qwerkus
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I'd like more informations about parallel setup of high power cobs. Could someone help me out ? From what I read, the main drawback is thermal runaway, which, if I understand it correctly, means as the cob heats up, its vf lowered, which means it hogs more juice, heats more... and so on. That's why constant current drivers and serial setups seems the obvious choice. Or is it ?
When dealing with high powered cobs, serial setups easily mean 200+Volts, which can be quite hazardous. Than come situations where parallel setups seems more interesting - like a variable number of LEDs, or just cheaper drivers.
My question is: how to stabilize parallel setups ? How about constant current & constant voltage drivers ? If the max. allow voltage can be fixed, would it stop the thermal runaway ? I guess this question has already been asked, but I could not find a clear guide on the topic. Feel free to post links/comments. It would be nice if this becomes a "101" on parallel setups.
many thanks,
qwerkus
I'd like more informations about parallel setup of high power cobs. Could someone help me out ? From what I read, the main drawback is thermal runaway, which, if I understand it correctly, means as the cob heats up, its vf lowered, which means it hogs more juice, heats more... and so on. That's why constant current drivers and serial setups seems the obvious choice. Or is it ?
When dealing with high powered cobs, serial setups easily mean 200+Volts, which can be quite hazardous. Than come situations where parallel setups seems more interesting - like a variable number of LEDs, or just cheaper drivers.
My question is: how to stabilize parallel setups ? How about constant current & constant voltage drivers ? If the max. allow voltage can be fixed, would it stop the thermal runaway ? I guess this question has already been asked, but I could not find a clear guide on the topic. Feel free to post links/comments. It would be nice if this becomes a "101" on parallel setups.
many thanks,
qwerkus