Safety first in large projects with LED tubes!
This is how professional temperature measurement at the Tc point works.
For electronic components, temperature is the most decisive factor for reliable operation and long service life. Excessive temperatures can cause damage to the components or even lead to premature failure of the electronics. In projects with LED tubes, this influence is often underestimated. This creates a high risk that specified lifetimes are not achieved and the system in itself becomes a problem.
Professional LED lamps and ballasts have a TC point to measure the temperature during regular operation. To make sure that this measurement can be executed correctly and without much effort, Radium goes one step further: We provide our customers with prepared lamps and ballasts for easy temperature measurement. Sensors are attached to both the lamp and the ballast, which can be connected to a measuring device. In this way, a measurement can be made under actual operating conditions. With these measurement results a thermal suitability can be derived very well.
As an example, we have carried out a TC measurement in a luminaire with two Radium LED T5 Neo tubes + Radium LED driver and documented the procedure for you:
If you are planning a refurbishment with LED products, it would be better not to leave anything to chance.
Then your project will surely be a complete success and you will not experience any unpleasant surprises.
We would be happy to provide you with prepared samples with thermocouples for your project in advance - feel free to contact us via our contact form.