Alfa LED outdoor luminaire: a comprehensive renovation regarding design and technology

PAMPLONA —20/10/2020— The Alfa outdoor luminaire has been one of the most iconic light fixtures manufactured by the Navarre-based company ATP Lighting. Its marine-inspired appearance, immunity to corrosion, and good performance have positioned it at the forefront for lighting promenades, as well as recreation and residential areas near the coast around the world.

This ATP flagship now incorporates LED technology, keeping all its advantages. It has undergone a comprehensive redesign and updating process to renew its aesthetics and adapt its structure to the new light source, without losing the characteristic essence to which it owes its popularity [check out the technical data sheet here].

Alfa LED public lighting fixture is launched onto the market with three power versions: 15, 25, and 35 W, with multiple aesthetic configurations for both the supported and suspended versions, and with a system of customizable optics that allows for optimum light distribution in each project. It is also prepared to integrate the most modern telemanagement means and includes Comfort Diffuser®, an innovation designed to reduce glare and improve pedestrians' visual comfort without affecting the light output of the luminaire. 

Besides, Alfa LED reduces maintenance costs to zero, and its comprehensive 10-year warranty ensures investment profitability, even in really hostile environments for street-lighting, such as the such as the coastline. Its new, modern, and sober appearance makes this outdoor luminaire fit into avant-garde environments, adding some distinction. 

As the Alfa LED luminaire is designed for residential and recreation areas, the Navarre-based company recommends using it with warm color temperatures, such as 2,200 K. ATP has been a pioneer in promoting and implementing this color temperature in benchmark projects such as the lighting of the Plaza Mayor de Gijón square, which showed excellent outcomes regarding the atmosphere, visual comfort, and light pollution reduction. This luminaire is also available in PC Amber LED for protected areas, such as observatories or nature parks, and can be supplied in cooler temperatures for other applications.

Unique characteristics

As all lighting units in this company, the Alfa LED luminaire is made of 100% recyclable, cutting-edge engineering technopolymers. These materials provide it with unique characteristics, such as immunity to corrosion and to surges, anti-electrocution properties, and resistance to vandalism (IK10+).

Comprehensive seal

Fully enclosed with a diffuser featuring a continuous sealing gasket, IP66 tightness for the entire luminaire is ensured, even in the most hostile weather. This seal provides the entire luminaire, not only the light source, with protection against liquids and solid particles, which helps to keep a stable light output over time (IP66+). The interior of the Alfa LED luminaire will always remain clean.

Immune to surges

The Alfa LED luminaire is immune to surges thanks to its polymeric materials and its architecture. On the one hand, it is Class II and does not need grounding, which is the main entryway for atmospheric discharges. On the other hand, all the enclosure is made of technical engineering polymers instead of metal, which eliminates the possibility of electrostatic discharges.

Laminar Heatsink®

This thermal management system, which is internationally patented and designed by ATP, solves LED modules' overheating issues and extends their useful life significantly. This flat and super-slim device is made with a special alloy suitable for naval purposes which reduces the operating temperature of LED modules by 21% and extends their useful life to more than 21,000 hours. Considering that the average annual operating time of outdoor lighting in Spain is 4,100 hours, this represents a useful life of almost 25 years for the LED used in this application.

Comfort Diffuser®

The Alfa luminaire incorporates Comfort Diffuser®, an innovation specially designed to reduce the glare produced by the LED in outdoor lighting, without affecting its light output. This diffuser provides visual comfort to pedestrians and a softer and more pleasant light.

Customizable optics

The lenses are distributed in independent modules with different optical designs that can be combined in multiple ways to obtain the light distribution that best suits each project. This characteristic makes the Alfa LED luminaire an easily customizable option that may be adapted to any particular need.

IP68 plug & play tubular connector

The IP68 plug & play tubular connector, totally sealed against water and dust, allows quick and safe installation of LED public lighting. This device allows making the connection outside the floodlight and avoids having to disassemble it, which prevents any possibility of electrocution and leaks that may arise due to handling.