摘要 |
<p>A self-regulating heater including a body (2) of electrically non-conductive material, an induction coil (3) embedded within the body, lossy heating particles (4) dispersed within the body and connection terminals (5) for supplying power to the induction coil. The lossy heating particles produce heat when subjected to an alternating magnetic field produced by the induction coil and have a Curie temperature which provides a substantially constant auto-regulation temperature at which the body is heated. The connection terminals enable the supply power to the induction coil so that the induction coil can produce an alternating magnetic field of sufficient intensity to cause the lossy heating particles to heat the body to the auto-regulation temperature.</p> |