WEBCAST: Thermal Foldback for LED Lighting

Nov. 21, 2011
This on-demand webcast, available starting December 5, describes a straightforward implementation of a thermal foldback technique for a linear constant-current LED driver using a low-cost NTC sensing resistor.
Title: Thermal Foldback for LED Lighting

Broadcast date: Available on-demand beginning on Monday, December 5, 2011

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Overview:

LED lifetime is strongly influenced by increased operating temperature, therefore thermal considerations need to be taken into account. This webcast describes a straightforward implementation of a thermal foldback technique for a linear constant current LED driver using low cost NTC sensing resistor.

You will learn:

• The effects of temperature on an LED circuit
• What is thermal foldback
• How to protect an LED and how to design circuitry providing thermal foldback functionality

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SPONSOR: ON Semiconductor

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