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    WEBCAST: Thermal Foldback for LED Lighting

    Nov. 21, 2011
    This on-demand webcast, available starting December 5, describes a straightforward implementation of a thermal foldback technique for a linear constant-current LED driver using a low-cost NTC sensing resistor.
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    Title: Thermal Foldback for LED Lighting

    Broadcast date: Available on-demand beginning on Monday, December 5, 2011

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    Overview:

    LED lifetime is strongly influenced by increased operating temperature, therefore thermal considerations need to be taken into account. This webcast describes a straightforward implementation of a thermal foldback technique for a linear constant current LED driver using low cost NTC sensing resistor.

    You will learn:

    • The effects of temperature on an LED circuit
    • What is thermal foldback
    • How to protect an LED and how to design circuitry providing thermal foldback functionality

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