LiteHeat™

Surface Heating Systems

LiteHeat™ is the next generation of interior heating solutions, designed to revolutionize thermal comfort within the Automotive domain. The system converts interior surfaces into large-scale infrared emitters. A much more efficient way of heating is guaranteed, which, in case of electric vehicles, results in drastically reduced impact on vehicle range.

Heating Systems for Electric Vehicles

Automotive Interior Heating

Interior heating systems of conventional vehicles with Gas or Diesel engines utilize waste heat from the engine in order to warm the passengers. Unfortunately in electrically powered vehicles this waste heat is no longer available. Conventional heating systems proved to be inefficient by consuming a lot of electrical energy and it is known that the range of electric cars in winter is greatly reduced.

The “Liteheat” heating technology developed by Villinger is the game changer in heating systems for electric cars. By the high energy efficiency of the “Liteheat” system, where electrical energy is directly converted into heat energy, the energy to be expended can be significantly reduced while comfort is increased and system weight is reduced.

The “Liteheat” heatings system increases vehicle range in winter operations of every electric car.

Tests showed that even the most advanced EV increases battery consumption in winter operation (-20C ) from  200Wh/km to  300Wh/km (50% increase! ) which decreases vehicle range by a big margin. With the energy efficient LITEHEAT cabin heating solution vehicle range is greatly extended.

Integrated Surface Heating

Ultra thin heat-able coatings can be implemented into or onto almost every structure with no visible panelties which results in highly improved heating and improved power consumption in comparison to conventional heating systems.

Heating Systems for increased Comfort

Today’s state-of-the-art cabin heating systems use hot air vented through a number of small openings in the cabin. High volumetric air flow is necessary to maintain comfortable cabin air temperatures.

These systems often create uncomfortable air drafts and cold spots inside the passenger compartment. Additionally they require fairly long periods of time to achieve the desired interior air temperature and even then many surfaces of the cabin remain uncomfortably cold.