Integrated heating panel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heating technologies for indoor rooms face challenges in reducing electricity consumption, assembly complexity, and adapting to room dimensions while ensuring quick installation and maintenance friendliness.
Innovation Solution
An integrated heating panel made of thermal insulating material with grooved carbon fibre heating wires and a conductive coating, allowing for adaptable installation on various surfaces and efficient heat distribution, controlled by a user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by stationary object
If traditional heating systems are used, then heating coverage is sufficient, but electricity consumption is high
Solution Approach 1:
The heating system is divided into multiple independent modular panels that can be individually installed and controlled. Each panel contains integrated heating elements, insulation layers, and control units, allowing selective activation of specific zones based on thermal needs, thereby reducing overall electricity consumption while maintaining adequate heating coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements localized heating control where each panel can be independently regulated according to the specific thermal requirements of different room zones. This allows optimized energy distribution by providing heat only where needed, reducing wasted electricity consumption while ensuring reliable heating coverage in occupied areas.
2Productivity
If custom heating solutions are designed for each room, then heating efficiency is improved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses standardized modular panels that can be quickly assembled in different configurations to suit various room sizes and shapes. Each panel is a self-contained unit with pre-integrated heating elements, insulation, and controls, allowing efficient customization without increasing assembly complexity since identical modules are simply arranged differently.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular panels are designed as universal units that can be installed in various orientations and configurations to accommodate different room dimensions and heating requirements. This universality allows efficient adaptation to any space using the same standardized components, maintaining high heating efficiency while simplifying assembly through repetition of proven modular units.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-size heating panels are used, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to room dimensions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The heating system is constructed from multiple identical modular panels that can be arranged in series or parallel configurations to match various room dimensions. This segmentation allows the same standardized manufacturing process to produce uniform panels, while the modular arrangement provides flexibility to adapt to different room sizes without complicating manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system achieves adaptability through dynamic configuration of fixed modular units rather than through variable panel dimensions. The standardized panels can be assembled in different patterns and numbers to suit various room geometries, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while providing versatile adaptation to different spatial requirements.
4Loss of time
If quick installation is prioritized, then assembly time is reduced, but maintenance accessibility is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The modular panel design enables quick installation through standardized connection interfaces and pre-assembled units, while each panel remains an independent accessible module. Maintenance personnel can easily remove and service individual panels without disturbing the entire heating system, thus achieving both rapid assembly and convenient maintenance access through the modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the heating functionality into separate, removable modular panels that can be quickly installed and independently accessed for maintenance. This separation allows the heating elements to be easily removed from their mounting positions for servicing without complex disassembly, balancing quick installation with maintained accessibility for repairs.
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 panel achieves low energy consumption, easy assembly, and customizable size adaptation, while providing uniform heat distribution and safety features.
Implementation Method 1
The heating wires (8) emit radiation in the infrared range, such as far infrared
Implementation Method 2
The coating (11), on its outer face, allows meeting decorative requirements of the room
Data Source
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AI summary
The present invention comprises: a plate (1), with two meandering grooves (6) that house two carbon fibre heating wires (8), to emit infrared radiation; and a coating (11) fixed to the plate (1) over the grooves (6), to distribute heat from the heating wires (8). The grooves (6) extend longitudinally from a first end (2), without reaching a second opposite end (3), to be able to cut the panel to the desired length, as well as extending transversely in each of the two halves of the plate (1), leaving a free central portion, to be able to cut the panel longitudinally in half.