Main Features of Low-Temperature Infrared Film Electrical Heating System

Compared with convective heating systems

Traditional heating systems transfer heat by way of convection. The air is heated by the
heating element first and then the heat is transferred from the air to the human body.
Although the goal of heating can be achieved it is usually accompanied by a feeling of
dryness and the problems of temperature gradient and floating dust, which is
uncomfortable and can make life difficult with asthma and other breathing ailments.
The infrared electro-thermal film heating system is based on the theory of heat rays. It
heats the human body with infrared rays, which solves the problems associated with the
traditional products.

Easy regional control.

Each room has a constant temperature switch. Indoor temperature can be adjusted by the
user and will stay constant. It overcomes the problems of traditional heating devices and
can adjust temperature automatically according to the change of seasons. Even when the
temperature is controlled by the central electro-thermal boiler heating system, the
temperature is still different in each room. With this new system problems like
unbalanced horizontal and vertical heating, high pressure etc. in apartment blocks can
be solved. Regional temperature control is also one of the most important methods used
to saved energy.

Minimal Space Requirements

Users do not need to worry about space. Because there are no pipes or radiators, this
system only takes up very little space.

Comfort
Compared with the radiator heating system, the temperature distribution of the infrared
heating system is more even, which was already proved by the scientists in the early
30’s. Distribution of heat flow in the room is constant.

In the room heated by our heating system, the temperature of walls, floor and ceiling is
normally 3 degrees C higher than that of the air, which is very different from the
convective heating system. Besides, the velocity of air flow is also lower than with the
convective system. Since the temperature is lower, resistance is reduced. Therefore
comfort can be ensured at relatively a low temperature. The average indoor temperature
is 18 degrees C when the infrared heating system is used. With the dual effect of
infrared rayed heat and temperature, people can enjoy a feeling of perfect comfort,
cleanliness and health.

The air in the room is relatively clean when a radiant heating system is used. The heat
reflection surface of the infrared film is usually installed at high places. So there will
not be the problem of floating, which is the main advantage compared with the regional
heating radiator. Our kind of electrical heating system is totally silent.

No Boiler
It means installation of pipes and radiator devices is not necessary. Leakage will not be
a problem any more. Space which was taken by the boiler room can now be saved. Fees
for the implementations of the boiler room, boiler itself, pipes and radiator maintenance
can also be saved.. This product really protects the environment.

No Maintenance
The system does not have any moving parts and it is totally sealed. So no elements will
be damaged. Cleaning or lacquering is also not necessary. The system functions as long
as the building stands. The largest problem when using a boiler as a heating source is
the annual maintenance of the system. The depreciation cycle of the components is 12
years which requires repeated investment.

No Taxation Problems
Taxation is probably the toughest problem facing heating. Existing systems cannot
overcome this problem. Governments are now working on policies to solve these
problems efficiently. For example, to install an independent small gas-fired or coal-
burning boilers and small electrical boilers, cause new problems such as messy
installation of pipes. Besides, the heat efficiency of a small boiler is lower than a big
one, which causes a higher cost of operation and maintenance. With the special
temperature controller, our system can save a lot of energy. Users are charged only for
electricity they consume which is also easy to control.
Easy Management
Traditional heating systems require lots of technicians and maintainance. Our new
system does not need any . The heating fee is charged in the form of electricity and is
paid directly to the electric power department. This greatly saves on human and
financial resources.

Energy Saving
With its temperature control device, this system has its own advantages compared with
traditional heating systems. The thermostat can reduce the room temperature to save
energy when nobody is in the building. When tested in a real building, our system can
reduce energy use dramatically.

Comparisons of several modern heating systems

It is well-known that the traditional coal burning boilers, which severely pollute the
environment, are being replaced by new heating systems. Besides the central heating
systems, all other coal/oil/burning boilers have to be removed, which will result in the
rise of costs. Although the central heating system based on heat network, regional heat
network or large scale central boiler rooms, is still the main choice in the urban area.
The residential heat metering is inefficient in practical use.

