PLED6M Series from Littelfuse is designed to provide a switching electronic shunt path when an LED in an LED string fails as an open circuit. This ensures that the entire array of LEDs will stay illuminated even if a single LED in a string fails. The PLED6M Series is designed for use with one-watt LEDs, nominally 350mA @ 3V, and the low turn-on voltage of 7.5V (max) allows for fast switching after an LED opens. Furthermore, the on-state (bypass) voltage of 1.2V (max) reduces the steady state power dissipation following an LED open failure and is housed in a small form factor Powermite® package.
Electronic shunt/bypass for open LEDs, allowing LEDstrings to keep functioning, even if one LED in theset fails as an open circuit
Automatically resets if the LED heals itself or the power is cycled
Low profile, small footprint POWERMITE® package provides maximum heat dissipation and greater layout flexibility
Supports high-brightness, outdoor LED applications where high reliability and low maintenacnce are required
Environmentally friendly, RoHS compliant construction