OperatingꢀtemperatureꢀofꢀtheꢀCreeꢀLEDꢀModuleꢀLMR4ꢀisꢀbetweenꢀ0ꢀ°Cꢀandꢀ50ꢀ°C.ꢀTheꢀlifetimeꢀandꢀperformanceꢀesti-
matesꢀdescribedꢀinꢀthisꢀdocumentꢀapplyꢀonlyꢀifꢀtheꢀproduct’sꢀThermalꢀManagementꢀGuidelinesꢀ(below)ꢀareꢀadheredꢀtoꢀ
andꢀnoꢀmodificationsꢀareꢀmadeꢀexceptꢀasꢀdescribedꢀinꢀthisꢀdocument.
TheꢀLEDꢀmoduleꢀisꢀflexible;ꢀuseꢀofꢀtheꢀdetachableꢀmountingꢀplateꢀorꢀoptionalꢀheatꢀsinkꢀdependsꢀonꢀtheꢀdesignꢀrequire-
ments.ꢀSecondaryꢀopticsꢀmayꢀbeꢀaddedꢀtoꢀtheꢀmoduleꢀdiffuserꢀandꢀlensꢀbutꢀwillꢀlikelyꢀreduceꢀlightꢀoutputꢀandꢀcouldꢀ
alsoꢀalterꢀtheꢀcolorꢀcharacteristicsꢀofꢀtheꢀfinalꢀluminaireꢀdesign.
Thermal Management Guidelines
TheꢀCreeꢀLEDꢀmoduleꢀLMR4ꢀisꢀdesignedꢀtoꢀperformꢀinꢀaꢀvarietyꢀofꢀenvironments;ꢀhowever,ꢀtheꢀLEDꢀꢀmoduleꢀlifetimeꢀisꢀ
highlyꢀdependentꢀuponꢀtheꢀoperatingꢀtemperature.ꢀToꢀachieveꢀlifetimeꢀandꢀperformanceꢀestimates,ꢀandꢀmaintainꢀtheꢀ
warranty,ꢀtheꢀfinalꢀdesignꢀcannotꢀexceedꢀ70ꢀdegreesꢀCelsiusꢀatꢀthermalꢀequilibrium,ꢀbasedꢀonꢀtheꢀthermocoupleꢀ(Tc)ꢀ
locationꢀshownꢀinꢀtheꢀFormꢀFactorꢀsectionꢀabove.
Photometry
Theꢀfollowingꢀphotometryꢀresultsꢀareꢀbasedꢀonꢀindependentꢀtesting.
Intensity (Candlepower )
Summary
Angle
0
Mean CP
365.33
362.08
340.77
300.22
245.59
184.32
124.33
71.01
5
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
90
37.00
27.62
0.10
Zonal Lumens Summary
Zone
0-30
0-40
0-60
0-90
Lumens
242.9
381.5
607.6
700
%Lamp
35%
%Fixt
35%
55%
55%
87%
87%
100%
100%
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