LED system design
Taking system design to its logical conclusion is a characteristic feature of ERCO products. LED luminaires are therefore never seen as solitary products, but are fully integrated into the systematic structure of the overall product range. This allows the designer to use LED lighting tools for many different lighting tasks and to combine them seamlessly with conventional products. Efficient and rational planning is ensured by consistent product range structures with comparable light intensity distributions and by uniform terminology, but also by defined interfaces such as the adapter for track-mounted spotlights. The DALI technology gives our product system an additional virtual software level - on which all ERCO Light Clients can be conveniently networked.
Characteristics
With characteristics ranging from narrow spot to wide flood, the light intensity distributions of the LED luminaires follow the established structure of ERCO´s product range and offer a wide scope for design. LED floodlight and wallwasher characteristics are currently being developed, and replaceable Spherolit lenses provide additional flexibility in selected luminaires.
Lumen categories
Due to the high - and continually improving - luminous efficacy of LEDs, it is particularly important when planning to think in terms of lumen categories. The LED luminaires in the ERCO product range cover a wide range of lumen categories and therefore offer an appropriate solution for a large number of lighting tasks.
Colour temperature and coloured light
By using deliberate contrasts between warm white and neutral white light, the lighting designer can create subtle contrasts and atmospheres while also responding to specific materials. Furthermore, lighting tools for vibrant effects with saturated colours are also available in the form of varychrome LED luminaires.
Light distribution
Differentiated lighting design requires various lighting tools that each offer the optimum lighting quality and efficiently complete their task.
A wide selection of photometric characteristics lays the foundation for qualitative lighting design and efficient visual comfort. ERCO´s LED luminaires cover all the essential characteristics: energy-efficient vertical illuminance with various wallwashers, ambient lighting with downlights and accent lighting with directional luminaires.
Double washlight
Double washlights are offered for uniform illumination of parallel walls as well as the floor in hallways. The light is controlled using a darklight reflector which has two integral Spherolit reflector segments.
Lens wallwasher
Special lens reflector systems ensure highly uniform wall illumination. The darklight reflectors which are visible from below are glare-free.
Directional luminaire
Highlighting is provided by directional luminaires. The beams can be tilted up to 30° from the vertical axis and rotated through 360°.
Systems
Spotlights and track
Innovative LED spotlights can be simply installed into existing ERCO track installations.
Quintessence
The modular system of Quintessence is based on uniform mounting rings and mounting frames. This enables luminaires with different characteristics to be installed. Subsequent alterations such as replacing a low-voltage halogen downlight with an LED directional luminaire do not present any difficulty with Quintessence.
The principles of system design make a convincing argument not only from the design point of view but also from the technical perspective. Conventional spotlights on ERCO track can be easily supplemented with LED spotlights or replaced altogether. Within an ERCO product group, LED spotlights can be combined with conventional spotlights with design consistency. The Quintessence range of recessed luminaires offers comparable flexibility thanks to the uniform mounting rings. Updating with efficient LED technology or changing any other photometric characteristics is a simple matter due to the modular system.
