Effect of Pin-Fin Heat Sink Structure and Irradiation Angle on High-Power LED Down-Light Thermal Performance

The heat sink has played an important role in the thermal design of high power LED lamps. In this study, a pin-fin heat sink is designed for the 3-chips high power LED down-light. Thermal performance of pin-fin heat sink is researched by changing the fin height, fin number and lamp’s irradiation angle. Simulation results gotten by CFD software show that the pin-fin heat sink has better thermal performance with fin height of 40mm and fin number of 75. The LED down-light with a pin-fin heat sink has a better cooling effect in multi-angle irradiation. The results provide a reference for future design of pin-fin heat-sink.