ID7 Heatsinks

Updated on 04 Jul 2024
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NOTICE

Damage to the LED module

The operation of high power LEDs requires a thermal management for the LED module. Less cooling might result in damage to the LED module.

Use suitable heatsinks for your application

The heatsink option depends on the total power input of the Corona II module.

The total power input is affected by the following parameters:

Current in the control unit
Duty cycle of LED operation in pulse mode

The cooling power of a heatsink is affected by the following parameters:

Ambient temperature
Orientation of the Corona II module

	orientation heatsink	cooling efficiency [%]
horizontal	horizontal	85
horizontal	vertical	90
vertical	vertical	100

The following heatsink options are available:

Small passive heatsink
Medium passive heatsink
Big passive heatsink
Water cooling (up to 2018)
Water cooling (from 2019)
Fan cooling
Thermal pad

To see the mechanical dimensions refer to mechanical dimensions of your Corona II module.

Suitable heatsink for your application

Calculation of the maximum operating temperature of the Corona II module

To choose a suitable heatsink the maximum module temperature of the Corona II housing has to be calculated:

T_CORONA = T_A + P_CORONA · R_TH · F₁ · F₂ · F₃

T_CORONA	Temperature of the Corona II housing at the hottest point
T_A	Ambient temperature
P_CORONA	Power input of one Corona II channel. It is assumed that a Corona II module with several channels is operated with a unique operating current I_WORK for all channels.
R_TH	Thermal resistance of the heatsink. Refer to ID7 Heatsinks.
F₁	Correction factor for mounting orientation of the heatsink
	horizontal mounting	F₁ = 1.00
	vertical mounting	F₁ = 0.85
F₂	Correction factor for module length
	for 170 mm	F₂ = 0.88
	for 340 mm	F₂ = 0.92
	for 510 mm	F₂ = 0.97
	for 680 mm	F₂ = 1.00
F₃	Correction factor for thermal coupling
	for free mounting without additional heat flow over solid metal connections	F₃ = 1.0
	mounting with additional heat flow connections; depends on heat flow conditions	F₃ = 1.0 – 0.8

Example

A Corona II module with length 340 mm and heat sink option B is operated at an ambient temperature of 25 °C. The module is mounted horizontally and has a good thermal contact to a large solid machine frame. The module is operated with a channel current of 0.9 A. The temperature is calculated as follows:

T_CORONA = 25 °C + 34 W · 1.52 K/W · 1.00 · 0.92 · 0.85 = 65 °C

If the channel current is increased to 1.8 A the temperature is calculated as follows:

T_CORONA = 25 °C + 74 W · 1.52 K/W · 1.00 · 0.92 · 0.85 = 82 °C

The maximum operating temperature of the Corona II module is 75 °C. The temperature at 1.8 A is too high. Use an additional air flow or a heat sink with a lower thermal resistence R_THto decrease the temperature.

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