XLamp CXa1304 LED
thermal design
Thꢀ CXA family of LeD arrays can includꢀ oꢁꢀr a hundrꢀd diffꢀrꢀnt LeD diꢀ insidꢀ onꢀ packagꢀ, and thus oꢁꢀr a hundrꢀd
diffꢀrꢀnt junction tꢀmpꢀraturꢀs (TJ). Crꢀꢀ has intꢀntionally rꢀmoꢁꢀd junction-tꢀmpꢀraturꢀ-basꢀd opꢀrating limits and
rꢀplacꢀd thꢀ commonplacꢀ maximum TJ calculations with maximum ratings basꢀd on forward currꢀnt (IF) and casꢀ
tꢀmpꢀraturꢀ (Tc). No additional calculations arꢀ rꢀquirꢀd to ꢀnsurꢀ thꢀ CXA LeD is bꢀing opꢀratꢀd within its dꢀsignꢀd
limits. Please refer to page 2 for the Operating Limit specification.
Crꢀꢀ has mꢀasurꢀd thꢀ tꢀmpꢀraturꢀ at thꢀ bottom of thꢀ packagꢀ, commonly rꢀfꢀrrꢀd to as thꢀ soldꢀr point (TSꢄ),
and found this ꢁaluꢀ to bꢀ ꢀquiꢁalꢀnt to thꢀ tꢀmpꢀraturꢀ at thꢀ Tc location at thꢀ top of thꢀ packagꢀ oncꢀ thꢀ LeD has
rꢀachꢀd thꢀrmal ꢀquilibrium. Thꢀrꢀ is no nꢀꢀd to calculatꢀ for TJ insidꢀ thꢀ packagꢀ, as thꢀ thꢀrmal managꢀmꢀnt dꢀsign
process, specifically from TSꢄ to ambiꢀnt (T ), rꢀmains idꢀntical to any othꢀr LeD componꢀnt. For morꢀ information
a
on thꢀrmal managꢀmꢀnt of Crꢀꢀ XLamp LeDs, plꢀasꢀ rꢀfꢀr to thꢀ XLamp Thꢀrmal ꢃanagꢀmꢀnt application notꢀ at
www.crꢀꢀ.com/xlamp_app_notꢀs/thꢀrmal_managꢀmꢀnt. For CXA soldꢀring rꢀcommꢀndations and morꢀ information on
thꢀrmal intꢀrfacꢀ matꢀrials (TIꢃ) and connꢀction mꢀthods, plꢀasꢀ rꢀfꢀr to thꢀ Crꢀꢀ XLamp CXA Family LeDs soldꢀring
and handling documꢀnt at www.crꢀꢀ.com/xlamp_app_notꢀs/CXA_SH.
To kꢀꢀp thꢀ CXA1304 LeD at or bꢀlow thꢀ maximum ratꢀd Tc, thꢀ casꢀ to ambiꢀnt
tꢀmpꢀraturꢀ thꢀrmal rꢀsistancꢀ (R_c-a) must bꢀ at or bꢀlow thꢀ maximum R_c-a
R_j-c
Tc
R_j-c
Tc
ꢁaluꢀ shown on thꢀ following graphs, dꢀpꢀnding on thꢀ opꢀrating ꢀnꢁironmꢀnt. Thꢀ
y-axis in ꢀach graph is a basꢀ 10 logarithmic scalꢀ.
R_tim
As the figure at right shows, the R_c‑a value is the sum of the thermal resistance of
R_c-a
Ta
thꢀ TIꢃ (R_tim) plus thꢀ thꢀrmal rꢀsistancꢀ of thꢀ hꢀat sink (R_hs).
R_hs
Ta
100.00
10.00
1.00
9 V
Ta = 25 °C
Ta = 55 °C
Ta = 85 °C
Ta = 105 °C
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0.01
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Current (mA)
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