Electric heating is a process in which electrical energy is converted directly to heat energy. Common applications include space heating, cooking, water...

Joule heating (also known as resistive, resistance, or Ohmic heating) is the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor produces...

alternating electric field, or radio wave or microwave electromagnetic radiation heats a dielectric material. At higher frequencies, this heating is caused...

A heating element is a device used for conversion of electric energy into heat, consisting of a heating resistor and accessories. Heat is generated by...

power station and electric resistance heating, the overall efficiency will be less than for direct use of fossil fuel for space heating. Some other buildings...

Electric heat tracing, heat tape or surface heating, is a system used to maintain or raise the temperature of pipes and vessels using heat tracing cables...

district heating supply side. Today, in the United States, domestic hot water used in homes is most commonly heated with natural gas, electric resistance...

electricity, electric heating, electric discharges and many others. The presence of either a positive or negative electric charge produces an electric field...

to add more moisture to the treatment. An electric heating pouch is similar in form to an electric heating pad but is curved to wrap around a joint. Disposable...

convection, which distributes the heat from the heating element to the surface of the radiator. Smaller electric radiators have the advantage of being portable...

of under floor heating from around the world. Modern underfloor heating systems use either electrical resistance elements ("electric systems") or fluid...

Electric heating is an example of converting electrical energy into another form of energy, heat. The simplest and most common type of electric heater uses...

An electric blanket is a blanket that contains integrated electrical heating wires. Types include underblankets, overblankets, throws, and duvets. An...

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an...

Distributed Heating Systems: These systems generate heat in the space they are to heat, without extensive duct systems. Examples include electric space heaters...

innovative first electric iron. Invented by American, Earl Richardson (1871–1934) in 1905, he subsequently formed his 'Pacific Electric Heating Company' in...

HVAC and water heating, using far less energy than can be achieved by burning a fuel in a boiler/furnace or by use of resistive electric heaters. Efficiency...

which uses heat from a hob, and the electric kettle, which is a small kitchen appliance with an internal heating element. The word kettle originates from...

An electric stove, electric cooker or electric range is a stove with an integrated electrical heating device to cook and bake. Electric stoves became popular...

heating coil without automation. In the 1940s and early 1950s, Mitsubishi Electric, Matsushita Electric (now Panasonic), and Sony introduced electric...

electric, often built into the table itself. Kotatsu are used almost exclusively in Japan, although similar devices for the same purpose of heating are...

communication of building automation and control systems for applications such as heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning control (HVAC), lighting control, access...

provides the electricity used for heating, lighting, electrical and other 'hotel' needs. The maritime equivalent is hotel electric power. A successful attempt...

Joule heating produces heat. Nichrome is used in the explosives and fireworks industry as a bridgewire in electric ignition systems, such as electric matches...

higher rate of respiratory symptoms in children. An electric coil cooktop uses electric heating elements, beneath a surface of cast iron, that directly...

aluminium fins, thereby heating the fins. A fan blows air across the fins, cooling the fins as they heat the air. Electric heating elements made of resistance...

An electric arc (or arc discharge) is an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces a prolonged electrical discharge. The current through a normally nonconductive...

into the building falls below the heating needs of the building. A typical heat pump is fitted with electric heating elements to supplement the refrigeration...

is a heating device used to aid starting of the engine in cold weather. This device is a pencil-shaped piece of metal with an electric heating element...

warmers, which are small electric heating pads that keep the car battery warm. A battery's capacity is the amount of electric charge it can deliver at...