According to aspects of the embodiments, an integrated light and heat arrangement of low profile light-emitting diode (LED) fixture to harness both the light and the heat generated by the LEDs is described. New system architectures and example form factors are provided for the development of new LED fixtures for integrative lighting and heating arrangement to increase their overall luminaire system efficiency. The integrative lighting and heating arrangement of the LED fixture in low profile design can minimize interference of harvesting the heat from LEDs with their light output. The heat which would otherwise be wasted from LEDs is harvested for the purpose of heating up some nearby body, such as a body of air, or a component, or a lens to accomplish some benefits, including, for example, reduction in overall energy uses for space heating, cooling, and lighting and associated cost, and melting snow and de-icing on outdoor LED fixtures for safety and security.

A heating device for heating a liquid includes at least one infrared heat source, such as an infrared lamp, accommodated in a corresponding casing of a heat conducting material. The heating device furthermore includes a conduit of a heat conducting material, where the conduit has an inlet and an outlet and where liquid to be heated in use flows through the conduit from the inlet towards the outlet. The conduit is wound spirally around the casing of the infrared heat source to facilitate, in use, the emission of infrared radiation by the heat source through the casing and the conduit into the liquid flowing through the conduit so as to heat the liquid.

A windshield heating system includes a vehicle that has a windshield. A heat lamp unit is provided and the heat lamp unit is selectively coupled to a support and the heat lamp unit is pointed toward the windshield of the vehicle. The heat lamp unit selectively emits electromagnetic radiation to melt frozen precipitation from the windshield. A remote control is provided and the remote control may be manipulated to turn the heat lamp unit on and off.

A heater includes a housing, one or more infrared heating elements positioned inside the housing, and a fan positioned inside the housing. The housing has a front surface with a border around the perimeter of the front surface, with ventilation slots extending through the border, and an open central area. The housing has a rear surface with a border around the perimeter of the rear surface, with ventilation slots extending through the border, and a closed central area. The heater includes a removable first bezel to block the ventilation slots and the central area of the front and rear surfaces and a removable second bezel to block the ventilation slots on the border and being open in the central area. The heater may be used without the first or second bezels, with the first bezel alone, or with the second bezel alone.

A heating device including: a housing having an opening and surrounding an interior space. A fan is arranged in proximity to the housing. A heating element is arranged in the housing, and a heat distribution element arranged in the housing and in proximity to the heating element. The heating element is adapted to generate heat. The heat distribution element is adapted to transfer the heat generated by the heating element to air in the interior space, and the fan is adapted to provide a flow of air through the interior space of the housing such that the air is heated. The heated air leaves the housing through the opening.

A modular fluid heating device for a heating system having a fluid circuit includes a supply conduit and a discharge conduit, which are connectable to a return side and a feeding side of the fluid circuit of the heating system, and having at least one fluid heating module which is connectable to the supply conduit and the discharge conduit. A sleeve is arranged concentrically within the fluid tube, which sleeve extends at least into the necks of the fluid tube. A threaded ring is configured to cooperate with a thread of the neck, and engages a sealing ring so as to seal the ends of the fluid tube. The fluid tube has, spaced apart from the respective necks, an inlet or and outlet, respectively, which can be coupled directly with the discharge conduit or supply conduit, respectively. The fluid heating module further includes an infrared lamp.

Water heaters are disclosed having first and second fluid conduits, where the second fluid conduit is fluidly coupled to and disposed about at least a portion of the first conduit. One or more heating device, and preferably an infrared light source, can be disposed between the first and second conduits, such that water flowing within the conduits can be heated by the heating device.

An instant water heater. The instant water heater includes a housing having a transparent reservoir configured to store liquid water. The reservoir includes an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a building's existing water supply lines. A plurality of infrared lights are disposed around a perimeter of the reservoir. A plurality of reflectors disposed around each infrared light are configured to direct the emitted light energy to the reservoir, in order to heat the water therein. A control circuit is operably connected to the infrared lights, and is configured to receive input commands and selectively activate the plurality of infrared lights in order to heat water within the reservoir. Other parameters such as a flow rate and water pressure can be monitored and controlled wirelessly or on an included display screen. The device can be utilized to quickly and efficiently heat water to a desired temperature.

A heating system comprises at least one IR heating device 3 and at least one optical element arranged to focus or direct IR radiation emitted by the IR heating device 3 onto an object to be heated 1.

A volumetric heating device for beverage preparation machines, along with a beverage preparation machine containing same, are disclosed, along with methods of producing and using same.