A Study on the Working Performance of Dimming Methods for Single- and Multichip Power LEDs

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) have many positive features, such as long life, low power consumption, and high luminous efficacy. Consequently, they are very attractive for use in many applications. Also, the use of LEDs ensures energy savings. Power LEDs have increasingly been used for general lighti...

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Published in:International journal of photoenergy 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.1-8
Main Author: Kiyak, Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cooling
Cost control
Dimming
Drivers
Efficiency
Electric currents
Energy use
Experiments
Heat conductivity
Illuminance
Illumination
Light emitting diodes
Lighting
Luminous efficacy
Methods
Microelectronics
Power consumption
Pulse duration modulation
Semiconductors
Technological change
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Summary:Light emitting diodes (LEDs) have many positive features, such as long life, low power consumption, and high luminous efficacy. Consequently, they are very attractive for use in many applications. Also, the use of LEDs ensures energy savings. Power LEDs have increasingly been used for general lighting via multichip module technology. The output of power LEDs should be controlled to obtain life and illuminance values in catalog. In this study, the effects of different dimming methods are investigated for single-and multichip LEDs. To achieve this aim, pulse width modulation (PWM) and current variation (CV) dimming methods are applied to single and multichip power LEDs during ten stages of dimming. A current-regulated DC source is used for current variation (CV) dimming, and a driver designed by the researcher is used for pulse width modulation (PWM) dimming. Moreover, all of the applications are made for active and passive cooling. Finally, the results are compared.
ISSN:1110-662X
1687-529X
DOI:10.1155/2012/513768