So what else is available in
state-of-the-art LED controls? It seems what we really need is a sort of
closed-loop device that looks at the incoming voltage and maintains the
constant current feeding the LEDs even as the voltage fluctuates, all of that
while keeping minimum heat. And, you guessed it, the device exists! It's called
a DC/DC Buck Power Converter. It is an expensive way to supply energy to led panel light, but it has all the
advantages that we are looking for.
The Buck Power Converter is a complex
little device, but its function is somewhat simple. To describe it in layman's
terms, it basically takes an energy source and switches it on and off. During
the "on" state, the energy is stored in an inductor and during the
"off" state, the inductor releases the energy to the LED. The ratio
of "on" and "off" time is called the duty-cycle. For
example, a 25% duty-cycle would pass to the LED only 3V from a 12V source. All
we need to do is control the duty-cycle according to the input voltage and we
get constant current feeding our LED. The Buck Power Converter controller does
this by monitoring the current to the LEDs through a current-sense resistor and
adjusts the duty cycle either up or down to correct the current in order to
match the led flat panel light optimal current
requirement. This way we can push the envelope on the brightness of the LEDs
without worrying that the source voltage fluctuations will take us past the
maximum rated current of the LED and end up with a fried LED cluster.
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