DIY COB reflectors

stardustsailor

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Mostly for verifying /double-checking the above assumptions ,I've made up a new reflector simulation .

Firstly starting with SketchUp software ..
reflector study.jpg

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 ' ....
DIGITISING.JPG

Used those values ,along with the VERO 29 3K-80cri IES file into SHAPE software ...

EXPERIMENTAL1.JPG

Nice clean reflections...Some light rays seem to converge(hot-spots ) ,but that is happening outside the reflectors cavity ..
EXPERIMENTAL2.JPG

EXPERIMENTAL3.JPG
From one meter height ,all the light stays well within to a 1.6 m diameter circle ...
Not just the FWHM cone light ....Brilliant !

EXPERIMENTAL4.JPG

And used an exported combined (vero29 +reflector ) IES file from shape to IES viewer ,
to see a 'render' of the combo's light ...
IES VIEW.JPG

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.
:peace:
 
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SupraSPL

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I was thinking about cone shape versus cup shape as well. Just tested a small cone shape with the best performing paint (7751) versus a cup shape with the same paint. 22" from the canopy, Vero 29 dissipating 103W.

No reflector:
center of grid: 107
halfway to edge of grid:86
edge of grid: 55

Cup shape:
center of grid: 155 (145%)
halfway to edge of grid: 121 (141%)
edge of grid: 73 (133%)

Cone shape:
center of grid: 177 (165%)
halfway to edge of grid: 136 (158%)
edge of grid: 60 (109%)

So the cup gives a more even spread but the cone may be preserving more of the light overall, less escaping out the sides.

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stardustsailor

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I was thinking about cone shape versus cup shape as well. Just tested a small cone shape with the best performing paint (7751) versus a cup shape with the same paint. 22" from the canopy, Vero 29 dissipating 103W.

No reflector:
center of grid: 107
halfway to edge of grid:86
edge of grid: 55

Cup shape:
center of grid: 155 (145%)
halfway to edge of grid: 121 (141%)
edge of grid: 73 (133%)

Cone shape:
center of grid: 177 (165%)
halfway to edge of grid: 136 (158%)
edge of grid: 60 (109%)

So the cup gives a more even spread but the cone may be preserving more of the light overall, less escaping out the sides.

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See what happens (regarding always SPECULAR reflection and not diffuse ) ,if the previous design ,
alters by a single point !!! (profile made more "straight -linear " ) ...

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weird  2.JPG

At one meter height all reflected light ,is concentrated inside a ~18 cm diameter circle !!!!
From 1 m height !!!
A single dot added to profile to make it more straight ..
A slight change ...

weird ies.JPG
Draw your conclusions....
....
:shock:
Although ,white paint ,for sure decreases enough the importance of reflector's profile shape ..
 

stardustsailor

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Can anybody guess what this is about ?

render environment.JPG

I will help you a bit ..
" high-tech Photon mapping ,caustic photons included "
30 Watts of radiated light

....Black tile layered room ...
Virtual ,of course ...

So ...
Anybody ?
 

stardustsailor

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Well,you'll have to excuse me ...
All the above renders are BS ...
It is not so simple as I thought ....

Thanx ,Pos ..A visit to the link ,made me realise some things ..
The IES files provided are with CXAs driven at 250mA ...

So ,with notepad I've opened up the IES file of the Angelina to change the lumens setting ...
http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2010/ENU/AutoCAD 2010 User Documentation/index.html?url=WS73099cc142f48755f058a10f71c104f3-3b1a.htm,topicNumber=d0e177687

I ve put to the test a CXA 3070 AB bin ,Tc=55 C .
That at 1400 mA outputs 6620.1 lumens ,at 51.892 W pwr dis.
That is 127.6 lm/w or 0.3926 readiometric efficiency ...

So at the angelina IES file .... 6620.1 - 6% reflector losses (efficiency of reflector =94% )=6222.894 lumens=~6223 lm

At rendering software....
0.3926 rad .efficiency x 51.892 W= 20,373 watts of irradiated light ...
(with efficiency setting at 100% )
LES diameter of CXA3070 = 23 mm (radius=11.5 mm )
Uploaded the corrected angelina IES file and ....
JI.JPG

....hit render ....

Here you are ...
As close to real photon map[ping , as possible ...
I think ...
cxa3070 with angelina 90.jpg


cxa3070 with angelina 90 2.jpg
 
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Positivity

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Thanks sds..interesting to say the least.

Now quite sure how to interpret that though. So...the 90 degree is still throwing a rather tight pattern. Maybe a shorter reflector is more what we need?

Im almost thinking a oversized tir to collect and throw the light more evenly than a reflector can...but that'd be $$$$. Not to mention it would need to be ventilated on top of that if running hard..nevermind..thinking aloud
 

mc130p

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so, isn't only the reflected portion of the light going to experience an decrease in intensity due to the reflector?
 

stardustsailor

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A tad off-topic ,but I forgot to mention the rendering software used ,to simulate .
Along with Sketch Up 2015 version ,the Twilight V2 renderer was used .

The hobby version ,is free to download and use ,while it can be used for many things ..
Like making " logos" ...or sticker themes ...

Example following:


Starting at sketch up with a simple 3D model ...LOGO 1.JPG and
LOGO 2.JPG

To have these after rendering at Twilight V2 ..
LOGO4 render 2 .jpg

LOGO RENDER 2.jpg

Merry Christmas to everyone ,folks.

Cheers.
:peace:
 

Abiqua

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Theres always the reflector adapter from ledil for 3070s and maybe various similar/smaller types too. Less than a buck and it tightens the beam up a little. You could probably mount without the ideal holder if you wanted to...it has its own screw mounts.

Leaks a little light but i like it. Even when I'm not using my reflectors i like having them there for a little extra focus.

Cheap option..might even be able to silicone it on at the screw spots

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This morning I purchased some Ideal Chip Lok holders from Newark and they had both the 50-2100AN and the 50-2100LN, which has more of a bowl shape, but is steeper.

Picked up two each with my holders, to see the effect, but really just for anticipation of finding Ledil reflectors, a little more cheaply eventually...


Also using the beam angle calculator, I figure I am going to running my 3070's at around 10 inches away from the tops, so a 5 degree difference can reduce the beam angle pattern, about 8cm2.

120 degrees
10 inches of distance Beam Calculator.png

115
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SupraSPL

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Finally got around to testing the value of short reflectors on low powered (700mA) CXA3070s at close distances (5-7") to the canopy with a 12-15"" grid. The results are awesome and disturbing in some ways. Awesome because I am seeing 48% more light in the center, 36% more light halfway to the corner and 17% more light at the corner, (6" away from the center, at 5.5" distance). Disturbing because even an unpainted piece of clear plastic improves the light significantly. Also disturbing because of the implication that I have been missing out on yield by NOT using them all along. There is just a lot more light escaping sideways than I thought there would be and it needs to be redirected.

For these short reflectors I am using plastic water bottles painted with the white heat paint. Very easy and quick to make and install. Hopefully it will show up in some improved gpw numbers and deeper reach into the canopy.
 
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ballist

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IMO leds should not be used without reflectors, too much light leaking from the sides lens are also important and give a big lift in light reaching the canopy. Run them softer if you don't have the hight
 
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