Thermal management of LED-based lighting systems
First Claim
1. An LED (light-emitting diode)-based lighting system, comprising:
- a PCB (printed circuit board) having conductors on a front-side thereof, the conductors occupying at least 50% of a front-side area of the PCB;
one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors; and
a structural element comprising a metal rail that forms a corresponding aperture in one to one relationship with each of the one or more LEDs, such that each of the one or more LEDs is centered within its corresponding aperture;
the PCB being mounted with the conductors proximate to the structural element so that heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors and the structural element.
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Abstract
An LED-based lighting system includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) having conductors on a front-side thereof, one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors, and a structural element. The PCB is mounted with the conductors near to the structural element so that heat dissipation from the LEDs is primarily through the conductors and the structural element. A method of dissipating heat generated by an LED-based lighting system includes configuring a PCB with conductors on a front-side of the PCB, such that when one or more LEDs mounted to the conductors generates heat, the heat dissipates from the one or more LEDs to the conductors. The method also includes integrating a structural element such that at least portions of the conductors face the structural element, and the heat dissipates from the conductors to the structural element.
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13 Claims
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1. An LED (light-emitting diode)-based lighting system, comprising:
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a PCB (printed circuit board) having conductors on a front-side thereof, the conductors occupying at least 50% of a front-side area of the PCB; one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors; and a structural element comprising a metal rail that forms a corresponding aperture in one to one relationship with each of the one or more LEDs, such that each of the one or more LEDs is centered within its corresponding aperture; the PCB being mounted with the conductors proximate to the structural element so that heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors and the structural element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of dissipating heat generated by an LED (light-emitting diode)-based lighting system, comprising:
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configuring a PCB (printed circuit board) with one or more conductors on a front-side thereof, with the conductors occupying at least 50% of a front-side area of the PCB, such that when one or more LEDs mounted to the conductors generates heat, the heat dissipates from the one or more LEDs to the conductors, and integrating the PCB to a structural element comprising a metal rail that forms a corresponding aperture in one to one relationship with each of the one or more LEDs, such that each of the one or more LEDs is centered within its corresponding aperture, such that at least portions of the one or more conductors face the structural element, and a majority of the heat dissipates from the conductors to the structural element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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