Lighting device with pulsating fluid cooling

Abstract

An illumination device (1) comprising: at least one light emitting device (5); and a suspension structure (2), suspending the at least one light emitting device (5) in a desired position. Further, the illumination device (1) has a transducer (6), adapted to generate pressure waves at a drive frequency; wherein the suspension structure (2) is utilized as a flow guiding structure (7), having a first end adapted to receive the pressure waves from the transducer, and a second end adapted to generate a pulsating net output flow towards the at least one light emitting device (5), thereby cooling the at least one light emitting device (5). By utilizing the suspension structure itself as flow guiding structure cooling can be integrated in a cost efficient way. Further, no additional space is required to accommodate the flow guiding structure.

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