Announcement of the Judging Results for the “2022 China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition

The judging for the "2022 China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition · Agricultural Lighting Special Category," hosted by the China Association of Lighting Industry（中国照明电器协会） and the People's Government of Guzhen Town, Zhongshan City, and co-organized by the Secretariat of the China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition, the Agricultural Lighting Professional Committee of the China Association of Lighting Industry, China Light Network, and Agricultural Lighting Network, concluded on August 25, 2022.

Since its launch on March 31, 2022, the '2022 China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition · Agricultural Lighting Special Category' has received active participation from both within and outside the industry, with a total of 87 valid entries. Starting August 16, 2022, online public voting was conducted, receiving a total of 130,675 votes. Scan the QR code below to view the online voting results.

On August 23, expert review was conducted through centralized online video seminars. Representatives from the Zouqu Town Government, the leading unit of the Agricultural Lighting Professional Committee of the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI), supervised the entire review process online.

The expert review panel is jointly composed of experts from the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI), the National Electric Light Source Quality Supervision and Inspection Center (Beijing), the Planning and Design Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Luminaire Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The expert group conducted scoring and comprehensive evaluation of the entries based on more than ten indicators, including "originality", "market acceptance", "promotion of plant/animal breeding", and "ease of installation", focusing on aspects such as energy saving and environmental protection, innovativeness, practicality, functionality, and aesthetics.

In her speech, Wang Zhuo, Secretary-General of the China Lighting Association, pointed out that the number of entries for the "2022 China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition · Agricultural Lighting Special Category" increased across the board compared to last year. In particular, it attracted a batch of conceptual works from current students, providing us with very novel design ideas. She hopes that the evaluation experts will act as gatekeepers from their respective professional and technical perspectives with fairness and impartiality, carefully review and judge the entries, conduct strict evaluations, and take responsibility for each work, each author, and the entire competition.

After review, a total of 8 entries were awarded the Excellence Award, including 3 in the Home category and 5 in the Commercial category. The award ceremony will be held during the China (Shenzhen) Lighting Industry Chain Technology Innovation Exhibition on September 15, 2022, at the "China Smart Agriculture Lighting Innovation Forum". In addition, the works winning the Excellence Award will be recommended for the selection of the first, second, and third prizes in the functional category of the China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition.

To encourage creations and participation by current students and more industry professionals, the Residential Category selected 7 conceptual shortlisted entries in addition to 3 outstanding physical works. Conceptual entries that receive the Shortlist Award will be recommended for evaluation in the Creative Category of the China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition.

The list of all award candidates for the "2022 China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition · Agricultural Lighting Special Category" was publicly displayed on the official website of the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI), the official website of the China International Lighting/Luminaire Design Competition, and the Agricultural Lighting website from August 26 to September 2, 2022. If you have any questions before the end of the public display period on September 2, please contact the Secretariat of the Agricultural Lighting Professional Committee of the China Association of Lighting Industry.

Contact: Teacher Qian

Email: nyzm@chineselighting.org

The shortlisted luminaire entries for the award are announced as follows:

Home Category Excellence Award

M23 Home Ecological Landscape Tank – Hangzhou Zhiyoupin Ecological Technology Co., Ltd.

1. Design Concept

Create an ecological plant landscape that seamlessly integrates into your home. Featuring a stylish, minimalist design paired with natural,原生态 landscaping and supported by a semi-automated control system. Allows users to enjoy natural scenery at home with easy maintenance and no fertilization required.

2. Technical Highlights

- Auto Mode: In auto mode, the light operates on a 24-hour cycle to simulate sunlight, with 8 hours of supplemental lighting and 16 hours off.

- Manual mode: Manually control supplemental lighting duration and misting duration based on plant status.

- Mist humidification: Built-in water reservoir with dual-nozzle misting, enhancing visual appeal while hydrating plants.

- Premium soil cultivation: Imported Akadama soil, free of harmful bacteria and resistant to pests; rich in trace elements essential for plant growth.

- Music playback: Built-in 512MB TF card, Bluetooth 5.0 connection for playback.

- Replaceable accessories: Patented pump chamber allows easy cleaning, maintenance, and replacement of wear-prone components (water pumps, atomizers, etc.) without damaging the landscape.

Eco Kitchen Space Gray Model — Zhongshichuang Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.

1. Design Concept

ECOKITCHEN MT is a smart planter based on hydroponics and plant technology. Featuring a prominent silver-gray finish with a tech-inspired aesthetic, it also offers a Space Gray variant with a darker gray tone reminiscent of overexposed space backgrounds. Its structural design draws inspiration from the modular assembly and separation concepts of space rockets, resulting in a stackable shelving system that balances aesthetics and practicality.

