diy I want to tie 360 LEDs together into 24 strings of 15 LEDs. This is for an open source PAR lighting array.
I want to make them dimmable by the string, I have a 24 channel mosfet controller to adjust the voltage of the LED coming from a constant current supply.
I am concerned about dimming strings because I want to keep a good balance across the the circuit - what am I missing?
PWM to dim instead.
>>1096983
Just use current limiting resistors and a constant voltage power supply with PWM per string. Sacrifice some efficiency for easier design.
>>1096995
>>1096989
I have already said I'm using pwm to dim with a mosfet controller.
I'm concerned about lowering the brightness on 1 string to 50% with the other strings on 100%, I want to control individual strings.
In my head I know its getting the same voltage, but for some reason the power restriction sounds an alarm off.
>>1097087
What's your question then?
>>1097140
>What are you balancing?
He doesn't want the uneven number of electrons to unbalance the weight of it I think.
>>1097087
You said you were using a constant current power supply.
The only way that can work is if you put all the strings in series and have the MOSFET short a string out to turn them off, which would require far too much voltage with all the strings burning.
So as I said, use constant voltage with current limiting resistors.
>>1097170
I think he's worried about the variances in the number of emitted photons disturbing the internal balance of the system.
>>1096983
please provide us with the driving circuit
I want to see at least the supply, the mosfet and LED string in it.