Dual-Energy Heating Plate for Vehicle Reservoir Thawing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage tanks for aqueous products in vehicles face challenges with freezing, leading to inefficient thawing and noise issues due to bulky dual-energy heating devices and inadequate heat exchange surfaces, as well as limited energy combination and anti-sloshing effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A dual-energy heating device with a heating plate that integrates both hydraulic and electric heating circuits, offering enhanced heat exchange and energy flexibility, combined with a hydraulic transfer circuit for efficient aqueous product distribution and anti-sloshing features to prevent noise and ensure quick thawing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If separate hydraulic and electric heating circuits are used, then heating capability is provided, but device size and positioning complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate hydraulic and electric heating circuits into a single integrated heating plate assembly. The heating plate serves as a common substrate that accommodates both heating systems, eliminating the need for separate positioning and reducing overall device complexity while maintaining dual heating capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating plate is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously serves as the mounting structure for both hydraulic and electric heating circuits. This universal component performs multiple functions: structural support, heat distribution, and circuit integration, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture.
2Temperature
If spiral or serpentine tubes are used for heating circuits, then heating function is achieved, but heat exchange surface area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional spiral or serpentine tube configurations to a two-dimensional plate structure. The heating circuits are distributed across the surface of the heating plate, significantly increasing the heat exchange surface area while maintaining compact form factor.
3Use of energy by moving object
If hydraulic and electric heating circuits are used separately, then heating is provided, but energy combination flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated heating plate design enables dynamic switching and combination of hydraulic and electric heating modes. The system can adaptively adjust the proportion of each heating source based on operational requirements, providing flexible energy combination capability that was not possible with separate circuit configurations.
4Temperature
If conventional heating devices are used, then thawing is achieved, but device size is bulky
Solution Approach 1:
By merging hydraulic and electric heating circuits into a single integrated plate structure, the patent achieves compact form factor while maintaining full thawing capability. The co-location of both heating systems on one plate eliminates the need for separate heating devices, significantly reducing overall volume.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The integrated heating plate provides faster, more homogeneous heating and reduces the size and cost of the heating device, while the hydraulic transfer circuit ensures consistent aqueous product availability and anti-sloshing partitions enhance noise reduction and thawing efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
the first heating means being a hydraulic heating circuit configured to be connected in a sealed manner to a coolant circuit of the vehicle
Implementation Method 2
the second heating means being an electric heating circuit configured to be connected to a source of electrical energy of the vehicle
Implementation Method 3
the heating plate provides faster, more homogeneous heating
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AI summary
Reservoir (2) for storing an aqueous product configured to deliver an aqueous product to an aqueous product consumer device of a motor vehicle, said motor vehicle being of the type comprising at least one coolant liquid circuit and at least one electrical energy source, said storage reservoir (2) comprising a two-energy heating device (1) configured to heat an aqueous product contained in the storage reservoir (2). The reservoir is characterized in that the two-energy heating device (1) comprises a plate (10) for heating said aqueous product, this plate being configured to be heated selectively either by a first heating means (11) or by a second heating means (12) that is distinct and independent of said first heating means (11), or simultaneously by said first (11) and second (12) heating means, and in that said first heating means (11) is a hydraulic heating circuit configured to be connected in a sealed manner to a coolant liquid circuit of the vehicle and in that said second heating means (12) is an electric heating circuit configured to be connected to an electrical energy source of the vehicle.