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If accuracy is important, consider using a current drive circuit (i.e. constant current source) to power each LED rather than the basic method of placing a resistor in series with a voltage source. ThenYou can find a basic current source here. If you use a current source you won't need to worry about the knowingvariations in the exact forward voltage ofand temperature affecting the LED. Incidentlycurrent in the VI curves for LEDs are temperature dependentLED.

If a constant current source is too complicated, you can approximate the forward characteristic of the diode using a pieceweise linear model, ie. a forward voltage plus a resistance. See the example here. From this it should be straighforward to get the current at 100mA.

If accuracy is important, consider using a current drive circuit (i.e. constant current source) to power each LED rather than the basic method of placing a resistor in series with a voltage source. Then you won't need to worry about the knowing the exact forward voltage of the LED. Incidently the VI curves for LEDs are temperature dependent.

If a constant current source is too complicated, you can approximate the forward characteristic of the diode using a pieceweise linear model, ie. a forward voltage plus a resistance. See the example here. From this it should be straighforward to get the current at 100mA.

If accuracy is important, consider using a current drive circuit (i.e. constant current source) to power each LED rather than the basic method of placing a resistor in series with a voltage source. You can find a basic current source here. If you use a current source you won't need to worry about variations in the forward voltage and temperature affecting the current in the LED.

If a constant current source is too complicated, you can approximate the forward characteristic of the diode using a pieceweise linear model, ie. a forward voltage plus a resistance. See the example here. From this it should be straighforward to get the current at 100mA.

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If accuracy is important, consider using a current drive circuit (i.e. constant current source) to power each LED rather than the basic method of placing a resistor in series with a voltage source. Then you won't need to worry about the knowing the exact forward voltage of the LED. Incidently the VI curves for LEDs are temperature dependent.

If a constant current source is too complicated, you can approximate the forward characteristic of the diode using a pieceweise linear model, ie. a forward voltage plus a resistance. See the example here. From this it should be straighforward to get the current at 100mA.