HighpowerlightingclassLEDscanrunatimpressivelyhightemperature.Butthere'salimittohowmuchpowerLEDscanhandleanditisessentialthatadeiencyheatsinkingisprovidedtopreventoverheating.ManyLEDlightingusersareunawareofthissooverheatingofLEDscanoccuralltooeasilyunununentedlessededunentyentylessyentyddywyddodd
Whatcausesoverheating?
LEDsthatoverheatwilldegrademorerapidlyintermsof:
-Lightoutput-socalled'lumenmaintenance '.
-Colourchangewithtime
Whatcausesoverheating?
LEDoverheatingcanbecausedbymanyratherobviousdesignfactorssuchasinadefficientheatsinkingandexcessLEDpower.
ButawelldesignedLEDluminairecanbeequallyoverheatedbyinstallingitinanenvironmentforwhichitwasnotdesigned…
SonotcookingyourLEDscanbeasmuchaboutgettingthedesignrightasproperlyeducatinginstallersandendusers.
LEDsthatoverheatwilldegrademorerapidlyintermsof:
-Lightoutput-socalled'lumenmaintenance '.
-Colourchangewithtime
InextremecasesoverheatingLEDscanresultinphysicaldamagetotheLEDsthemselves, plasticlenses, gwifrau, cysylltwyr, printcircuitboards printiedig, driveelectronicsetc.
