Polymer-encapsulated heating elements for controlling the temperature of an aircraft compartment
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1. A method of controlling the temperature within an aircraft compartment, the method comprising activating a heating element in the compartment, wherein the heating element comprises an electrical resistance heating material encapsulated in a substantially non-compressible polymer.
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Abstract
The invention relates to polymer-encapsulated heating elements that are suitable for use in an aircraft compartment for modulating the temperature within the compartment. The heating elements can be used, for example, in the cockpit, the passenger compartment, or a cargo bay of an aircraft.
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- 1. A method of controlling the temperature within an aircraft compartment, the method comprising activating a heating element in the compartment, wherein the heating element comprises an electrical resistance heating material encapsulated in a substantially non-compressible polymer.
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42. An aircraft compartment heater comprising an electrical resistance heating material encapsulated in a substantially non-compressible polymer, wherein the polymer is substantially in the form of a sheet, the heating material is disposed in a serpentine path within the sheet, and the heater is adapted for attachment to an aircraft.
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- 53. An aircraft compartment heater system comprising two or more independently activated electrical resistance heaters connected in parallel in an electrical circuit having a voltage source, each heater of which comprises an electrical resistance heating element encapsulated in a substantially non-compressible polymer that is substantially in the form of a sheet, wherein the electrical circuit comprises two or more thermostats disposed in different regions within the aircraft compartment each of which independently modulates the voltage application to the two or more electrical resistance in response to the temperature sensed by each of the two or more thermostats.
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