jesterhead
Newly Enlightened
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- May 23, 2010
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Hello everyone,
I'd like to share my newest and finished 50W LED project with you:
Details:
- cheap 50W emitter (cold white, 32V@1,5A, ~4000 lumen seller/manufacturer rating) reflector and lens from ebay. Beamangle about 90°
- powered by 8S3P 25.6V 4Ah LiFePo4 battery. Converted to ~32V by DC/DC boost for the LED. The battery can be charged balanced with µC controlled charger or unbalanced with a normal 24V e-scooter charger (see pics).
- controlled by Arduino Nano (current limitation, deep discharge protection, fan control, LCD for battery percentage, running time left, single cell voltages etc.)
- selfmade housing using a carrying handle from a cheap halogen+lead acid flashlight
There are different modes programmed: 100% (~1h45m), 70% (~2h25m), 30%(~4h10m), 10% (~10h), 1% (stopped test after 50h), tip operation and strobe. The different power levels are not linear because of the non-linearity of the LED and constant power consumption by the µC, fan and LCD backlight.
Here some pics
The 50W LED + reflector
unit with lens, reflector, LED, heatsink and fan, on top a pt1000. Had to saw off the edges of the fan for good fitting.
Battery pack (not yet in shrinking tube)
in progress: Arduino Nano with a MCP3208 for measuring the cell voltages. Mosfets for LED and fan, little DC/DC buck for Arduino voltage. The housing for battery and controller is made of plexiglas; the closure head is made of wood (see the long screws)
Complete and painted
Adjustable stand
For size comparison: this is a DIN A 4 paper
Simple e-scooter charger (unbalanced)
Little gadget: a flexible camera stand/tripod can be attached
A bit blurry: inner "reflector" in the tube is selfadhesive aluminium tape
Beam angle
Thanks for watching
I'd like to share my newest and finished 50W LED project with you:
Details:
- cheap 50W emitter (cold white, 32V@1,5A, ~4000 lumen seller/manufacturer rating) reflector and lens from ebay. Beamangle about 90°
- powered by 8S3P 25.6V 4Ah LiFePo4 battery. Converted to ~32V by DC/DC boost for the LED. The battery can be charged balanced with µC controlled charger or unbalanced with a normal 24V e-scooter charger (see pics).
- controlled by Arduino Nano (current limitation, deep discharge protection, fan control, LCD for battery percentage, running time left, single cell voltages etc.)
- selfmade housing using a carrying handle from a cheap halogen+lead acid flashlight
There are different modes programmed: 100% (~1h45m), 70% (~2h25m), 30%(~4h10m), 10% (~10h), 1% (stopped test after 50h), tip operation and strobe. The different power levels are not linear because of the non-linearity of the LED and constant power consumption by the µC, fan and LCD backlight.
Here some pics
The 50W LED + reflector
unit with lens, reflector, LED, heatsink and fan, on top a pt1000. Had to saw off the edges of the fan for good fitting.
Battery pack (not yet in shrinking tube)
in progress: Arduino Nano with a MCP3208 for measuring the cell voltages. Mosfets for LED and fan, little DC/DC buck for Arduino voltage. The housing for battery and controller is made of plexiglas; the closure head is made of wood (see the long screws)
Complete and painted
Adjustable stand
For size comparison: this is a DIN A 4 paper
Simple e-scooter charger (unbalanced)
Little gadget: a flexible camera stand/tripod can be attached
A bit blurry: inner "reflector" in the tube is selfadhesive aluminium tape
Beam angle
Thanks for watching