A Solar LED Light

Solar Powered Lighting

There are few things we can count on in the world today, but one of them is that the sun will come up every morning providing a source of energy.  The sun is about 93 million miles away but it creates enough energy every minute to meet all of our energy needs.   While it is not necessary to power your LED light with solar power- it is easy.  You don’t even need to understand it.  Here is the information you need to relay to the local solar supply store as it relates to a LGM LED light:

The numbers per bar are: 400 mA if powered by 24VDC direct, drawing 9.6 watts.  When working with photovoltaic/battery setups, it is infinitely desirable to not use a power converter.  Typical PV/battery setups are for homes which need 120 vac power. They design the setup to have PV panels, batteries, and a power inverter to change the 12-24VDC panel voltage to 120VAC house voltage.  The inverter has at best a 60-70% efficiency meaning that you lose up to 40% of the power from your PV panels.   An LED light from LED Grow Master runs on 24VDC.  A power regulator is needed, because PV panels output from 22 volts in the shade, up to 70 volts in full sun.  The voltage coming into the LED light must be regulated to no higher than 24.7VDC.

What LED Grow Lights Don’t Have

LED Herb Wall

When we look at the way companies promote their products, the norm is to list the added features.  The way to understand the benefit of LED grow lights can better be described by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery when he wrote “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away.”

Let us take a look at what the LGM line of LED grow lights do not have.  They do not have lead or mercury-known for their toxic effect on humans and the environment.  They do not have glass parts to break or cut with.  There is no UV and only trace amounts of heat.  We have taken away the high voltage that causes shock and fire risks.  We have taken away the need for ballasts and external reflectors.   We have eliminated the white light pollution by design elements that allow you to direct a focused light only where you need it without the scattering of light typical in traditional bulbs.  We have eliminated high energy bills and frequent replacements.  We have eliminated the bulk.

What the LED Grow Master line represents is plant lighting in a pure form.  Light that is completely absorbed by plants to promote healthy, robust growth with an efficiency that is unparalleled in grow lighting.  Simplified to perfection. –AL