An aerosol generation device comprises a heating element (4). The heating element (4) comprises a base body (41), an infrared radiation layer (42), and at least one light convergence mechanism (43). The base body (41) has a chamber (411) for accommodating an aerosol substrate material. The infrared radiation layer (42) is disposed on a surface of the base body (41), and is used to generate infrared radiation to heat the aerosol substrate material disposed in the chamber (411). The at least one light convergence mechanism (43) is combined with the base body (41) and disposed thereon, and is configured to converge the infrared radiation into the chamber (411) to heat at least a portion of the aerosol substrate material. The aerosol generation device can increase the speed of aerosol formation.

A conductive concrete electric thermal battery includes conductive concrete; and a plurality of electrodes disposed in the conductive concrete, each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is mechanically isolated from every other electrode of the plurality of electrodes and configured to connect electrically to a source of electrical energy. The conductive concrete includes a mixture of concrete and at least one conductive material.

A reservoir component of an electronic vaping device includes an outer housing, an air inlet, a vapor outlet, an air passage communicating with the air inlet and the vapor outlet, and a reservoir. A magnetic, electrically conductive and resistive heater element is located adjacent the air passage. The heater element is configured to be in electrical communication with an alternator of a power supply component. A wick is in communication with the reservoir and is configured to draw pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir toward the heater element. The heater element is configured to heat pre-vapor formulation to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation and form a vapor.

The present invention relates an electrode notching apparatus. The electrode notching apparatus comprises: a notching unit shaping an electrode into a predetermined pattern; a heating unit drying the electrode processed by the notching unit; and a collecting unit collecting the electrode dried by the heating unit, wherein the heating unit comprises: a heating body having a drying space through which the electrode supplied by the notching unit passes; and heating members directly heating a surface of the electrode passing through the drying space to dry moisture remaining on the electrode.

The present invention provides a heating apparatus for heating a load. The heating apparatus comprises a heater having a heating element for receiving electrical power and for converting the electrical power into heat to heat a heating surface of the heater. The heating apparatus also comprises a temperature sensor for sensing and outputting a measurement of the temperature of the heating element, a power actuator for providing the electrical power to the heating element of the heater, a power sensor for sensing and outputting a measurement of the power provided to the heating element by the power actuator, and control circuitry for controlling the power actuator to control the power delivered by the power actuator to the heating element. The control circuitry is configured to receive the temperature measurement from the temperature sensor, receive the power measurement from the power sensor, combine the temperature measurement and the power measurement, and control the power actuator in dependence upon the combined temperature measurement and power measurement. This ensures that the temperature of the heating surface is constant throughout a period when the load is applied.

An electric blanket includes an electric blanket body and a remote controller. The electric blanket body includes a first wireless module, a heating wire, a first power input circuit, and a first main control circuit. The remote controller includes a second main control circuit, a first function button circuit connected to the second main control circuit, a display circuit, a second wireless module, and a second power input circuit for supplying power.

A heating device is designed to heat a liquid while minimizing current that is induced in the liquid. The heating device includes a radiant heat source and a heated member such that the radiant heat source applies radiant energy to the heated member and the heated member is positioned within a vessel. The radiant energy from the radiant heat source is radiated across an empty or gas-filled gap between the radiant heat source and the heated member and the heated member transfers heat to the liquid.

The invention to a method of making an interconnector assembly for electrically interconnecting solar cells, wherein the method comprises: feeding a plurality of (preferably elongated) electrical conductors that form an conductor array defining interspaces that are free from conductors; and applying at least one sheet, preferably made of electrically insulating material, to a side of the conductor array, wherein the sheet has at least one contact zone coming into contact with the conductors and intermediate portions overlapping with the interspaces of the conductor array. The invention also refers to an apparatus for fabricating an interconnector assembly for electrically interconnecting solar cells and to a rotatable heating drum.

Steel sheets for hot stamping accommodated in a far-infrared radiation multi-stage type heating furnace are stably supported over a long period of time using steel sheet support members having a small projected area and inhibited from thermally deforming. The far-infrared radiation multi-stage type heating furnace includes: heating units and a ceiling unit arranged in a vertical direction with multiple stages to accommodate aluminum-coated steel sheets or zinc- coated steel sheets for hot stamping; and far-infrared radiation heaters disposed within the heating units and the ceiling unit to heat the steel sheets for hot stamping to a temperature ranging from the Ac.sub.3 transformation temperature to 950° C. Steel sheet support members are mounted to the heating units to support the steel sheets for hot stamping by point contact or line contact with the steel sheets for hot stamping.

An infrared light radiation device includes a radiation unit and a condenser. The radiation unit includes a heater and a metamaterial structure. The metamaterial structure is able to radiate, when heat energy is input from the heater, infrared light having a peak wavelength of a non-Planck distribution. The condenser includes at least one condensing lens that concentrates and transmits toward outside the infrared light radiated from the radiation unit.