In recent year, many new developments have applied new heating systems. After being
compared and analyzed by the department concerned, the main types are as follows:

Residential central air-condition system

Types “wind cool” and “water cool”

Advantages high class, good looking, very comfortable, especially the “wind cooler”
with air freshing function. Usually when people purchase a house in warmer climates,
its central air condition system is free of charge.
Disadvantages: The cost of this system is high. The operational cost is also very high.
So it is usually applied in the high-class hotels and high-class apartment buildings.

Floor radiant heating system

Types: As a special type of radiator device, the system can be installed under the floor
board.
Advantages even temperature of the ground; comfortable, clean; save 20% of energy;
increase the usable area by 2%-3%; easy to decorate; the temperature can be adjusted at
will.
Disadvantages: it is difficult to for second-time decoration; not easily repaired;
pressure-resistant, corrosion-resistant, heat-stabilizing, high-tech pipe is needed; it will
affect the height of each floor, 8cm space will be taken up by the pipe; the carpet will
affect the heating performance furniture might deform after long time it works better
with solid wood.

Heating system of electrothermal film

Types It is usually installed on the ceiling, sometimes it is also installed on the wall or
under the floor.
Advantages:
It is a once off investment with which the cost is low; life span is long; when used in the
sealed, heat preserved and heat resistant building, it can save considerable energy..
Temperature of each room can be adjusted separately. Despite the argument, electrical
heating system still has a bright future as oil and gas prices continue to soar.
Disadvantages; drilling and nailing are absolutely forbidden.

Independent gas burning heating boiler (or electrical heating boiler)

Types it uses different energy sources such as natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas,
coal gas and electricity.
Advantages: heating time can be set by the users and the heating amount is metered
separately. When nobody is home, the temperature can be set at 4ºC to prevent frostbite.
Some brands of products are able to provide hot water for living use at the same time.
Compared with the traditional heater, it is energy saving, safe, and can be hanged on the
wall or installed in the corner..
Disadvantages it has hidden trouble of pollution. The application of this kind of
products have been controlled. Also in Europe gas central heating is no longer allowed
in apartment blocks due to safety regulations as of a result of explosions.

The electrical heating boiler for family use

Type different brands of imported products.

Advantages occupying small space; easy installation and simple operation; It provides
hot water for living use at the same time of heating. It is suitable for large apartments
and villas. It has several types of temperature preset and control functions.
Disadvantages large investment in the early stage, high operational cost, low point
electric storage is not suitable for this kind of products. Limited lifespan, usually 12
years.

New power storage heating system

Type; it is the newest version of electrical heating boiler.
Advantages ;clean, energy saving, money saving. It starts to work automatically at 10
o’clock every night. The spare heat is stored and is given off after the system is shut
down at 6 o’clock next morning.
Disadvantages;It is only suitable to the small apartments. The quality of this kind of
products needs further inspection.

Digital module combination gas-fired roof boiler

It is a high-tech products introduced from abroad and can be installed on the roof, in
the basement or on the ground, which will save lots of space. However, this kind of
products still have the problem of softening the water for heating use and cleaning the
dirt in the boilers and pipes. Not allowed in Europe or U.S.A.
 WSHP system;
Central water cycling system must be installed before hand, which involves many
complicated issues besides the large scale of investment. It is also very difficult to
implement.
Low infrared film heating system of electrical thermal film not only occupies a
dominate position in technology aspect, but also has its own advantages in ecnomic
aspect.

