Multi-Zone Radiator Element for Higher Heat With Lower Energy Loss
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric heating elements, such as heating wires and flanges, face challenges in reducing energy consumption without compromising size or power, limiting the potential for eco-friendly and energy-efficient heating systems.
Innovation Solution
A radiator element with multiple heating zones, featuring electric heating resistors connected to highly conductive tubular radiators made of materials like metal, which are heated through conductive and radiative means without additional energy consumption, enhancing heating power and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If conventional heating resistors are used, then heating power is achieved, but energy consumption is high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a heating resistor with a thermally conductive radiator body into an integrated heating device. The radiator body is in direct thermal contact with the heating resistor, allowing efficient heat transfer from the resistor to the radiator surface, thereby reducing energy loss while maintaining heating power.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state and thermal parameters by using a thermally conductive radiator body with specific thermal conductivity properties. This transformation allows the system to operate at lower temperatures while maintaining the same heating effect, thus reducing energy consumption.
2Productivity
If heating temperature is increased, then heating efficiency is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes materials with high thermal conductivity to change the thermal parameters of the system. This allows heat to be distributed more efficiently across the radiator surface, improving heating efficiency without requiring excessive temperature increases that would consume more energy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional heating mechanisms with a thermally conductive radiator system that distributes heat more efficiently. This substitution improves heating efficiency by utilizing thermal conduction through the radiator body rather than relying solely on radiant heat from the heating element.
3Power
If radiator surface area is increased, then heating power is increased, but device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating resistor is nested within or in direct contact with the radiator body, allowing the heating element to be integrated into the structure of the radiator. This nesting arrangement increases the effective heating surface area without proportionally increasing the overall device size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the three-dimensional structure of the radiator body to distribute heat across multiple surfaces and dimensions. By designing the radiator with extended surfaces in different directions, the effective heating area is increased without requiring a proportional increase in the device's footprint.
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
This solution allows for increased heating power and energy savings while maintaining minimal energy consumption, making it suitable for eco-design applications in energy-efficient heating systems.
Implementation Method 1
The tubular diffuse radiators are conductively and radiatively heated to the temperature of the heating resistor
Implementation Method 2
The tubular diffuse radiators are conductively and radiatively heated to the temperature of the heating resistor
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AI summary
The invention relates to a an electric radiator element having multiple heating zones for the production of energy-efficient eco-design applications, radiator heating flanges and radiator heating pipes in the low-voltage range, having integrated radiators which increase the heating output of a heater resistor without the additional consumption of energy.