A method is provided for operating a radiation heating device for a heating system of a motor vehicle. The radiation heating device has an electrically operable heating element for providing a heating temperature at a heating surface. The method operates the heating element for the purposes of providing heating power in normal operation, checks whether there is contact between the heating surface and a body part, and reduces the heating power of the heating element if contact with the body part is identified.
Heating System with a Radiation Heating Device for a Motor Vehicle, and Method for Operating a Radiation Heating Device
2019-06-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung / B60H ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES , Anordnung oder Einbau der Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung oder anderer Luftbehandlungsvorrichtungen für die Fahrzeugräume für Reisende oder Fracht |