Driverless LED means that all lights in the field are passive components, without failure prone driver electronics. PECS directly controls the luminous output of the LED, enabling robust and simplified, yet sophisticated lighting infrastructure. The ELLED™ Airfield Ground Lighting portfolio provides a reliable and sustainable solution throughout the airside from approach to the apron. Driverless innovation ensures operational reliability and cost savings and reduces the environmental burden.
ELLED™ Airfield Ground Lighting system is suitable for both existing and new installations, providing a solution throughout the airside from approach to the apron. The system consists of ELLED™ bulbs or lights powered by ELLEGO™ PECS, providing superior energy efficiency, easy maintenance, and high reliability.
ELLED™ retrofit is a possibility for almost all halogen installations in the market, reusing light fixtures, cabling, connectors, and transformers. At the bare minimum only bulbs and power supply will be changed. Each retrofit case will be separately considered and verified before commitment.
Driverless ELLED™ technology enables a highly efficient operation and lower lifecycle costs. The system is designed to comply with ICAO light intensity requirements with nominal currents between 1,0 and 3,0 A. The system has three main elements: ELLEGO™ PECS, ELLED™ bulbs and ELLED™ driverless light fixtures. Reusing existing cables, connectors, and isolation transformers allows the economic transition from halogen to LED lighting.
The ELLED™ system enables a long service life due to its driverless design without control electronics in field components. It is a quick and easy access to fundamental LED efficiency. Low series circuit currents give your existing cabling an extended lifetime and enable cable and transformer size optimization in new installations. The IGBT controlled primarily current means less insulation stress, and a longer lifetime for the AGL cabling. The ELLEGO™ PECS has many features making operation and maintenance easy.
The 2023 published series circuit power supply standard, the IEC 61820-3-2, defines a new device category for modern AGL power supplies. These power supplies may operate with other than the traditional 6.6 A current levels and have typically been designed to specifically operate LED-based AGL fixtures.
ELLEGO™ is actively participating in IEC standards development and other AGL related developments.
Upgrading your airfield ground lighting doesn’t have to mean starting from scratch or commitment to large investment. With ELLEGO’s smart ELLED™ retrofit solution, you may modernize existing halogen installations quickly, sustainably, and cost-effectively without replacing your entire existing infrastructure.
ELLEGO’s ELLED™ retrofit solution is compatible with almost all existing halogen fixtures on the market. Reuse your current cabling, connectors, and transformers, only the lamps and control units (CCR/PECS) are replaced. This means minimal disruption, faster implementation, and significant cost savings.
We support the entire process, from technical assessment and planning to delivery and commissioning. Our ELLED™ retrofit solutions have been field-proven in daily operation at Turku Airport (TKU/EFTU) since 2019.
Explore our airport references and read more about how ELLEGO™ AGL solution succeeds in field use:
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Contact us at agl@ellego.fi to begin your airports transition to smarter, greener airfield ground lighting.