2. Technical Highlights

This product integrates hydroponic planting technology. Based on the LED panel, a set of white grilles is added, which is both aesthetically pleasing and serves as an optical Lens; each unit is designed with interlocking upper and lower curved profiles, allowing perfect stacking to form an attractive and space-saving layered structure.

Indoor Growing Rack — Zhongshan Shanzai Agricultural and Forestry Technology Co., Ltd.

Primarily designed for homes and offices, enabling indoor flower cultivation and vegetable gardening. It allows children to engage in hands-on learning about plant growing, while helping the elderly cultivate flowers and grow vegetables as dietary supplements.

Commercial Group Excellence Award

Adjustable Angle Dual-Tube Grow Light — Foshan Haolaite Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.

1. Design Concept

Based on application scenarios for horticultural lighting products, linear plant lights are often used as top light sources and for inter-plant supplemental lighting. According to actual plant production and layout requirements, there is a greater need for luminaires that can adapt light distribution to increase the PPFD value on the illuminated plant plane, improve spatial light utilization efficiency, and achieve the goal of high-efficiency energy saving.

2. Technical Highlights

1.本设计植物灯为连体通透双管，内部发光面可在灯头绿色旋钮出独立调整单管的照射角度，当用作顶光源时可调同向出光，用作株间灯时背向出光，均可根据实际情况调节其他角度，具有防过转设计。

2. Cascade wiring from lamp caps on the same side makes cable management simpler and faster.

3. The luminaire design features hook suspension, allowing for both horizontal and vertical hanging to suit different application scenarios;

4. The lamp body material is UV-resistant and yellowing-resistant; PC and PMMA are optional, suitable for various plant growing environments.

Inter-plant Grow Light – Fujian Zhongke Bio Co., Ltd.

1. Design Concept

A. Dual-channel supplemental lighting: Red-blue supplemental lighting + far-red supplemental lighting spectrum; the far-red spectrum can be supplemented according to actual needs;

B. Diamond-shaped hanging design facilitates wiring and luminaire suspension, reducing damage to plants.

C. Optimize heat dissipation to ensure the enclosure temperature rise is less than 5°C while guaranteeing the long lifespan of the LED and its driver, thereby preventing burns to plant leaves close to the luminaire.

D. Diamond-shaped design with secondary light distribution effectively expands the luminaire's effective fill-light area for uniform illumination.

E. High-power, low-frequency flicker design with high-efficiency drivers saves energy and reduces wiring materials.

2. Technical Highlights

A. Long lifespan, low temperature rise, easy installation, large luminous surface.

3. Functional parameters (e.g., power, luminous efficacy, color rendering, color temperature, etc.)

A. RB fill light is 40W, FR fill light is 3W

B. Luminous efficacy 3.0 μmol/s

4. Product Dimensions

A. L1143.5×W64.3×H45.8mm

5. Material Selection

A. PC+AL6063

B. Silicone Power Cord

Phoenix Lite – Fujian Zhongke Biology Co., Ltd.

1. Design Concept

A. Flat design, applied to multi-layer planting lights for vertical farms, dimmable, split structure.

B. Suitable for high-light planting requirements.

2. Technical Highlights

A. Flat light-emitting surface, separation of optics and electronics, driver heat kept away from the planting area, high adaptability.

Adjustable Luminous Intensity and Spectrum Grow Light for Tall Plants — Siwei Ecological Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

1. Design Concept

When cultivating tall fruit and vegetable crops in plant factories, plants grow from seedlings to branching, flowering, and fruiting, reaching heights of 1-2m. Each stage requires different luminous intensity and spectrum. The luminaire features adjustable spectrum for precise growth control at different stages; adjustable luminous intensity to meet light requirements during growth; and a lifting function to maximize energy savings.

2. Technical Highlights

1) Adjustable spectral luminous intensity: A self-developed dimmer with adjustable spectral luminous intensity, which enables multi-channel LED control using only one power supply to achieve spectrum adjustment.

2) Adjustable height: Use a rational structural installation and fixing method, combined with a lifting device, to adjust the height according to the plant's growth stage to match the luminous intensity requirements, maximizing energy savings.

3) High luminous efficacy: Uses international brand high-efficacy LEDs + reasonable heat dissipation design, achieving up to 2.7 umol/J.

4) Output safety voltage: Constant low-voltage 50V output ensures installation and usage safety.

LED specialized plant luminaire with original dual-channel dimming control system — Babylon Manor (Guangzhou) Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.

