LED Lighting
The breakthrough of LED technology currently being experienced in architectural lighting is probably the biggest development in lighting technology for decades. ERCO plays a leading role in implementing these advances with practical LED lighting tools. The new technology opens up possibilities for realising efficient visual comfort to a previously unattainable level.
With our "tune the light" approach, we develop innovative products and methods for producing, directing and controlling light, enabling designers and users alike to optimally exploit the advantages of LEDs. The aim of this brochure is to explain ERCO´s specific approach and to help to shape a safe and inspirational transition into a new age of architectural lighting.
Technology for LEDs Factors for innovative LED technology
LED applications The latest state-of-the-art LED technology as used in ERCO tools with LEDs.
Product range index
LED luminaires for the indoor area
LED luminaires for the outdoor area
Contact Comprehensive service and professional project management are an integral part of an ERCO lighting solution.
Lighting using LED The film documents how ERCO introduces the latest LED technology in architecture and gives insight into the design, development and production of the LED lighting tools.
Technology for LEDs
Factors for innovative LED technology
The breakthrough of LEDs to become an important light source has caused the focus in lighting technology to shift towards the combination of optical and electronic elements, i.e. to optoelectronics. ERCO´s competence in design and production in this field is extensive. In order to create innovative products to reach the goal of efficient visual comfort, technologies and processes are continuously being developed throughout the LED´s value-adding chain. Optoelectronic competence means mastering all the new challenges with excellence: from electronic component heat management to the development of efficient optical systems and from optimising control gear and digital interfaces to developing the corresponding tools in the control software.
By using dedicated PCB layouts equipped with carefully selected LED binnings, ERCO ensures that optimum luminous flux and colour rendition is obtained for each specific lighting task.
The optical systems for LED lighting tools are vastly different from those of conventional luminaires. ERCO designs and builds these systems in-house to ensure a perfect match, thereby allowing their full potential to be exploited in terms of efficiency and lighting quality.
ERCO places particular importance on heat management. This ensures that LED modules operate within their safe temperature range, achieving rated life and output for the specified power throughout their operational life.
LEDs require perfectly matching electronic control gear. Only ERCO´s factory encoded DALI control gear offer plug and play connectivity, i.e. fully automatic recognition in the Light System DALI lighting system.
LEDs and digital lighting controls such as Light System DALI are truly made for each other. No other light source can be controlled as flexibly and efficiently as an LED. The user-friendly operation through lighting control allows great scope to design scenographic lighting in the sense of "tune the light", this enables the potential energy saving to be fully realised.
LED applications
Optimum conservational conditions for valuable graphic artworks, made possible with individually dimmable Optec LED spotlights (museum kunst palast , Düsseldorf).
The current status of LED technology, as implemented in ERCO´s LED-based lighting tools, allows a wide range of applications in architectural settings in both indoor and outdoor areas. Successful projects with ERCO LED luminaires confirm the fundamental technical and planning concepts, making efficient visual comfort a tangible reality.
Optec LED spotlights in daylight white and warm white allow for designs with contrasting colour temperatures. These are gentle on exhibits and also reduce the running costs (Brothers Grimm Museum, Steinau an der Straße).
Midipoll bollard luminaires with LEDs have proven themselves even under harsh environmental conditions. In contrast to other light sources, the luminous flux of LEDs does not decrease in cold conditions.
The pathway and step lighting with Axis Walklights and Midipoll bollard luminaires with LEDs provides safety and an agreeable ambience around this private house in Sweden. LEDs provide maintenance-free operation, switching stability and minimum power consumption (private house, Kalmar).
