I dimly remember the LED forward voltage voltage varies with temperature. I think you definitely will need a currrent source.
I think the LEDs must all be connected in series. Do you have LEDs that can carry 3 Amps? 2 serial strings in parallel should also be possible, but then the LEDs must be selected and matched for forward voltage at a given current, otherwise they will have different brightness and efficiency Regerds Rene Charton "ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert To Gremmen" <k...@earthlink.net>, <g.gremmen@cetest <emc-p...@ieee.org> .nl> cc Sent by: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject RE: LED Chamber Lighting - drivers outside the chamber 03/01/2013 10:49 PM I am building some new 4 x 100 Watt LED luminaires supplied by 35 Volts DC @ 3 Amps. I'll LED you know my experiences in a few weeks.... I will try using a voltage stabilizer first. If the terminal voltage varies much with temperature a current driver approach may be necessary. These 10x10 LEDS start at 28 Volts and draw full current at 37 Volts, and create an awful lot light. Regards, Ing. Gert Gremmen, BSc g.grem...@cetest.nl www.cetest.nl Kiotoweg 363 3047 BG Rotterdam T 31(0)104152426 F 31(0)104154953 �� Before printing, think about the environment. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] Namens Cortland Richmond Verzonden: Friday, March 01, 2013 3:19 PM Aan: emc-p...@ieee.org Onderwerp: Re: LED Chamber Lighting - drivers outside the chamber You need a constant-current source; how about an adjustable 3 terminal regulator set up as one? Cortland Richmond On 3/1/2013 0900, Rene Charton/Twn/TUV wrote: > ...ideas to generate a clean DC current? - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>