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What is an LED Driver?An LED driver is a self contained power supply which regulates the power required for an LED or array of LEDs. The light emitting diodes are low energy, lighting devices with a long lifespan and low energy consumption, hence the requirement for specialized power supplies.
How does an LED driver differ from a convectional power supply?An LED light driver is somewhat like cruise control in a car, the power level required changes throughout the LED’s temperature increases and decreases. Without the correct LED light driver the LEDs would become too hot and unstable resulting in failure and bad performance. To ensure the LEDs function perfectly the self contained LED driver is required to supply a maintained constant amount of power to the LED.
The LEDs provide low voltage and protection for the LEDs.
Provides low voltageIndividual LED bulbs operate at voltages ranging from about 1.5 to 3.5 volts and currents of up to a maximum of 30mA. The domestic bulbs may consist of several bulbs, in series and parallel combinations and which requires a total voltage of between 12 and 24 V DC. The LED driver rectifies the AC and lowers the level to suit the requirements. This means converting the high AC mains voltage which ranges from 120 Volts to 277Volts, to the required low DC voltage.
Provides protection to the LED bulbsThe LED drivers provide protection to the LED bulbs against current and voltage fluctuations. The drivers ensure that the voltage and current to the LED bulbs remains within the operating range of the LEDs regardless of fluctuations in the mains supply. The protection avoids providing too much voltage and current that would degrade the LEDs or too low current that would reduce the light output.
Types of LED driversThe LED drivers are either used externally on internally within the LED bulb assembly.
Internal LED driversThese are commonly used in domestic LED bulbs to make it easy when replacing the bulbs; the internal drivers are usually housed in the same case as the LEDs.
External LED driversThe external drivers are housed separately from the LEDs and usually used for applications such as outdoor, commercial, roadways lighting. These types of lights require separate drivers which are easier and cheaper to replace. In most of these applications the manufacturer specifies the type of the LED driver to use for particular light assembly.
Most of the LED bulb failures are due to the failure in the driver, and it is easier to replace or repair the external driver compared to the internal driver.
Selecting an LED driversCurrent and voltage mode: The LED drivers are either constant current or constant voltage.The Constant current drivers provide a fixed output current and may have a wide range of output voltages. An example of a constant current driver is one with 700mA output current and with an output voltage range of 4-13 V Dc drivers.The constant voltage LED drivers provides a fixed output voltage and a maximum regulated output current. These are sued to power led systems that require a stable voltage of say 12 or 24 Volts DC. a typical driver may provide 24V and a maximum output current of 1.04APhysical size: to ensure that it fits in the area it is to be fixed.Ingress IP rating of the casing gives an indication of the environmental protection provided by the outer casing of the driver against ingress of moisture, dust and other objects or liquids.Other factors considered include the power factor, maximum wattage, dimming ability and the compliance with international regulatory standards such as the UL1310 in regard to safety.

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13-03-2020 23:57
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Hi there. I needed an LED strip, buy at this ukled.co.uk store. The choice is really surprising, one-color, multi-color, etc. Depending on the type of strip and the circuit. There are various types of strips with different energy consumption, for example, 4.8W / m, 7.2W / m, 9.6W / m, 14.4W / m, 19.2W / m, etc. I bought a multi-color LED strip. The price on the site is indicated for 1 METER. Sold by coils of 5 meters. Perhaps this information will be useful to someone. Good luck to all.
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