The basics to do that is to understand the scheme at the right each part of the design adds up some heat due to individual thermal resistances of each.
Heat sink calculator led.
A reference link has been placed below the calculator for further reading.
Thermal calculation calculation of the required led cooler thermal resistance rth.
Calculate the required led heat sink.
This compact heat sink is 60mm in diameter and 50mm tall and it has a thermal resistance θs of 4 0 c w.
As an example we take a led cob model which has a nominal forward current if of 450ma and a maximal forward current of 900ma.
The heat sink size calculator is based on a well established equation for estimating heat sink volume during the early stages of heat sink design.
In this document we show how to calculate the required thermal resistance of the led cooler.
Note that the calculator we provide can only determine the c w rating of a heat sink for a single led.
For example let s say we are selecting a heat sink for an osram prevaled core z3 1100 led cob module which is 1100 lumens.
Suitable candidates include the mechatronix lpf6050 zhc.