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LEDlightbulb
LEDlamps(lightemittingdiodelamps)sometimesalsocalledsolidstatelampsorLEDlightbulbs
arebecomingverypopularinlastyears.Theyaretheeconomicalsourceoflight.Althoughtheirligth
fluxisusually(in2010)notequaltotheincandescentbulbsorenergysavingfluorescentbulbs,their
advantageisverylowpowerconsumption,inmostcases0.53W.Fortunately,thepowerandlight
outputofnewLEDsisrapidlyrisingeveryyearbecausetheyareundergoingrapidtechnical
develompent.Wecanchoosedifferentcolors,butprobablyreachforwhiteLEDs.ThewhiteLEDs
havechoicebetweendifferentlighttemperatures,fromwarmwhiteimitatingconventionalbulbsto
daylight(270010000K).YoualsoneedtodecidebetweenpointanddiffuserLEDs.Thesechoices
aremanytypesofradiationfromtheangle10to150.PriceLEDswithtechnicalprogress
continuestodecline,theluminousefficiencygrows.Conversionofintensitytothelightfluxcanin
myonlinecalculator.
TopowertheLEDbulbfromthemainsitisneededtocreateasuitablepowersupplyorballast.
Forlowpowerandsmallsizesthetransformerisnotagoodchoice,therefore,ismostcommonlyused
precipitationcapacityusingacapacitortoAC250V~bestinclassX2.Resistanceinseries(220R
2K2)isusedtolimitinrushcurrent.Thecapacitorisprovidedbyaparallelsecurityresistoraroundthe
1Mresistor,whichensureitsdischargeafterswitchingoff.Thereducedvoltageisrectifiedbyasmall
diodebridge.MostoftheLEDsaredesignedforthecurrent20mA,thiscurrentcorresponds(incaseo
smallnumberofLEDs)toaround330nFcapacitor.LEDscanbeconnectedtoseriesofdifferent
quantity,withoutchangingthevaluesofcomponentstoabout20.ForlargerquantitiesofLEDsand
selectalargercapacity.OnlinecalculationofthecomponentsofLEDbulbscanbefoundbelow.The
mostcommonsizeofLEDis5mm.
FormyfirstLEDbulbichosen5piecesofcoldwhiteLED5mmwithcurrentof20mAandalarge
angleof150.IbuiltitintotheE27baseoftheoldcompactfluorescenttube.Thesediodeshave
luminanceonly200mcdduetothelargeangle.
ForthesecondLEDbulbIchose15pcsof5mmLEDwithatypicalbrightnessof15,000mcdand
anangleof2530.Itsmaximumcurrentis30mA,3.1Vdrop,lifetime100000h.Thesocketisagain
fromtheE27energysaver.Sourceisimprovedwiththeelectrolyte.Thiseliminatesstroboscopic
effect,andalsoprotectstheLEDsfrominrushcurrentsandspikesonthemains.LEDsareprovided
withcurrentofabout20mA.Lightisprettydecent.

Warning!ThepowersupplyofthisLEDbulbdoesnotpresentthegalvanicalisolation.The
entirecircuitincludingtheLEDsisconnectedtomainsvoltage.Theconductivepartsmustbe
protectedagainstouch.Useafuseorafusibleresistorattheinput.Youbuildthisatyourown
risk.Electricshockorfirehazard.

SchematicofLEDbulbsfor230V50Hzlinewith20mALEDs.

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TheCFLbaseandspraycap:)

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Diffusion5mmLEDs200mcd150intheirtypicalshape

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LEDsinacap

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Preparedforassembly

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Abouttoclose

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Anditshines!:)

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LampwithLEDbulb

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LEDlampcloseup

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Itlookslikethis

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ThemanufacturingoftheLEDlamp2begins

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SeriessolderedLEDsinaplasticcircle

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TestofLEDlamp2

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Abouttoclose

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CompletedLEDlamp2

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inalight

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Itshinesnice

LEDlamponlinecalculator
ThefirstformallowsyoutocalculatethecomponentsofLEDbulbaccordingtodesiredcurrentand
numberofLEDs,theirvoltagedropandmainsparameters.Thesecondformisthereversecalculation
calculatesthecurrentflowingthroughtheLEDsaccordingtotheknownvaluesofthecomponents.
Aswellitallowstoverifyhowmuchthecurrentisaffectedbyroundingthevaluescalculatedinfirst
form.Enterthebluedata.Reddatawillbecalculated.ThetotaldropofLEDsshouldnotbelarger
thanhalfofthemainsamplitude(162Vincaseof~230Vmains),becauseLEDbulbwouldbemore
sensitivetofluctuationsinthemains(themainsdeviationof10%wouldtriggerachangeinLED
currentgreaterthan20%).Ittells"error"whenthisrequirementisnotmetorwhensomevalueis
forbiddenzero.

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Mainsvoltage: 230 V~
Mainsfrequency: 50 Hz
LEDvoltagedrop: 10 V
DesiredLEDcurrent: 1000 mA
NumberofseriesLEDs: 1
CapacityofC1: 14.553309464095603 uF
CapacityofC2: 1000 uF
VoltageonC2(hastoberatedtomore
14.6 V
thanthis):
ResistorsR1andR2(boththesame): 4.6 ohm
Calculate Reset

Mainsvoltage: 230 V~
Mainsfrequency: 50 Hz
LEDvoltagedrop: 10 V
NumberofseriesLEDs: 1
CapacityofC1: 14.55 uF
ResistorR1: 4.6 ohm
ResistorR2: 4.6 ohm
CurrentthroughLEDs: 1003.8645526621832 mA
Calculate Reset

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