Design kits put 1W LEDs to work on illumination

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Mar 20, 2007

Lighting design kits combine LEDs and assemblies with thermally conductive aluminium alloy substrates.

Providing lighting design engineers with the necessary resources to develop products for solid-state lighting applications, TT Electronics Optek Technology and IRC Advanced Film Division have developed an LED design kit.

Combining IRC's Anotherm technology, a thermally conductive aluminium alloy substrate, and Optek's comprehensive experience designing and developing infra-red and high brightness visible LEDs, the design kit consists of lighting modules, assemblies, components and accessories.

"Working closely with Optek, we have been able to address our customers' challenges with heat dissipation in direct-mounted LEDs and LED arrays", said Steve Wade, Vice president of sales and marketing for IRC Advanced Film Division.

"Our Anotherm technology enables design engineers to mount visible LEDs and other components directly to the aluminium substrate, reducing or even eliminating the need for attached heatsinks, mounting hardware and the associated assembly costs".

"For a number of years we have been developing visible and infra-red LED solutions in a variety of package configurations", said Alan Bennett, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for OPTEK Technology.

"Our LED application engineers have extensive experience in Helping customers optimise their solid-state lighting designs, especially in thermal management and packaging".

The assemblies in the LED design kit include: the OPA729 linear visible assembly on Anotherm with 10 x 1W LEDs; the OPA730 round visible flood on Anotherm with 12 x 1W LEDs; the OPA731 square visible flood on Anotherm with 20 x 1W LEDs; the OPA733 round spot 1W LEDs on Anotherm; the OPA739 square visible assembly on Anotherm with 3 x 1W LEDs; the OPA740 linear visible assembly on Anotherm 12 x 23-degree lensed 1W LEDs; the OPA741 ring visible assembly on Anotherm with 12 x 23-degree lensed 1W LEDs; and the OPA742 round spot with 1W LED on Anotherm.

Each kit also contains three LED drivers to power the VLED assemblies.

The assemblies in the LED design kit feature Optek's OVSPxBCR4 Series 1W LEDs.

The energy-efficient packaged LEDs offer high luminance and a long operating lifespan.

Available with yellow, blue, green, red and white LEDs, the 1W LEDs offer a full 120-degree viewing angle and an ultralow board-mounted profile.

Pricing for the LED design kit is US $650 per kit.

The Anotherm modules, substrates, LED components, and accessories can also be purchased separately.

The LED design kit will be displayed at Lightfair from 8th to 10th May 2007 on Booth 2468.