| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for heating by use of tungsten-halogen heating elements (14). A space heater (10) for use with a radiator or other using apparatus employs the principle of collecting heat emitted by a tungsten-halogen element (14, 30') by use of a heat transfer fluid (20), be it gaseous, liquid or liquid-emulating solids, and transferring the heat therefrom to a reservoir (12), other storage means or radiator. A specially devised "pancake element" (30') is employed in the preferred embodiment so as to provide a maximum surface area for the radiation and subsequent transfer of heat, which emanates from the element, to a transfer fluid. With the exception of the disc-shaped outer envelope, the heating element of the instant invention resembles the conventional tungsten-halogen lamp (14). Adjunct DC power generation is acquired through use of photovoltaic cellular arrays (13).</p> |
