ERCO Optec for track Introduction

The key design feature of the Optec spotlight range is the separation of light head and control gear housing. The thermally separated mounting compartment ensures excellent heat management for the electronic control gear of the lamps. Because of the comprehensive system structure with its various lamp options and beam angles, Optec is particularly ideal for lighting sales areas, restaurants or galleries. The relationship between visual comfort and light output ratio is optimised for the wide range of applications of these spotlights. The different characteristics and the robust aluminium luminaire housings have stood the test in many practical applications.

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ERCO Projection: collimating lens  Feature

The quality of the optical systems greatly affects the overall efficiency of an LED luminaire. To produce directed light, as occurs in spotlights, ERCO develops their optical projection systems in-house. A collimating lens, as a secondary lens, is the interface between the LED lens on the printed circuit board and the exchangeable Spherolit lenses acting as tertiary lenses. The collimating lens directs the light of the LEDs into a parallel beam in order that the required light distribution can then be formed by a tertiary lens. The principle of total internal reflection in the collimating lens contributes to the high efficiency of the optical system. Decades of experience in injection-moulded polymers ensure the highest quality levels from our in-house production plant.

Characteristics with Spherolit lenses

ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature
ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature
ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature
ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature

Narrow spot To accentuate small objects with high light intensity or to cover large distances between luminaire and object. Beam angle < 10°.

ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature

Spot The standard characteristic for accent lighting for objects of all kinds, especially to reveal the three-dimensional shape.
Beam angle: 10° - 20°.

ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature

Flood To efficiently illuminate larger objects or to emphasise spatial zones such as a specific area.
Beam angle
25° - 35°.

ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature

Wide flood To give a flexible, flood illumination of surfaces and spatial zones, especially in retail presentation. Beam angle> 45°.

ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature

Oval flood The Spherolit lens, oval flood, has an axially symmetrical light intensity distribution, producing an oval beam of about 30° by 90°.

ERCO Characteristics with Spherolit lenses  Feature

Wallwash The light distribution of the lens wallwasher has been optimised to provide excellent uniformity.

Spectral distribution


Coloured light

ERCO trans_Farbiges Licht  Feature

The radiation spectrum of warm white LEDs is free of ultraviolet and infrared components and has a reduced blue component. Its relative damage factor for sensitive exhibits is less than for halogen lamps with UV filters, making warm white LEDs recommendable for museum lighting.

ERCO trans_Farbiges Licht  Feature

The saturated LED lighting colours enable a wide variety of mixed colours within the triangle of red, green and blue. LED modules with additional white LEDs, known as RGBW modules, improve the colour rendition for the colours of light with respect to the Planckian locus.

Neutral white and warm white

Binnings

ERCO Neutralweiß und Warmweiß  Feature

ERCO offers LED luminaires in neutral white or warm white . This allows lighting designers to select the colour of light to suit the material colours and spatial atmosphere or to create cold-warm contrasts.

ERCO Neutralweiß und Warmweiß  Feature

The LED manufacturing process results in certain variations in the colour loci of LEDs. LEDs are accordingly sorted into so-called "binnings". Uniform lighting quality requires the strict selection of components from defined binnings.

Characteristics of LEDs

ERCO Characteristics of LEDs  Feature
ERCO Characteristics of LEDs  Feature

The relative spectral distribution of the warm white LED with luminescence conversion is closely related to the relative brightness sensitivity of the cone cells of the human eye. The result is high luminous efficacy and good colour rendition.

ERCO Characteristics of LEDs  Feature
ERCO Characteristics of LEDs  Feature

RGB LEDs are ideal for mixing highly saturated coloured light. However, the white light from RGB LEDs does not give satisfactory colour rendition quality, making it less suitable for lighting tasks where colour is critical.

LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are semiconductor elements that directly convert electrical energy into light via electro-luminescence. The outstanding characteristics of LEDs include robustness, long functional life and a high luminous efficacy with high potential for further increase. White LED-light is free of ultraviolet and infrared components and therefore has advantages from a conservation point of view. Daylight white LEDs offer higher efficiency, whereas warm white LEDs have better colour rendition quality. LEDs are dimmable and offer high switching stability, making them ideally suited for lighting control and additive colour mixing. Unlike other light sources, RGB LEDs do not produce any transmission losses through colour filters. To exploit the luminous flux of the temperature sensitive LEDs to the full, good thermal management is indispensable.

Projects with Optec for track

International projects and application studies introduce interestingarchitecture and exemplary lighting applications. Concrete descriptions ofthe lighting solutions with impressive photos explain how the lightingeffects are achieved.

ERCO Carrasco International AirportCarrasco International Airport
Carrasco (Montevideo)
ERCO Putna MonasteryPutna Monastery
Putna (Rumänien)
ERCO Lumas galleryLumas gallery
Düsseldorf
ERCO Bonnefanten MuseumBonnefanten Museum
Maastricht

Guide

The Guide section provides thorough information on everything from the physical bases of lighting to suggested solutions for different lighting situations. The interactive knowledge modules vividly illustrate lighting solutions that are possible with this product range.

ERCO Design. with coloured lightDesign. with coloured light

Designing with white light colours and coloured light

ERCO WashlightingWashlighting

Illuminating objects and emphasising surfaces in the room

ERCO AccentuationAccentuation

Emphasising objects to attract attention

ERCO SpotlightsSpotlights

Flexible luminaires for tracks to produce accent lighting

ERCO FloodlightsFloodlights

Lighting tools with a wide-beam light distribution

ERCO WallwasherWallwasher

Lighting technology for vertical surfaces

ERCO WallWall

From scenic wall illumination through to vertical visual tasks

ERCO ObjectObject

Eye-catching lighting effects for objects in the room and pictures

ERCO LEDLED

Powerful lamps with an extremely long life

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