Protected infrared wall heating with flexible heating fabric
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flexible infrared heating systems are heavy, inflexible, expensive, and pose health risks due to electromagnetic radiation, with complex manufacturing processes and poor conductor-fabric contact leading to uneven heating and potential damage.
Innovation Solution
A drywall element with a glass fiber fabric interwoven with carbon fibers, surrounded by metallic conductors and insulated layers, allowing direct 230/110 V connection, providing secure conductor-fabric contact and mechanical protection, and emitting infrared radiation efficiently without convection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional infrared heating panels are used, then heating function is provided, but they are rigid, heavy, and difficult to install on irregular surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by using a flexible fabric substrate instead of rigid panels. The heating element is embedded in a flexible fabric that can conform to irregular wall surfaces while maintaining its structural integrity and heating function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies this principle by making the heating panel dynamically adaptable to different wall geometries. The flexible construction allows the panel to be installed on curved, angled, or irregular surfaces without requiring rigid structural support.
2Ease of operation
If flexible heating elements are used, then ease of installation is improved, but heating efficiency and infrared radiation capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by creating a composite structure that combines flexible fabric substrate with infrared-generating materials. This composite construction maintains flexibility for easy installation while ensuring efficient infrared radiation and heating performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies this principle by optimizing the physical and chemical parameters of the flexible heating element to maintain high infrared radiation efficiency despite the flexible construction. This includes selecting materials and configurations that maximize thermal conversion and infrared emission.
3Temperature
If conventional heating panels are used, then heating coverage is provided, but they create hot spots and uneven temperature distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by dividing the heating element into multiple independent heating zones or segments within the flexible panel. This segmentation allows for more uniform heat distribution across the wall surface while maintaining comprehensive heating coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies this principle by varying the heating characteristics in different local areas of the panel. Different zones can have different heating intensities or infrared emission properties to achieve uniform overall temperature distribution while maintaining adequate coverage.
4Power
If rigid infrared panels are installed, then heating function is achieved, but installation complexity and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by replacing heavy rigid panels with a lightweight flexible fabric construction that maintains adequate heating power through optimized infrared-generating materials and efficient thermal conversion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies this principle by replacing the heavy mechanical structure of traditional panels with a flexible fabric-based system that achieves the same heating function through material science advancements rather than structural mass.
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 system is lightweight, cost-effective, safe, and efficient, emitting infrared radiation directly without convection, achieving rapid heating and optimal comfort with minimal electromagnetic interference.
Implementation Method 1
flexible heating fabric
Implementation Method 2
radiant wall panel heating
Data Source
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AI summary
Infrared wall panel heating comprising flexible heating fabric, in which a glass filament fabric is provided as a heating fabric, into which are woven carbon filaments, as heating elements, and metal electrical conductors, said metal electrical conductors being positioned transversely to the carbon filaments at both ends of the heating element and tightly enclosing the carbon filaments, and said heating element being electrically protected on each side by a layer of insulation film. The wall panel heating is characterised in that at least two additional layers of insulation film and an additional layer of non-woven and woven fabric are provided on each side to protect the heating element, in particular mechanically. The heating can therefore be installed, in particular under plaster, on a wall with a direct connection to the local electrical grid.