Experimental study on the cooling performance of high power LED arrays under natural convection

Abstract

This paper presents on the cooling performance of high power light emitting diode (LED) arrays under natural convection condition. A series of experiments with different type of LED array arrangements with a commercial heat sink were performed to evaluate their thermal performance. An analytical thermal resistance model was used to calculate thermal resistance. The results reveal that thermal resistance and junction temperature are affected by the type of array. The triangular array of the high power LED revealed the highest heat transfer coefficient with 3.86% compared to the most common square array. It indicates that array arrangement of the LED significantly affect on the excellent performance.