Electrically heatable layer stack
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorPeter Linde
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Abstract
An electrically heatable layer stack is disclosed. The electrically heatable layer stack includes at least two substrate layers, and at least one carbon nanotubes-, CNT-, layer, which is arranged between the substrate layers and which is configured to conduct an electric current. The substrate layers and the at least one CNT-layer are configured to produce heating of at least one of the substrate layers when an electric current is applied to the at least one CNT-layer. A vehicle assembly group, an aircraft, a method and a system for manufacturing an electrically heatable layer stack are also disclosed.
Claims11
An electrically heatable layer stack, comprising:
- at least two substrate layers;
- a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNT) layers, each of the CNT-layers configured to conduct an electric current;
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- at least one electrode configured for applying an electric current to a corresponding CNT-layer of the plurality of CNT-layers, wherein at least a portion of the at least one electrode is sandwiched between one substrate layer and one of the plurality of CNT-layers, wherein the at least one electrode extends beyond an edge of the electrically heatable layer stack and the at least one electrode is adjacent to both the plurality of CNT-layers and the one substrate layer;
- wherein the substrate layers and the plurality of CNT-layers are configured to produce heating of at least one of the substrate layers when an electric current is applied to the one of the plurality of CNT-layers;
- wherein the substrate layers and the CNT-layers are arranged alternately in the layer stack.
A vehicle assembly group, comprising an electrically heatable layer stack, the electrically heatable layer stack comprising:
- at least two substrate layers;
- a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNT) layers, each of the CNT-layers configured to conduct an electric current;
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- at least one electrode configured for applying an electric current to a corresponding CNT-layer of the plurality of CNT-layers, wherein at least a portion of the at least one electrode is sandwiched between one substrate layer and one of the plurality of CNT-layers, wherein the at least one electrode extends beyond an edge of the electrically heatable layer stack and the at least one electrode is adjacent to both the plurality of CNT-layers and the one substrate layer;
- wherein the substrate layers and the plurality of CNT-layers are configured to produce heating of at least one of the substrate layers when an electric current is applied to the one of the plurality of CNT-layers;
- wherein the substrate layers and the CNT-layers are arranged alternately in the layer stack.
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