By comparing with other technologies above, this system has its own advantages. Our
product performs much better in almost all the aspects. As a maintenance-free product,
it has a quite a long life-span. Such features as high reliability, easy installation,
environment comfort and energy saving have been well proved by the practical use in
recent years. This system can not only replace the traditional heat flow exchange
heating system, but all can function as an auxiliary heating system. For example, Picture
heaters can be hung inside to make up for the deficiency of the existing heating system
while also adding a decorative touch .. By applying this new product, the carbon
problem, which is the most difficult problem encountered by the government today, can
be solved. Users only have to pay for the electricity they consume, which greatly
simplifies the costings. This system is especially suitable for the area where the
electricity resources are abundant. Such places as buildings without boiler rooms or
heated by electrical boiler, grand villas, holiday inns, high rises, office buildings and
residence halls are all places where our system can be installed. With the development
of the electric power industry, our system will be more and more widely applied.
After several years of research and practical operation, some rules of installation, design
and management have been created, which will suit the conditions of carbon reducing
countries. Improvements are constantly ongoing as we strive to reach perfection.
Because our new system has an independent thermostat, it can save the energy
efficiently by utilizing the solar power. This system is also highly flexible. Users can
decide which part of the building needs heating whenever they want to. It is almost an
impossible mission for any other heating system. Our system can also counteract the
horizontal and level imbalance, increase the usable area, solve the charging problem, get
rid of the environment pollution and work reliably for a long time. It is good choice for
keeping the constant temperature of the room. With the development of the electric
power industry and the development of nuclear power industry, electricity, as a clean,
convenient energy, will be more and more used and the future..

What kind of heating method is needed

It is a misunderstanding that all modern heating devices should be able to protect
the environment, save energy and are applicable. The oil-burning gas-fired boiler for
instance, is a modern heating device. Although it has the function of automatic alarm
and shut-down in case of the leakage of the burning oil and gas, there is still the
potential danger of leakage. The electrical devices are not absolutely reliable, especial
when the leakage occurs outside the detecting area, or the amount of leakage is below
that which can be detected.

The oil-burning gas-fired boiler system is a closed-loop system. Once the inner
pressure of the boiler increases drastically during the process of burning, the whole
boiler can explode at any time. Although most of the oil-burning gas-fired boilers have
the function of temperature and pressure detection, their reliability are still open to
question. If the maintenance is not strictly adhered to the results could be disastrous.

The water in the system has to be emptied when you are not home or have to stop
using the heating system. Otherwise, the pipes and the water container may be fractured
by low temperature freezing.

A large amount of oxygen is needed during the operation of the oil-burning gas-fired
boiler. In order to save energy, we usually close all the windows, which will cause the
lack of oxygen as well as indoor pollution. If the whole neighborhood is heated by the
oil-burning gas-fired boiler air pollution will be a very severe problem, by which the
health of the inhabitants will be damaged. Many Countries have now banned coal
burning or have insisted on the high cost smokeless coal..
 How to clean the burner and the pipes of the oil-burning gas-fired boiler can be a
very tough problem. The water for family use is hard water, which is full of minerals.
We can not soften the water in order to protect the boiler from getting clogged after the
long time operation. We also can not add chemicals into the boiler to help clean it self.
The only way to solve the problem is to clean the boiler periodically, which is costly
and time consuming. The pipes used in the boiler system are usually made of steel,
which are not corrosion resistant, so does the heat sink. Warm water will deteriorate the
corrosion of these parts of the boiler, which will greatly shorten its life span and reduce
the safety as well. As a result, the system maintenance is more costly..
The electrothermal water heating stove, which uses the central electrical heating
boiler, can replace the traditional gas-fired boiler. Compared with the gas-fired boiler,
the new product performs much better in the aspects of efficiency, safety and
environment protection. However, it still has some deficiencies such as the relatively
single variety and the large energy consumption. Some adjustments have to be made
according to the data of scientific research, especially its strategy of combining the
water for heating and family use. This strategy will greatly degrade the performance of
heat transfer and therefore shorten the life of the product.
As long as water is used as the medium for heat transfer, the problem such as
softening the water for heating, clearing the dirt in the boiler and pipes, the running,
emitting, dropping, leakage of the system has to be solved. The heating technique of the
water-heating-floor is very demanding of the quality of installation and the material..
Thus, the heating system based on modern technology may not meet the needs of most
people. What people really want is a safe, pollution-free convenient, economical,
comfortable heating method. However many developers are only now starting to focus
on this issue as pressure comes from governments, energy saving grants, green policies
and also from the end user.

