It’s no secret that demand for LEDs continues to rise, primarily due to the fact that their operational life is up to 50 times that of incandescent lamps.
As customers ramp up their requests for LED lamps and lighting systems, they often run into issues such as flicker, incompatibility with electronic low-voltage transformers (ELVT), overheating and premature burn-out. Lower current prevents LED bulbs from working with many transformers, and to further complicate matters, dimmers add to this challenge by reducing the current even further.
Customers seek LEDs that work in their MR16-based systems, and LED drivers are just the components to help overcome the challenges. These low-voltage components convert input-voltage power, such as 120V, 220V, or 277V, to the low voltages that LEDs need. They can also interpret control signals to dim, brighten, and change the color of the emitted light.
In order to evaluate LED-driven MR16 lamps, you’ll need the right kit to demonstrate IC power-factor correction. Look to Maxim Integrated’s MAX16840 EV kit, which has been designed specifically for standard multifaceted-reflector (MR) applications.
Fully assembled and tested surface-mount PCB designed and optimized to accommodate an MR16 application form factor, the MAX16840 EV kit is dimmable with some electronic transformers and trailing-edge dimmer combination and some magnetic transformers and leading-edge dimmer combination.
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