With the development of The Times, the power supply is more and more widely used in various fields.But do you know how to choss the right LED drivers by yourself?pls see as below:
What circuit do you use? parallel or series?
If you use in parallel circuit,you need chosse the constant voltage led driver. And if you use in series circuit,you need choose the constant current led driver.
What’s the output current does your LED need?
You need to know the forward current your LED needs. if your LED needs a current of 500mA, you should try to find a led driver with output current.500mA.
What’s the output power does your LED need?
You need to know the exact power your LED needs. if your LED needs a power of 15w, you should try to find a led driver with output current.15w.
Do you need dimmable or non-dimmable led driver? And what type of dimming do you need?
According to the actual situation,You should choose if you need dimmable or non-dimmable led driver.If you need dimmable led driver,there are three dimming type you can choose: Triac/0-10v/Dali dimmable led driver.
Does your LED have any size limit?
You should consider if there is a limit for the size of the LED driver. That will have an impact on your chooice.
Do you need waterproof or non-waterproof led driver?
That need to know you used in indoor or outdoor lighting applications.If you used in indoor lighting applications,you can chosse IP20 class led driver.But if you used in outdoor lighting applications, you should chosse the driver has good enough IP-class.