Modular Infrared Raised Floor for Fast Localized Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional infrared electrothermal floors face issues with complex construction, inefficient heat penetration, global electrification leading to heat loss, high maintenance costs, and slow temperature rise due to embedded carbon fiber components, and require cumbersome installation processes.
Innovation Solution
An infrared electrothermal raised floor piece design featuring a faceplate layer, carbon fiber far-infrared heat layer, force support structure, electrodes, and power line connection terminals, with insulation and reflection layers for improved heat distribution, and a flexible power supply system for local temperature control, using materials with high insulation and anti-electrostatic properties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If carbon fiber infrared heat component is embedded under the bottom of the calcium silicate cement guard plate, then the floor structure is stable and protective, but the penetrability of infrared ray is severely affected, leading to attenuation in thermal infrared radiation
Solution Approach 1:
The floor is divided into separate modular pieces with the carbon fiber heat component integrated into each piece rather than embedded under a cement plate. This segmentation allows the infrared heat source to be exposed and functional while maintaining structural stability through the modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of embedding the carbon fiber heat component under the cement plate (old approach), the invention inverts the structure by placing the carbon fiber component as the visible surface layer integrated into the floor piece, allowing direct infrared radiation emission while the support structure provides stability from below.
2Ease of manufacture
If the floor is laid along with electric wire to facilitate integral forming, then the floor can be installed as a complete unit, but great difficulty in construction and low efficiency occur
Solution Approach 1:
The floor is divided into separate modular pieces that can be manufactured independently and then assembled on-site. This segmentation eliminates the need for complex integral forming with electric wires during construction, significantly improving construction efficiency while maintaining the functional integrity of each module.
Solution Approach 2:
The floor pieces are pre-manufactured with integrated heating components and wiring already in place during factory production. This preliminary action transfers the complexity from construction site to manufacturing, allowing rapid installation at the construction site without dealing with complex wiring during assembly.
3Reliability
If the carbon fiber infrared heat component is embedded under the bottom of the calcium silicate cement guard plate, then the floor provides structural protection, but temperature rise of the floor is very slow and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The floor structure is segmented into modular pieces with the heating component positioned to directly heat the walkable surface. This eliminates the thermal barrier of the cement plate, allowing rapid temperature rise of the floor surface while the support structure remains intact for protection.
Solution Approach 2:
An insulation layer is introduced as an intermediary between the support structure and the carbon fiber heat component. This insulation layer directs heat upward toward the floor surface rather than allowing it to dissipate downward, accelerating temperature rise while the support structure continues to provide structural protection.
4Temperature
If the floor is globally electrified, then the entire floor can be heated uniformly, but it is impossible to flexibly implement local control of electricity, causing unnecessary heat loss
Solution Approach 1:
The floor is divided into multiple independent modular pieces, each with its own heating control capability. This segmentation enables local control of different zones, allowing flexible temperature adjustment in specific areas without heating the entire floor, thereby reducing unnecessary heat loss while maintaining uniform heating when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The floor heating system is made dynamic and adjustable through independent control of each modular piece. Users can dynamically adjust which zones are heated and to what temperature, transforming the static global heating system into a flexible, adaptive system that responds to local needs.
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 solution provides efficient, comfortable, and safe heating with localized temperature control, reduced power consumption, and rapid temperature rise, while being environmentally friendly and cost-effective, with integrated heating and decoration functions, eliminating the need for traditional heating facilities and reducing construction costs.
Implementation Method 1
carbon fiber far-infrared heat layer
Implementation Method 2
carbon fiber far-infrared heat layer
Implementation Method 3
insulation support structure layer
Implementation Method 4
far-infrared reflection layer
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an infrared electrothermal raised floor piece, comprising a faceplate layer, a carbon fiber far-infrared heat layer, a force support structure layer, at least a pair of electrodes and a plurality of power line connection terminals; wherein the electrodes are connected to the carbon fiber far-infrared heat layer; and the power line connection terminals are connected to the electrode. Also provided is an infrared electrothermal raised floor, comprising a plurality of infrared electrothermal raised floor pieces each comprising a plurality of power line connection terminals, and a supporter; wherein the infrared electrothermal raised floor pieces are transversely or lengthwisely arranged and flexibly installed on the supporter.