Be in control of your profi tsPhilips GreenVision DIM gives you the control over your entire lighting installation to ensure that every Watt of energy it burns adds more value to your crop

Continuing our tradition of developing

innovative and reliable lighting solutions for

horticultural applications, we are presenting

Philips GreenVision DIM. A system giving

you the opportunity to easily control the

light level and monitor the performance

of GreenPower 600W and 1000W EL 400V

lamps at any moment.

Now it is possible to give your crop the

exact amount of light they need at any

time of the day, giving you the opportunity

to better control the climate inside the

greenhouse without sudden changes.

If you have the possibility to deliver energy

back into the power grid, you can smoothly

adjust the electricity consumption of your

lighting installation while maintaining a good

light uniformity.

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Philips GreenVision DIM provides you with a

flexible lighting installation in line with the

requirements of modern greenhouses:

GrowthLight level in line with the growth

phase of the plant or the time of the day

Optimal energy balance between own use and

energy sales

Optimised operations thanks to easy installation

monitoring via open standard control system

Sense and simplicity installation

GrowthLight level

You can vary the GrowthLight level by using GreenVision

DIM for individual control of systems or for control

per zone. If you connect light sensors to your climate

computer you can easily adjust the light level between

100% and 50% of the offering the right amount of light

any time of the day.

Optimal energy balance

Energy use is continually monitored, ensuring that you

always stay within any agreement made with your energy

supplier. In addition, other greenhouse systems can

be used more efficiently because of dimming. e.g. no

voltage peak stress for generator, no efficiency loss due

to warm-up time for lighting installation. When using a

dimmable installation, extensive on/off switching will be

avoided, keeping the installation within the warranty usage

conditions and preventing sudden climate changes in the

greenhouse.

Optimised operations

The system warns you of potential lamp failure or driver

overheating before component failure, simplifying

maintenance and avoiding energy waste. Philips

GreenVision DIM gear makes use of the DALI interface

(Digital Addressable Lighting Interface). As it is widely

supported by the lighting industry, it enables coupling to

other DALI devices.

Sense and simplicity installation

You will have low daylight interception and less load to the

greenhouse construction due to small dimensions and low

weight of the system. SOFTSTART feature allows usage of

standard cabling and fuses reducing the cost of installation.

Further electronic gear ensures safe operation (e.g. in case

of over voltage, lamp end of life, etc). Philips GreenVision

DIM is deployed via certified lighting fixture manufacturers,

installers and climate computer providers to make sure

you have a perfectly working installation in minimum

amount of time. Please contact your local representative

for more details.

Proof positive - Van der Drift Roses Van der Drift Roses is a modern, state of art greenhouse

built in 2007. His four hectares Red Naomi are lit by 6,000 fixtures equipped with 1000W GreenVision / GreenPower light system. An intelligent checkboard switching anticipates the varying light- and energy conditions. The system configuration thus protects the rose against sudden climate changes while maintaining a uniform light level.

After two seasons with the GreenVision DIM installation, I can say it meets my expectations. I can realize the desired light climate any time throughout the lighting season, resulting in a uniform and consistent production of superior A1 quality roses. The systems flexibility allows me to react to the energy imbalance market and secures optimal co-generator loads. Altogether I benefit from 5-10% additional energy savings. If I had to, I wouldnt hesitate investing again, as I can clearly see the benefits for my business

Marc van der Drift

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Example situation:

The figure below indicates the results: a potential extra

growth of 10% in fresh weight (g/plant) combined with

25% of energy savings.

In his first year of using Philips GreenVision DIM, Van der

Hoorn dimmed about 1000 hours at times when the light

level was too high to ensure optimal crop growth.

Approximately 500 hours were effective dim hours that

could not be solved by 50/50 switching. Over the year,

this resulted in energy savings of e12.375 per hectare (see

table below). Now with new insights on light sensitivity of

different Phalaenopsis varieties over the day found by

Plant Dynamics, Van der Hoorn can further fine-tune the

set points in his computer to come to even better crop

and energy management.

Philips and our partners can help you with calculating your

break-even point for the use of GreenVision DIM.

Proof positive - Van der Hoorn Orchideen

Light use (% PAR mol/m2)

Optim

al dimm

ing

Fixed output 160

mol/m

2/s PAR

100%

70-80%

Growth results Phalaenopsis (fresh weight/plant)

Without lighting

Fixed output 160

mol/m

2/s PAR

Optim

al dimm

ing

60-70%

100%105-115%

The greenhouse from Van Der Hoorn Orchideen

is a Kas zonder Gas. It doesnt use any natural gas.

It stores heat from the sun for heating in the winter.

In this innovative greenhouse a dedicated lighting system

fits the philosophy of sustainable use of energy.

I use GreenVision DIM because I believe that for

a light-sensitive crop like Phalaenopsis the ability

to add the right amount of light at the right time

without sudden changes in light level will prevent

plant (light) stress and will lead to faster growth and

better quality. Maurice van der HoornPhotography by Groentekstbureau Arkesteijn

Together with Plant Dynamics and Van der Hoorn Orchideen, we performed a field test to indicate the

crop and energy benefits of the use of dynamic lighting for Phalaenopsis. For the test we used a plant

model developed by Plant Dynamics. As input the climate data and plant sensitivity measurements

over the day and during the lighting period were used.

Total hours dim (average level 70%) 350 500 750 1000

Energy saving per year/ha (compared to unused 100%) (10ct/kWh) e8.700 e12.375 e18.500 e24.750

Example situation:

Energy cost saving by using dimming of light installation at Van der Hoorn Orchideen

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Date of release: 09/09Printed in the Netherlands

Gear System Power W

Mains

V

Freq

Hz

Current(nom)A

System Efficacymol/W**

EOC box

EOCindustrial packaging

Philips GreenVision 600W* 635 400 50 1.66 1.84 871150091504700 872790081594800

Philips GreenVision DIM 600W* 635 400 50 1.66 1.84 872790080871100 *

Philips GreenVision 1000W* 1035 400 50 2.70 1.80 871150091505400 872790081593100

Philips GreenVision DIM 1000W* 1035 400 50 2.70 1.80 872790080872800 *

Technical data - Philips GreenVision and Philips GreenVision DIM gear

* Lifetime 50.000hrs; Failure rate 2% per 5000hrs; At Tc 70C;** at 100% power level

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