Adaptable layered heater system
US8658949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2045/2743
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A layered heater is provided that comprises at least one resistive layer defining a circuit configuration, the circuit configuration comprising at least one resistive trace oriented relative to a heating target and comprising a material having temperature coefficient characteristics such that the resistive trace provides power commensurate with demands of the heating target In one form, resistive traces of the resistive layer are an NTC material having a relatively high BETA coefficient and are oriented approximately parallel to a primary heating direction.
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