological plant response is defined as a set point in a multi-dimensional horticulture action space.

Horticulture lighting interface for interfacing at least one lighting system

This invention relates to a method for forming a patterned layer on a substrate by means of an imprint process. According to the method a first layer is provided on the substrate, and a pattern of recesses is provided in the first layer by imprinting the layer with a patterning means. Then the first layer is cured. The curing is followed by performing a first surface treatment onto the first layer to make the surface of thereof hydrophilic, and then performing a second surface treatment onto a selected subarea of the surface of the first layer to make the. subarea hydrophobic. The subarea includes surface portions between the recesses and excludes the recesses. Finally, a conducting pattern material () is deposited into the recesses.

Method for forming a patterned layer on a substrate

An optoelectronic device comprising at least one optoelectronic active region comprising at least a rear electrode and a front electrode between which an organic optoelectronic material is sandwiched, said rear electrode being reflective, and a cover layer arranged in front of said front electrode. The cover layer comprises a material with light-scattering particles of a first material dispersed in a transparent matrix of at an least partly hydrolyzed silica sol. Due to the highly scattering propertied of the cover layer, the device is essentially concealed behind the cover layer when not in its operative state.

Hidden organic optoelectronic devices

An organic functional device () comprising a substrate () having a first electrode layer () and at least a first substrate shunt structure (), at least a first organic functional layer () provided on top of the first electrode layer (), a second, transparent electrode layer () arranged on top of the first organic functional layer (). The organic functional device further comprises a plurality of mutually spaced apart second electrode shunting structures (-) which are each in electrical contact with the second electrode layer () and with the first substrate shunt structure ().

Organic functional device and manufacturing method therefor

Disclosed is an optoelectronic device including at least one optoelectronic active region comprising at least a rear electrode and a front electrode between which an organic optoelectronic material is sandwiched, said rear electrode being reflective, and a cover layer arranged in front of said front electrode. The cover layer is formed from a material with light-scattering particles of a first material dispersed in a transparent matrix of at an least partly hydrolyzed silica sol. Due to the highly scattering properties of the cover layer, the device is essentially concealed behind the cover layer when not in its operative state.

Hidden organic optoelectronic devices with a light scattering layer

An electric transport component may include a substrate provided with a barrier structure with a first inorganic layer, an organic decoupling layer and a second inorganic layer, wherein the organic decoupling layer is sandwiched between the first and the second inorganic layer, and at least one electrically conductive structure distributed in a plane defined by the organic decoupling layer, and that is accommodated in at least one trench in the organic decoupling layer. A method of manufacturing an electric transport component may include the steps of providing a first inorganic layer, providing a first organic decoupling layer, forming at least one trench in the organic decoupling layer, depositing an electrically conductive material in the at least one trench, and providing a second inorganic layer. The component may be applied for example in opto-electrical and electro-optical devices.

Electric transport component, method of manufacturing the same, as well as electro-optical device and opto-electrical device

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