Self-Contained Device for Heating Plants
AssigneeWineprotect
InventorsMathieu DUCAMP, Déborah DUCAMP
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Abstract
Said device (1) comprises a radiation and/or convection heater element (3), a main housing (5) incorporating an electronic control system and a battery configured to power the electronic control system, an upper housing (8) comprising a photovoltaic panel suitable for charging the battery, the device (1) further comprising a removable stake (7) removably attached to the main housing (5) and suitable for securing the device (1) in the soil.
Claims13
A heating device (1, 100) for plants comprising a heating element (3, 105), a main housing (5, 101) incorporating an electronic control system and a battery configured to power said electronic control system, an upper housing (8, 102) comprising a photovoltaic panel suitable for charging said battery, the device (1) further comprising a removable stake (7, 103) removably attached to said main housing (5, 101) and suitable for securing the device (1, 100) in the soil.
The device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the heating element (3) is configured to emit radiation heating, the heating element (3) comprising a light-emitting diode with infrared emission (17) surrounded by an optical diffuser (19).
The device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the heating element (105) comprises a light source and a reflector (106).
The device (1, 100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the electronic control system comprises a temperature sensor configured to switch on the heating element (3, 105) as soon as the measured temperature passes below a pre-configured threshold temperature.
The device (1, 100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one of the main housing (5, 101) and the upper housing (8, 102) comprises high-density polyethylene.
The device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the heating element (105) is removable with respect to the main housing (101), the heating element being electrically connected to the main housing by one or several electrical connection cables (107).
The device (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein the device comprises a plurality of heating elements (105) electrically connected to the main housing (101).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.