An apparatus includes an exterior surface including an aperture, a sensor defining a field of view oriented through the aperture, a nozzle shell on the exterior surface and including a nozzle panel facing the aperture, and a heating element disposed in or on the nozzle panel. The nozzle panel includes a nozzle.

A coating includes a continuous, transparent, and electrically conductive layer having a transmittance of visible light of 40% or higher, and a plurality of electrically conductive lines directly on at least a portion of the continuous, transparent, and electrically conductive layer, the electrically conductive lines having a thickness of 50 nm to 50 m. A coated substrate includes a substrate, and the coating on at least a portion of the substrate.

A heatable glazing comprising a pane of glazing material with a first portion delimited by a first and a second bus bars wherein a voltage VI is applied and a second portion of the pane in need of rapid heating delimited by the second bus bar and a third bus bar wherein a voltage V2 is applied. The voltage VI is converted into a voltage V2 within the second portion by an electrical converter DC/DC.

Arrangements for de-icing a transparent window, in particular a vehicle windshield, with an electric heating device, are described. The de-icing a transparent window has the following steps: Step A): Measuring a window temperature before an initial application of a heating voltage; Step B): Measuring the window temperature after a beginning of a heating period; and Step C): Applying a heating voltage of more than 100 volts to a heating device over a heating period of a maximum of 2 minutes, in particular a maximum of 90 seconds, and repeating step B).

The invention concerns a transparent heating device comprising: a graphene film fixed to a transparent substrate; a first electrode (205) connected to a first edge of the graphene film; and a second electrode (206) connected to a second edge of the graphene film, wherein there is a resistance gradient across the graphene film from the first electrode (205) to the second electrode (206).

The sensor cover comprises: one heating element (7) that heats a surface of the cover; an electric connector (6) that connects the at least one heating element (7) with a power source; and at least one control device (10) that controls de operation of the at least one heating element (7); wherein the at least one heating element (7) generates a variable electrical resistance depending on the variation of its temperature, that is detected by the at least one control device (10), said at least one control device (10) powering on or off the at least one heating element (7) according to the electric resistance detected by the at least one control device (10). It permits a direct measure of the whole heating element, providing a more precise and reactive control of the sensor cover temperature.

A see-through assembly for an environment sensor of a motor vehicle, the see-through assembly having at least one see-through area, a control feature, and a cleaning feature for cleaning the see-through area. The cleaning feature has a membrane spaced apart from an outer surface of the see-through area by a layer, or the see-through area has a shape-changing and/or volume-changing and/or thickness-changing excitation layer at least on its outer surface, the control feature being configured to cause the membrane to move in a predetermined manner relative to the outer surface of the see-through area or to cause the shape-changing and/or volume-changing and/or thickness-changing excitation layer to move in a predetermined manner so that foreign particles located on an outer surface of the membrane can be loosened and/or detached and/or removed.

A mist removing device, a controlling method thereof a mist removing system and a control element are provided, which relate to the field of mist removing technology. The mist removing device includes power supply module, electrode array and insulating layer. Electrode array and insulating layer are arranged on substrate in stacked manner in direction away from substrate. Orthographic projection of insulating layer onto substrate covers orthographic projection of electrode array onto substrate. Power supply module is connected with electrode array. Power supply module is configured to supply power to electrode array such that electrode array forms electric field to cause droplets in mist to converge under action of electric field, where mist is formed on side of insulating layer away from substrate. Mist on surface of substrate can be effectively removed.

Multilayer metallo-dielectric energy control coatings are disclosed in which one or more layers are formed from a hydrogenated metal nitride dielectric, which may be hydrogenated during or after dielectric deposition. Properties of the multilayer coating may be configured by appropriately tuning the hydrogen concentration (and/or the spatial profile thereof) in one or more hydrogenated metal nitride dielectric layers. One or more metal layers of the multilayer coating may be formed on a hydrogenated nitride dielectric layer, thereby facilitating adhesion of the metal with a low percolation threshold and enabling the formation of thin metal layers that exhibit substantial transparency in the visible spectrum. Optical properties of the coating may be tuned through modulation of metal-dielectric interface roughness and dispersion of metal nanoparticles in the dielectric layer. Electrical busbars and micro-nano electrical grids may be integrated with one or more metal layers to provide functionality such as de-icing and defogging.

A heatable device for use with a vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit is disclosed. The heatable device includes a main body including a first end, a second end, an interior cavity, and a receiving portion. A transparent glass substrate fixed to the main body includes a transparent electrically-conductive coating on an inner surface thereof. At least one electrically-conductive unit contacts the transparent electrically-conductive coating on the inner surface of the transparent glass substrate, and may receive electric current selectively provided by a vehicle-mounted power supply and conduct the electric current to the transparent glass substrate, thereby selectively heating the transparent glass substrate. A sealing member may couple an opening in the receiving portion with at least a portion of a vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit such that the vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit has a field of view extending through the main body to an outside environment surrounding a vehicle.