Simple LED Tubelight Circuit
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Explained in a very lucid style and through a schematic the complete construction of a LED light
tube circuit which can be operated directly from the 230V AC mains of your domestic supply. This
will not only save electric power but also help curb the global warming issue.
The simple construction of an LED light tube discussed here will not only save electric power but
also if used in every house will help reduce the ever increasing global warming effects.
Introduction
Today we are all aware regarding the bad effects of
global warming and how its gripping our only
planet day after day. But for this we ourselves are to
be blamed. You may be thinking how a common
person can contribute to help solve the problem.
Well look around you, yeah, its the lights that we
are using presently generate quite an appreciable
amount of heat to add to the global warming effect.
CFLs are considered to be quite efficient, but they
too release quite a bit of heat. The issue can be very
easily solved simply by transforming our heat
producing lights into the "cool" white LED lights.
We will learn in this article how simple it is to build
a LED light tube that can easily replace your
existing "hot" fluorescent tube lights!
You will require the following things for the construction:
One 36 inches long, 2 inches in diameter white PVC pipe,
150 Nos. White LEDs (5mm),
4 nos. 1N4007 diodes, 3 nos. 100 Ohms resistors,
1no. 1M resistor, 1/4 W, 1no. Capacitor 105/400V, Polyester,
14/36 Wire for connections, Soldering iron, solder wire etc.
The construction of this circuit is carried out through the following simple procedures:
Cut the PVC pipe lengthwise into half.Drill equally distributed LED size holes over the entire area
of the two halves of PVC pipes.As shown in the diagrams just fix all the LEDS throughout the pipe.
Be sure to keep the position of the polarity of all the LEDs in the same orientation, Cut and bend the
LED leads so that the leads touch each other side by side. Make 3 series of 50 LEDS each by
soldering the joints. Make sure that each series comprises the given resistor of 470 Ohms.
Connect the 3 series LEDs groups in parallel by joining their positive and negative leads together
through flexible wires. Make a bridge configuration rectifier by joining the 4 diodes together, and
connect the relevant points to the LEDs and to a 2 pin mains cord, as shown in the figure.
How to Test it?
Testing this LED tube light circuit is probably the simplest part of the whole operation; it is done
through the following simple steps: After finishing the construction procedure as described above,
just plug in the 2 pin plug into the mains socket (be extremely careful as the whole circuit may
contain leakage currents). Instantly all the LEDS should come ON giving a dazzling effect.
If any of the series is dead or not glowing, switch OFF the power and check for the LEDs connected
with wrong polarity. Glue all the LEDs so that they may not come out of the holes I which they are
inserted. Finally join the two halves of the PVC pipes with the LEDS, either by tying them or
gluing them together with cynoacralite bond. Close the two open ends of the tube appropriately.
This concludes the construction of the LED light tube circuit.
For optimum performance it would better to hang the unit from the ceiling so that the light is
distributed equally.
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The proposed 5630 SMD LED driver or compact tube light circuit may be understood with the help
of the following discussion: The input capacitor which is a high voltage metalized polyester
2uF/400V rated capacitor drops the mains 220v to desirable limits and feeds the connected
the bridge rectifier stage.
The bridge rectifier in conjunction with the 1uF/400V rectifies the AC into a 330V DC. This high
DC is applied across the crowbar network comprising the zener, triac and the preset in the stage.
The preset is appropriately set such that the the output matches the total forward drop of the
connected LEDs.
If 50 LEDs are connected in series at the output the above preset must be selected to produce
precisely a voltage of around 50 x 3.3 = 165V
Once set, this voltage gets clamped and never exceeds even under worse conditions.
The LEDs thus stay safeguarded from all possible high voltage and surge current hazards.
This happens owing to the fact that the triac tends to conduct and ground the output voltage
whenever the voltage across its anode/cathode tries to rise above the set value which may be 165V
as assumed here.
Other different number of LEDs may be opted for at the output as per individual preferences, and
the preset set up as per the calculations discussed above.
In the shown circuit diagram all the LEDs are connected in series to form a chain of 50 LEDs
connected one behind the other with anode of one LED connected to the cathode of the other, and
so on.
