EP2051561A1 - Dispositif doté d'au moins une résistance à coefficient de température positif - Google Patents

Dispositif doté d'au moins une résistance à coefficient de température positif Download PDF

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EP2051561A1
EP2051561A1 EP08017977A EP08017977A EP2051561A1 EP 2051561 A1 EP2051561 A1 EP 2051561A1 EP 08017977 A EP08017977 A EP 08017977A EP 08017977 A EP08017977 A EP 08017977A EP 2051561 A1 EP2051561 A1 EP 2051561A1
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/40Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes
    • H05B3/42Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible
    • H05B3/48Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible heating conductor embedded in insulating material
    • H05B3/50Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible heating conductor embedded in insulating material heating conductor arranged in metal tubes, the radiating surface having heat-conducting fins
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H3/00Air heaters
    • F24H3/02Air heaters with forced circulation
    • F24H3/04Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element
    • F24H3/0405Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H3/00Air heaters
    • F24H3/02Air heaters with forced circulation
    • F24H3/04Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element
    • F24H3/0405Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between
    • F24H3/0429For vehicles
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H3/00Air heaters
    • F24H3/02Air heaters with forced circulation
    • F24H3/04Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element
    • F24H3/0405Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between
    • F24H3/0429For vehicles
    • F24H3/0435Structures comprising heat spreading elements in the form of fins
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H3/00Air heaters
    • F24H3/02Air heaters with forced circulation
    • F24H3/04Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element
    • F24H3/0405Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between
    • F24H3/0429For vehicles
    • F24H3/0441Interfaces between the electrodes of a resistive heating element and the power supply means
    • F24H3/0447Forms of the electrode terminals, e.g. tongues or clips
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H3/00Air heaters
    • F24H3/02Air heaters with forced circulation
    • F24H3/04Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element
    • F24H3/0405Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element using electric energy supply, e.g. the heating medium being a resistive element; Heating by direct contact, i.e. with resistive elements, electrodes and fins being bonded together without additional element in-between
    • F24H3/0429For vehicles
    • F24H3/0452Frame constructions
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24HFLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT-GENERATING MEANS, e.g. HEAT PUMPS, IN GENERAL
    • F24H9/00Details
    • F24H9/18Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means
    • F24H9/1854Arrangement or mounting of grates or heating means for air heaters
    • F24H9/1863Arrangement or mounting of electric heating means
    • F24H9/1872PTC
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/10Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor
    • H05B3/12Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material
    • H05B3/14Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
    • H05B3/141Conductive ceramics, e.g. metal oxides, metal carbides, barium titanate, ferrites, zirconia, vitrous compounds
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2203/00Aspects relating to Ohmic resistive heating covered by group H05B3/00
    • H05B2203/02Heaters using heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient

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  • the present invention relates to a device with at least one PTC thermistor.
  • a PTC thermistor is understood to mean an electrically conducting material or a component having such a material, the material being designed in such a way that its electrical resistance increases with increasing temperature. Such materials thus have a positive temperature coefficient.
  • PTC thermistors are operated with alternating current, it can happen that they distort the current. Such current distortions, which may be harmonics of the fundamental, are undesirable or only partially permissible for many applications. Especially in mobile applications, such as in aviation, it is of particular importance to provide a qualitatively good on-board voltage.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to reduce the current distortion caused by the PTC resistor to an acceptable level or completely to prevent, so that a largely or completely unused current or voltage curve results.
  • the PTC thermistor is dimensioned such that the voltage drop across the PTC thermistor does not exceed the value of 40 V / mm.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the finding that a PTC thermistor produces less harmonic oscillations, the lower the applied voltage. According to the invention, it is therefore intended to limit the applied voltage per dimension (thickness or length) of the PTC thermistor, that is, in the direction of the voltage path to a limit value. According to the invention, it has been found that this limit value is 40 V / mm.
  • the PTC thermistor is dimensioned such that the voltage drop across the PTC thermistor per unit length or thickness of the PTC thermistor is not more than 35 V / mm and more preferably not more than 30 V / mm. In this way it is possible to considerably reduce the proportion of the harmonics, in particular of the third harmonic, to the fundamental.
  • PTC thermistor is understood to mean a uniform component or else the composition of a plurality of PTC thermistor elements. It is thus conceivable, for example, to use a comparatively thick PTC thermistor or to connect several PTC thermistor elements in series, which ultimately results in that the voltage drop per unit thickness or length of the PTC thermistor can be reduced to the desired value.
  • an embodiment of the invention is that the PTC thermistor is composed of a plurality of PTC elements connected in series.
  • the PTC thermistor is composed of several, parallel PTC thermistor elements. Such an arrangement may be required, for example, when the PTC thermistor serves as a heating element and a certain, heat-emitting minimum area is to be made available.
  • the device is a heating device.
  • the PTC thermistor is thus designed in a preferred embodiment as a heating element or part of a heating device.
  • PTC thermistors change the electrical resistance as a function of temperature, so that a too high temperature value can be prevented due to the then increased resistance value.
  • the PTC thermistor exhibits a non-linear resistance characteristic, i. that its resistance increases disproportionately with the temperature.
  • the heater may include a plurality of PTC thermistors adjacent to one or more heat transfer areas.
  • the PTC thermistor can be designed in the form of one or more plates.
  • the heat transfer areas preferably have air passages which are arranged, for example, such that the flow direction through the air passages runs parallel to the plane of the plate-shaped PTC thermistors. It is conceivable that the air passages are formed by a lamellar or rib-like structure, which preferably extends in each case on both sides of a PTC thermistor.
  • the heat transfer surfaces are directly or indirectly connected to the one or more PTC thermistors.
  • the invention further relates to a heater with one or more devices according to one of claims 1 to 11 and to a vehicle or aircraft with one or more devices according to one of claims 1 to 11 and / or with one or more heaters according to claim 12.
  • the present invention is of particular interest for use in aircraft, since in this case current distortions of the AC electrical system are particularly undesirable, which can be completely or largely prevented by the present invention.
  • the present invention is not so limited but includes all other uses, i. stationary applications.
  • FIG. 1 shows in the left-hand illustration the current distortion caused by PTC elements in the AC circuit, which is determined by the present invention FIG. 1 , right-hand representation is reduced to an acceptable level.
  • FIG. 2 shows by reference numeral 10, a heating device according to the present invention in different embodiments. Like this FIG. 2 As can be seen, the arrangement consists of a housing 12 and an insert 20 located therein.
  • the insert 20 consists of PTC thermistors 30, which are each arranged between two heat transfer areas 40.
  • the heat transfer areas 40 have a plurality of adjacent and stacked passages for the passage of air. Like this FIG. 2 2, two of the heat transfer areas 40 each adjoin a PTC thermistor 30.
  • Reference numerals GND and 150VAC denote the connections or the voltage supply of the heating device 10.
  • the PTC resistors in the embodiment shown here each consist of six PTC thermistor elements 32, two of which are each connected in series.
  • a PTC thermistor element 32 consists of two parallel, mutually superposed rows, each with three PTC bricks or PTC thermistor elements 32.
  • a PTC thermistor 30 according to this exemplary embodiment consists of six PTC thermistor elements 32
  • the PTC elements 32 may, for example, have a thickness of about 2 mm and a width of about 6 mm. Of course, this is only a non limiting the invention feature.
  • the PTC elements 32 may be designed as ceramic components with non-linear resistance profile.
  • FIG. 3 shows a heater 50 with an inlet opening 52 and an outlet opening 54 for the heated or heated air.
  • Transverse to the flow direction of the air are two heaters 10 according to FIG. 3 , right hand representation arranged.
  • the heaters 10 are connected in series in the flow direction of the air.
  • each of the heating devices 10 consists of a plurality of heat transfer regions 40 and, in each case, thermistors 30 arranged therebetween.
  • the reference numeral 14 denotes the electrical terminals of the heating element 10 and the reference numeral 16 a housing of the heating element 10, which was prepared by the method of "injection molding". The same applies to the housing of the heater 50.
  • the reference numeral 18 finally indicates a spring element for fixing the heating element 10.
  • the heater 50 according to FIG. 3 can be used, for example, to maintain pleasant environmental conditions in the passenger cabin of an aircraft or in other areas, such as the galley or recreation rooms for staff, storage rooms, etc. of an aircraft.

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