SMD LED
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What is SMD LED?
Definition
SMD is the abbreviation for "Surface Mounted Device". In Dutch, it means surface-mounted component. SMD has a hefty light output and is widely used. The LEDs are soldered on a circuit board. SMD are increasingly common because the components are much smaller. This results in more efficient PCBs with more components per surface area. In LED lighting, SMDs are the sources from which the light radiation originates. It is actually only used in modern industry.
Different types of SMD LED
The 5050 type is one of the best-known SMD LED types. The SMD 5050 is a triple-chip LED lighting system that produces three times as much light. The SMD 5050 can produce multiple colours of light using a single LED. The only drawback is that they consume three times as much energy. The SMD 5050 type ensures a perfect blend of colours and is therefore ideal for LED strips. The SMD 5050 has a light output of between 16 and 22 lumen. The cheaper, smaller 3528 LED lighting system is a single-chip LED and also consumes less energy. The 3528 LED lighting also has a lower light output and is an excellent choice for single-colour LED strips. The 3528 has a light output of between 16 and 22 lumen. The 3014 LED module is very compact, meaning more LEDs can fit onto an LED strip . The 3014 LED has a light output of between 10 and 13 lumens. Compared to the 3014, the 5650 has a much higher light output, namely between 40 and 55 lumen.
Advantages
Nowadays, the use of SMD has become the standard due to the more economical manufacturing process. SMD has several advantages, namely:
- Less material consumption thanks to smaller components
- Less waste in the production process
- Better electrical features
- More favourable heat features that allow better heat dissipation
- Favourable features that take up less space, making electrical devices smaller and more complex
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