A system for preventing the formation of ice or removing ice from an undercarriage or roof of an automotive vehicle such as a truck or a trailer. The system comprises a combination of a network of a plurality of conductive heating elements. The system can be implemented on the undercarriage or roof without altering the configuration of the undercarriage or roof by attaching the system to a deck and cross beams of the undercarriage or roof. The system is powered by an auxiliary power unit and controlled by a thermostatic controller.

A device for suppressing EMC common-mode interference in motor vehicle high-voltage applications, having Y-capacitors in a V-configuration between positive and negative high voltage (HV+, HV−) and chassis ground. Y-capacitors can be connected in a V-configuration to be connected to the chassis ground via series-connected Y-capacitors.

A system for heating a window, the system comprises: a window movably disposed within a housing, the window comprising a first window heating zone and a second window heating zone; a heating device for heating at least one of the first window heating zone and the second window heating zone; and an actuator configured to determine which of the first and second window heating zones to heat depending on at least one of: the position of the window within the housing; and the height of an eye line of a user of the system.

An external car heater system includes a panel section located on an external surface of an automobile. The panel section is regulated through a control unit to turn on/off heat. The system may be regulated via manual user input or through automated processes. A sensor is used to monitor external conditions of the environment around the vehicle and can detect at least temperature. Sensor data is transmitted to the control unit to regulate the heating elements. The heat generated through the heating elements are used to melt ice and snow beneath the vehicles to move.

One general aspect includes a system having one or more heat pads installed at a vehicle, the one or more heat pads configured to provide infrared energy transmissions to a vehicle component to defrost, defog, or both defrost and defog a surface of the vehicle component. The system may also carry out the following steps: (a) determining that ice or fog or both ice and fog has accumulated on the surface of the vehicle component; and (b) based on the determination made in step (a), activating the one or more heat pads to defrost, defog, or both defrost and defog a surface of the vehicle component.

Disclosed is a heating device comprising a plate-shaped ceramic PTC resistor having a thickness, a front side, a back side and narrow sides, wherein the distance from the front side to the back side equals the thickness, and a first contact element and a second contact element, which are electrically contacting the PTC resistor. The PTC resistor is electrically contacted by the contact elements on opposite narrow sides.

A battery cell thermal conditioning system for a vehicle includes a battery pack having multiple battery cells. Multiple foam layers are individually positioned between first successive ones of the battery cells. A first carbon nanotube sheet is positioned in direct contact with one of the battery cells on a first side of the foam layers and a second carbon nanotube sheet is positioned in direct contact with a different one of the battery cells on a second side of the foam layers. A cooling plate is positioned between second successive ones of the battery cells. A controller directs current flow to the first carbon nanotube sheet and the second carbon nanotube sheet when a temperature of the one of the battery cells contacted by the carbon nanotube sheet drops below a predetermined threshold temperature.

An optical face protection apparatus is provided having a support body, at least one lens and an elongate heating element. The support body is configured to be supported on a user. The at least one lens is carried by the support body and is configured to hold the at least one lens over an eye facial region of a user. The elongate heating element has an elongate tube and a heat source provided in the tube, carried by the body and configured to traverse an expansive surface area of the at least one lens.

A thermal protection device, comprising: a first PTC device, arranged in a PTC circuit, and having a first input side, coupled to an input path of the PTC circuit, and having a first output side, coupled to an output path of the PTC circuit; a second PTC device, arranged in the PTC circuit, and having a second input side, coupled to the input path of the PTC circuit, and having a second output side, coupled to the output path of the PTC circuit; and a thermal link having a third input side, coupled to the first output side of the first PTC device and the second output side of the second PTC device, via the output path of the PTC circuit.

Provided is a heater system (20) including: a temperature sensor configured to detect an outside temperature (T); an electric heater configured to heat one of a predetermined portion of an exterior part of a vehicle (V), the predetermined portion being a portion in which an in-vehicle sensor different from the temperature sensor is placed, or a surrounding portion of the predetermined portion; and a control device configured to control power to be supplied to the electric heater based on a result of detection by the temperature sensor. The control device is configured to start power supply to the electric heater when the outside temperature (T) is equal to or higher than a predetermined first temperature (T1) and equal to or lower than a second temperature (T2), which is higher than the first temperature, start, when the outside temperature (T) exceeds the second temperature (T2) during the power supply to the electric heater, measurement of a duration time (t) for which the outside temperature (T) remains above the second temperature (T2), and stop the power supply to the electric heater when the duration time (t) exceeds a predetermined threshold value (tth).