What is AC COB?
AC COB is brand new AC LED solution from Citizen Electronics. It is available with holder which contains necessary components to connect package directly to mains voltage. So basically it is designed to make life of luminaire manufacturer easier.
AC COB With Connector
What advantages?
AC COB has integrated circuit which allows you to control luminous flux more accurately. For all CCT and CRI versions you are able to have exactly same luminous flux from the package e.g. 750, 1000, 1500 and 2000 lumens.
5 volt output enables you to use e.g. motion sensor, so you can easily adapt external sensors to easily add features to your luminaire.
There is no additional losses from driver and so there is no problem to have good efficacy even with low powers. AC COB with new integrated circuit has good compatibility with dimmers, you are able to dim this solution with Triac (leading-edge) and Transistor (trailing-edge) dimmers.
Small form factor and no need for external driver allow even more creativity to luminaire design. There is no need to worry where to place the driver.
What you need to take to consideration?
AC COB has of course similar characteristics than normal COB meaning warmer CCTs have lower efficacy than cooler CCTs. With fixed luminous flux, that means you have difference in power. So 2700K Ra90 AC COB consumes more power than 5000K Ra80.
And of course AC is still AC. If you don’t use more complex circuitry to modify AC to DC, you will still have AC characteristics affecting luminous flux. Mainly with AC LEDs this means that you have flicker present in light source. To reduce that effect, it is good to consider e.g. secondary optics which lower this phenomenon.
AC COB In Connector
Conclusion
Even though AC LED might have it’s limitations it has certainly some advantages which make it viable solution as light source. It has ENEC certified components which are easy to use to design new luminaires and you can make testing with this solution in different luminaires. Now it is time to consider where you could use AC COB to realize its advantages.
You can download datasheets and brochure from the button below.
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