New LED Printed Circuit Boards Technology Offer More Efficiency

Posted by SinkPAD LLC on December 8th, 2015

If you are involved in the LED industry, you will concur that the issue of energy transfer has been a great setback. The lack of fast and efficient heat transfer from the LED into the atmosphere in the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) technology available has contributed to frustrations among manufacturers. Unlike a light bulb where heat is conducting directly into the atmosphere, LEDs require a more complicated system.

The conventional MCPCB technology has a slow heat transfer rate at only 1-5 W/m.k. The fact that high temperatures can lead to self-destructive medium and high power LEDs has been the main problem. In the conventional technology, several mediums are needed to conduct heat into the atmosphere. The low thermal conductivity and high thermal resistance substances used in this shorter technology leads to lower LED life.

The solution to all these problems lies in providing a direct thermal path in the transfer of heat into the atmosphere. The elimination of a dielectric layer in the new LED printed circuit boards offers better thermal performance in MCPCBs. By reducing LED junction temperatures using a high thermal conductivity substrate base material, your LEDs will have an increased life, more reliability and higher cost-efficiency. Users will also enjoy more brightness when they use their LEDs.

There are still more benefits for using a direct thermal path circuit board. Your LEDs will have more lumens per LED meaning they save money for the users. There will also be reduced fixture costs and the fact that no design changes are needed for your products, makes this technology an invaluable input for your bottom-line. The direct thermal path technology is ideal for a wide range of products including high bright and high power LED.

The new technology is available with both copper and aluminum base metal. With transfer rates of 210.0 W/m.K for the aluminum based PCBs and 385.0 W/m.k. for copper based PCBs, it is obvious that conventional PCBs are the future for LED printed circuit boards. The whole world is looking for energy efficiency and this technology enables your LED Company to be in the vanguard of this campaign.

There is no gainsaying the need for better thermal performance in your LEDs. By eliminating the high thermal resistance mediums, your LEDs will perform better and you should use this to promote your brand. You can also leverage the reduced costs to sell your LEDs at a lower price, which again earns you more sales. For more information please explore http://goo.gl/NVNiZL