Electrical heating will be the main heating method in the future

Heat-supply has become a very urgent requirement of the citizens, due to world climate
change. It has become an issue which affects the policy of environment protection
agencies throughout the developed world and has led to , development of social reform.
The main type of pollution is smoke/coal/fossil fuels pollution. The consumption has
reached an amazing amount in the recent years. The severe pollution has already drawn
the attention of governments throughout the world. They start to solve this problem by
changing the structure of resources, carrying out central heating policy, redesigning
coal-burning boilers etc. 1500 one-ton+ heating boiler are remoulded in the year of
2000, which can reduce the consumption of coal by 1.2 million ton and the emission
quantity of sulphate oxide by around 9000 ton.

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With these developments of living standards, there are now new requirement in the
comfort and safety of the heating. With central heating, such factors as different floor
types and widths, different heights and facing direction will cause indoor temperature
difference. This difference will certainly cause complaints from those who live in the
apartments with low temperatures, since the heating fee is the same. In the
neighbourhoods or buildings, where the burning-gas is used as the energy source, the
quality of heating varies . However, SO2, total suspended particle and inhalable particle
produced during the burning process of gas will cause the pollution of atmosphere.
Besides fire and explosion protection of the gas-burning device should not be ignored.
Many countries in the E.U. have prohibited by law the installation of gas heating in
apartment blocks due to the precedent of explosions .Because of instability of gas
heating many people are nervous about having it installed in their homes.

In recent years, energy supply in many regions is sufficient. Electricity

consumption is encouraged by electric power division. Electrical heating will be widely
used in the future.
There are 2 types of electrical heating methods for house heating. One is
electrical boiler, which reduce the environmental pollution compared with the
traditional method of heating. However, except for this improvement, it is almost the
same in other aspects. The cost of it is even larger which make it not unacceptable to the
majority..
The second type is the electrothermal radiant heating system. It is powered by
electricity and heating the objects by infrared radiation. This kind of heating system
includes electrothermal film, heating cable and electrothermal board. However, in order
to apply this type of heating method, more understanding of its characters is required.
1. The fender structure of the construction must be energy saving: different
fender structure will cause the different heat load. The designed heating temperature can
be achieved only when the installation is strictly according to the designed capacity. The
better temperature preservation/insulation capability the building has the lower
operation cost will be. Temperature preservation layer/insulation has to be installed on
the outside wall. Windows and doors of the building should also be energy saving.
Temperature preservation layer/insulation is requited on the surface of the room as well
as the first layer of the floor in order to reduce the heat [Link] most developed countries
this will be a legal condition for the requirement of building

2. The storey height must be suitable: low-temperature radiant electrothermal film

heating system and terrestrial heating cables are only suitable to the building whose
storey height is less than [Link] more than the height which is necessary to install the
energy saving material. Otherwise, auxiliary heating devices may be needed.

3. The electricity distributed to the buildings should be suitable: Such factors as

amount of installation, local electricity policy, electricity resources, price of electricity
should be considered before the installation of electrical heating system. When
implementing heating system in old houses, design should be made by the professionals
according data of thermal calculation.

4. Operation is often influenced by environment: Inhabitants are able to control the

electrical heating system and can switch off the whole system when they are out. In this
case, when the occupancy rate of the building is below 95%, more electricity will be
consumed when heating the single apartment. Besides, on-duty temperature should be
set while nobody is at home in order to avoid the freezing of water pipes after the
electrical heating system is turned off.

5. The installation rules of electrothermal film heating system should be obeyed:

any operation that against the installation regulations will degrade the performance of
the system and may cause safety problems.
 In conclusion, electrical heating system has many advantages .Such factors as
economic situation of different regions, different requirements for all kinds of
residential buildings and other specific situations should be considered before the
application of electrical heating system.