Grasshopper Projectors, floodlights, wallwashers

The Grasshopper range with its versatile mounting possibilities and the lockable hinge is suitable for flexible accent lighting and floodlighting in the outdoor area. The compact design with low power rating lamps is used, for example, for the lighting of façades, details, objects such as company signs or sculptures, plants and trees. Their optical systems feature the innovative Spherolit technology providing the option of narrow spot, spot, flood, wide flood, oval flood or wallwash light distribution. The control gear is separate from the light head and ensures optimal heat management to protect the electronic components.

Summary of lamps and beam characteristics
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The quality of the optical systems has a major influence on the overall efficiency of an LED. 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 created by the 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 Kopie

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

Spot
The light intensity distribution for highlighting objects of all types, especially to accentuate three-dimensional shapes.
Beam angle: 10°-20°.

Flood
Used for efficient accentuation of large objects or to uniformly emphasise a complete spatial zone.
Beam angle
25° - 35°.

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

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

Wallwash
The light intensity distribution of the lens wallwasher is designed to provide very high uniformity.

Grasshopper LED Wärmemanagement

LED heat management
Like other lamps, high-power LEDs generate heat. To prevent the luminous flux and life of the lamp from decreasing drastically, the maximum junction temperature must not be exceeded even during continuous operation. ERCO places particular importance on heat management in its luminaires to ensure that the LED modules remain below the critical temperature range and operate at full output throughout their lives. Mounting the LED module directly on metal-core PCBs effectively dissipates the heat to the luminaire housing. The form, design and material of the housing all contribute to effective heat management. Extensive simulations and tests during the development phase ensure the success of all the products in the range.

Spherolit reflectors Tutorial film

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Powercast
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Beamer
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Focalflood
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Parscoop
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Projects with Grasshopper Projectors, floodlights, wallwashers

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.

Indre Quay
Haugesund

ERCO Intercontinental Paris Avenue Marceau Hotel

Intercontinental Paris Avenue Marceau Hotel
Paris

Färdig Betong Konferenscenter
Mörrum

Benetton megastore Kärntner Straße
Wien

Oseana
Os (Bergen)

Highline Park
New York

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.