Heating element made of PTC ceramic material
US4245146A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/141
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a heating element for an air heater and the like comprising a ceramic material in the form of a honeycomb as well as the process for producing the ceramic material. The heating element is characterized by its relatively high amount of heat generation capability compared to a conventional heating element of the same size. Preferable ceramic materials for the heating element have a temperature coefficient of electrical resistance of from 5 to 20%/.degree.C., and consist essentially of from 38.7 to 47.3 molar % of BaO, from 2.5 to 11 molar % of PbO, from 49.8 to 50% of TiO.sub.2, from 0.05 to 0.3 molar % of a semiconductor forming element and from 0.002 to 0.015 part by weight of Mn.
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