LED specialized horticultural luminaire, featuring a proprietary dual-channel dimming control system to manage the on/off status and luminous intensity of the LED luminaire.

Home Category Finalist Award

Source Series Bonsai Plant Grow Light — Yang Zhihao

1. Design Concept

This product is mainly used for small potted plants in homes and offices. As people are accustomed to placing a small green plant in indoor spaces to improve their living and working environments, it not only alleviates work fatigue but also adds a touch of fun to life. Therefore, a professional luminaire specifically designed for potted plants has been developed to provide light compensation. The main body adopts aluminum + PC plastic materials, ensuring excellent heat dissipation performance for the light source, making the product more durable and reliable. Meanwhile, with high-quality surface treatment, the overall appearance of the product appears more minimalist, modern, and business-like with a technological feel, allowing it to blend into architectural spaces as a decorative piece.

The overall design of the luminaire draws inspiration from "water." Both water and light are sources of life, providing essential energy for plant growth. Therefore, the main body of the luminaire is shaped like the "ripples" created when a water droplet hits the surface of a lake, incorporating both life elements of light and water. The product series is named "Source," symbolizing both the origin of life and enduring heritage. The overall design of this product mutually embodies and interprets both form and meaning.

2. Technical Highlights

① The height of the light source can be adjusted up and down according to the different growth cycles of plants to meet their lighting needs at various stages.

② The light source integrates an intelligent control module that can adjust lighting duration and luminance according to the needs of different plants.

③ The entire lamp adopts a structure with separated optics and electronics, providing better ventilation for the heat sink and better protecting the electronic control module.

④ Through professional heat dissipation design, the maximum surface temperature of the product is controlled at around 40°C, ensuring safe use for humans.

⑤ The product design outlines the overall silhouette with simple geometric lines, giving the product a slim, minimalist, and modern technological aesthetic.

⑥ The base uses an integrated aluminum plate, which is more stable and durable compared to wooden materials on the market.

Home Smart Planting Machine — Xu Dan, Zeng Fuyou, Xie Junyao, Lu Menglong

Design concept: Inspired by the goal of making life more convenient and closer to nature, this home gardening machine is designed to allow people to enjoy fresh vegetables grown at home.

Bubble Agriculture Smart Lighting Luminaire — Xie Liyun

1. Design Concept

The product shape is formed by smooth circular segments, evoking the feeling of a Chinese window. Standing inside looking out, or standing before the luminaire to view vibrant plants, resembles viewing plants on a display from within a window. The overall form is a segmented circle, offering aesthetic appeal from both near and far. It resembles the gate of a Chinese courtyard, conjuring images of lush greenery in small circles.

2. Technical Highlights

Different plants require different temperature and humidity control systems.

Dice Modular Home Agriculture Lighting Grower — Xie Junyao, Lu Menglong, Xu Dan, Zeng Fuyou

1. Design Concept

A household horticultural lighting luminaire designed with a dice prototype, stackable to save space, featuring gradient colors for a warm ambiance.

2. Technical Highlights

Stackable design saves space

Smart Home Plant Growing Machine – Xiong Shaojian

Design Concept: This smart home plant light draws inspiration from the shape of a mushroom, creating an appearance that is more appealing. The mushroom cap serves as the lighting area, equipped with an adjustable lift mechanism below that automatically activates during use. The mushroom base is the planting area and is detachable. This design provides great convenience for indoor home gardening.

"Cloud" Desktop Smart Planting Luminaire — Fan Yunfei, Li Luogen, Deng Yuxin, Zhong Yucheng

1. Design Concept

Design Description: This design adopts a geometric grid surface造型, breaking through the structural form of previous agricultural lighting luminaires. The lamp cap illumination angle is adjustable; combined with intelligent touch screen design, it can automatically control light intensity, quickly adjust parameters, and monitor plant status.

2. Technical Highlights

Home use, minimalist design, smart adjustment

Desktop Succulent Grow Light — Tang Chuihan, Wang Yunqi, Zheng Xin

1. Design Concept

The product is designed to enhance the playability, ornamental value, and interactivity of small plants. The inner rotatable light ring and planting cup structure allow for convenient observation of plant conditions while adjusting the lighting area, further improving the playability and interactivity of desktop potted plants.

2. Technical Highlights

Two light rings with a total of 16 4200K full-spectrum plant-specific LEDs promote the formation of anthocyanin and phytochrome, enhancing color and vibrancy.

This event received strong support from Shenzhen Songsheng Electronics Co., Ltd. Special thanks to the Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Talent Training Working Committee of the China Association of Lighting Industry, and the Optoelectronic Devices Professional Committee of the China Association of Lighting Industry for their support and participation in this event.