連接器易于安裝困難，節(jié)省LED照明設(shè)計(jì)空間

　　LED照明設(shè)計(jì)師面臨的最大挑戰(zhàn)之一是找到合適的連接器，以適應(yīng)他們的設(shè)計(jì)的形狀因素。這是一個(gè)更大的問(wèn)題，因?yàn)楦倪M(jìn)的LED和光學(xué)開(kāi)辟機(jī)會(huì)，更大的設(shè)計(jì)靈活性。這反過(guò)來(lái)又轉(zhuǎn)化為互連的需要，可以適應(yīng)這些新的應(yīng)用程序，同時(shí)還提供長(zhǎng)壽命LED所需的可靠性和耐用性。

　　連接器不應(yīng)該是LED照明組件中指定的最后一部分。除了必須適應(yīng)緊湊的空間，他們還必須滿足各種環(huán)境規(guī)格，根據(jù)應(yīng)用程序，如溫度，濕度和振動(dòng)。此外，他們還需要提供易于組裝和安全連接。節(jié)省空間和節(jié)省成本也是這些設(shè)計(jì)的一個(gè)優(yōu)點(diǎn)。

　　This article will examine notable examples of the latest connectors meeting many of these requirements. We’ll take a look at connectors fromFCI， Molex， Phoenix Contact， and TE Connectivity， specifying applications where they can provide engineers with a good design solution.

　　In wire-to-board applications， two connector lines from FCI are well-suited for LED lighting. FCI recently expanded its RotaConnect family with a wire-to-board （WtB） solution. The 3.00 mm pitch RotaConnect WtB （Figure 1） features a dual-beam spring contact design， and a passive latch for housing retention. The housing， available in two and four positions， protects the pins and prevents mismatching. The big benefits here are connection reliability via the dual-beam spring contact design and pin protection during connection mating.