stardustsailor
Well-Known Member
Mostly for verifying /double-checking the above assumptions ,I've made up a new reflector simulation .
Firstly starting with SketchUp software ..
A made a COB ( ~ 29 mm LES ,50 mm outer diameter :VERO 29 ) ...
Draw the cob's 120° FWHM angle ..
Taking into account COBS physical LES dimensions ,this time ..
And then draw the desired 80° FWHM angle ..
And then draw a possible reflector profile sitting at one side of the cob ...
Used the desired FWHM angle to find the shielding point of the reflector's aperture .
The reflectors is just 12.3 mm high and has an outer diameter of 50 mm (same as COB's )
Then moved to engauge software ,to digitze the profile of the reflector into x s' & y s ' ....
Used those values ,along with the VERO 29 3K-80cri IES file into SHAPE software ...
Nice clean reflections...Some light rays seem to converge(hot-spots ) ,but that is happening outside the reflectors cavity ..
From one meter height ,all the light stays well within to a 1.6 m diameter circle ...
Not just the FWHM cone light ....Brilliant !
And used an exported combined (vero29 +reflector ) IES file from shape to IES viewer ,
to see a 'render' of the combo's light ...
Nice "side-ways" power distribution ...
Not just directly under the COB ...
(Imagine the 2D render in 3D ..." Spin 360° "...)
The calculations are done with a 100% specular reflection.
Utilising white paint ,will further 'even -out the reflectors power distribution pattern ,
as then ,reflection is >80% diffusive .
Even with less than 2cm of height of/for a reflector ,the difference from "bare" COB , is rather great !
Cheers.
Firstly starting with SketchUp software ..
A made a COB ( ~ 29 mm LES ,50 mm outer diameter :VERO 29 ) ...
Draw the cob's 120° FWHM angle ..
Taking into account COBS physical LES dimensions ,this time ..
And then draw the desired 80° FWHM angle ..
And then draw a possible reflector profile sitting at one side of the cob ...
Used the desired FWHM angle to find the shielding point of the reflector's aperture .
The reflectors is just 12.3 mm high and has an outer diameter of 50 mm (same as COB's )
Then moved to engauge software ,to digitze the profile of the reflector into x s' & y s ' ....
Used those values ,along with the VERO 29 3K-80cri IES file into SHAPE software ...
Nice clean reflections...Some light rays seem to converge(hot-spots ) ,but that is happening outside the reflectors cavity ..
From one meter height ,all the light stays well within to a 1.6 m diameter circle ...
Not just the FWHM cone light ....Brilliant !
And used an exported combined (vero29 +reflector ) IES file from shape to IES viewer ,
to see a 'render' of the combo's light ...
Nice "side-ways" power distribution ...
Not just directly under the COB ...
(Imagine the 2D render in 3D ..." Spin 360° "...)
The calculations are done with a 100% specular reflection.
Utilising white paint ,will further 'even -out the reflectors power distribution pattern ,
as then ,reflection is >80% diffusive .
Even with less than 2cm of height of/for a reflector ,the difference from "bare" COB , is rather great !
Cheers.
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