Air cooled array and system for cooling light emitting diode systems

An air-cooling manifold for an LED light system, the manifold comprising:

• a plurality of longitudinally-disposed segments defining a longitudinal length of the manifold;
• a port for connecting an inlet conduit;
• and
• a plurality of conduit branches disposed inside of the manifold, each conduit branch being in communication with the port,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of conduit branches terminates within each of the plurality of segments.

A method of air-cooling an LED assembly, the LED assembly comprising a plurality of LED units disposed in side-by-side configuration, wherein an LED chip is disposed on each of the plurality of LED units, the method of air-cooling comprising:

• defining a manifold including a plurality of longitudinally-disposed segments defining a longitudinal length of the manifold;
• passing air through a plurality of air conduit branches that are disposed inside of the manifold;
• terminating at least one of the plurality of air conduit branches in each of the plurality of segments;
• and
• balancing a distribution of air in each of the plurality of segments to maintain a consistent cooling effect across the entire longitudinal length of the manifold.