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Novel Thermoelectric Modules for Cooling Powerful LEDs: Experimental Results

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We present the results of an experimental study of a cooling system based on a novel thermoelectric module specifically designed for thermal management of high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The Seoul Semiconductor LED W724C0 device was chosen for experimental validation of the efficiency of the proposed cooling unit. Two cooling systems with identical heat sinks were tested for comparison: a state-of-the-art one based on an insulated metal substrate-printed circuit board (IMS-PCB), and a system with thermoelectric cooling. The obtained results show that use of thermoelectrics results in a considerable reduction of the LED operating temperature, providing increased light output and greatly increased LED lifetime.

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  1. THERMION Company, 9/11 Tenistaya Str., 65009, Odessa, Ukraine

    V. Semenyuk

  2. Odessa State Academy of Refrigeration, 1/3 Dvoryanskaya Str., 65082, Odessa, Ukraine

    R. Dekhtiaruk

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Semenyuk, V., Dekhtiaruk, R. Novel Thermoelectric Modules for Cooling Powerful LEDs: Experimental Results. J. Electron. Mater. 42, 2227–2232 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-013-2586-z

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