Helio Heat Preview
Scat Laboy
Up until now, the way we chose to heat our aquariums has been electric immersion heaters that use resistance wires as the primary source of heat. This is the same technology commonly used in toasters. When these types of aquarium heaters are exposed to air or become covered with debris, the heat is unable to dissipate quickly enough resulting in a rapid temperature spike, reduction in operation life, and eventually catastrophic failure of the aquarium.
When developing the HELIO, they looked at the aquaculture industry and how PTC technology was utilized. After scrutinized detailed analysis, they extrapolated how to efficiently heat (in both cost and thermal dispersion), as well as minimizing the danger of air exposure and for everyday use.
PTC technology utilizes solid-state ceramic chips that are programmed to reach only a certain predetermined set temperature. As compared to resistance wires that continuously increase in temperature until the element ceases.
When the temperature of the ceramic chip heating element increases, the sensor on the chip itself reads the increase and will increase its electrical resistance resulting in decreased heat output. This simply means that as the heating element gets hotter, it will become relatively more difficult to become hotter. Safety is inherently built-in and not added on.
Now, after they reengineered and redesigned as well as incorporated the latest reef aquarium technologies, the PTC self-regulating heater and its components are ready to operate safely and efficiently in a harsh marine reef aquarium ecosystem.
After years of development, the HELIO heating system possesses powerful features that exceed current reef aquarium heater expectations and achieve three main objectives: Increased safety. Improved reliability. And to provide a new reef aquarium heating technology superior to the long-held standard.
The CentRec receiver uses small ceramic particles to capture, transfer and store the heat. Currently, both parabolic trough and solar tower Concentrated Solar Power (how CSP works) plants use a fluid to transfer solar energy to store and use to generate power. However, such fluids have safe operating temperature limits between 400C and 600C.
Particle receivers operating at these super-high temperatures would not only make CSP electricity production more efficient (which would bring prices down) but these high temperatures are also crucial to replace the burning of fossil fuels, by supplying high temperature heat for producing green hydrogen and other solar fuels as well as industrial heat.
The particles once heated in the CentRec receiver also act as both heat transfer and thermal energy storage. For an entire CSP plant, there can be also two-backup options, as most industrial heat is needed 24/7. To enable delivery of renewable energy round the clock, this backup method to heat the particles could be renewable electricity or renewable fuels such as hydrogen or biogas.
The new firm was awarded 1.4 million euros in EC co-funding under the HiFlex Project to build the 2.5 MWth CentRec receiver for a demo plant with 20MWh of thermal energy storage installed at the production site of the Italian pasta maker, Barilla. The pasta maker will use the heat produced by solar energy for their pasta manufacturing to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels.
HelioHeat will report on their progress in this project at the next SolarPACES conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the USA in the Fall of 2021. By 2023, the firm plans its first commercial plant at 100 MW, at an expected cost of 380 euros per kW and expects to get costs down to 220 euros per kW with mass production, by building 200 receivers per year, starting in 2025. Like another high temperature solar thermal startup, Heliogen (our story here) their target market is not electricity production, but all the industries that require extremely high heat and now burn fossil fuels to generate it.
Like all solar thermal plants, optimal locations for these heat-focused plants will be in high solar resource areas like Australia, South Africa, the US Southwest, Southern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) or Chile. When combined with high fuel costs, these locations promise the best return on investment (ROI), as the World Bank told SolarPACES last year.
Thanks to the heat mirror coating in structural insulating elements used as doors or windows, a significant proportion of energy is utilized indoors. As much as 0.7 W/m2K of thermal transmittance factor can be achieved.
Combined with a smart control system, the innovative heated glass of Rákosy-Glass Kft. offers unparalleled user experience; in addition to the favorable cost of acquisition, its operation is very economical. Loss of heat is minimal: depending on the structural properties, thermal transmittance is in the range of as little as 0.7 W/m2K.
Heated glass delivers the majority of the heat in the form of radiant heat, which has exceptional benefits from a life sciences perspective, also ensuring a sense of comfort at a lower temperature. There is no convection, thus there is no dust wafting in the air, either. The operation of heated glass is noiseless.
Thanks to continuous research and development at Rákosy-Glass Kft., heated glass is more transparent than ever. Not even a minute deviation from traditional glass can be detected on the perfectly transparent glass surfaces, thus they can be employed as excellent large sized windows and glass panels as well.
As a result of the continuous product development of the 100% Hungarian owned Rákosy-Glass Kft., heated glass has become ever more well known on the domestic and international markets alike. In addition to successfully concluding numerous projects, the effectiveness of the system is also indicated by the fact that our heated glass won the Construme Grand Prize in 2013, as well as winning inclusion among the TOP10 Most Interesting Hungarian Innovations in 2018. Curved heated glass is our latest developmental achievement.
Our Basic Package enables the user to manage glass heating on a basic level. We recommend it for smaller projects (e.g. private home), where control is undertaken with a simple room thermostat. Favorable price, simple operation. With this package, within the range of the local WIFI, control is exercised through the smart devices by assigning the glass panels into groups.
In all cases, heated glass is made of tempered or heat-strengthened and laminated glass panels. Compared to similarly layered, but not heated glass, there is no significant price difference. A traditional door or window is fundamentally composed of a different system of layers. Generally it does not include tempered/heat strengthened or laminated glass structures, either. Thus, it is difficult to compare its price to traditional glass, but generally heated glass is 2 to 3 times the price of traditional glass.
No. In the event that the required heating preformance can be accomplished with less surface area, the heated glass can be supplemented with non-heated glass as well. In this case, it is a good idea to use the same layering structure for the non-heated glass as that of the heated glass, in order to maintain the uniform apperance, coating type, and colors of the glass panels.
Due to the heat mirror coatings, heat loss is minimal, meaning that the produced heat is used in the interior. In the event of being used as heated insulated glass, we reduce heat loss at the weakest point of the building (from a heat technology perspective), meaning the location of the doors and windows. Alongside properly sized glass surfaces, its application is more economical than other forms of electronic heating.
As the heating coating merges with the glass over the course of the tempering/heat-strengthening process, the duration of the heating functionality is determined by the duration of the glass structure. Tempered or heat-strengthened glass can only break as a result of external force, functionality of the coating is unaffected by use.
About Helios Technologies
Helios Technologies is a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, including construction, material handling, agriculture, energy, recreational vehicles, marine and health and wellness. Helios sells its products to customers in over 90 countries around the world. Its strategy for growth is to be the leading provider in niche markets, with premier products and solutions through innovative product development and acquisition. The Company has paid a cash dividend to its shareholders every quarter since becoming a public company in 1997. For more information please visit: www.heliostechnologies.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
The Helio-Pak (HPAK) is an all-in-one closed loop heat-transfer appliance, specifically designed to simplify solar hot water systems, and provide maximum heat transfer. The HPAK comes factory assembled, and wired with all necessary components, making installation a trouble-free experience. With its unique design, the SRCC rated its performance as being 25% more efficient than conventional internal heat exchangers.
A major benefit the Helio-Pak provides is that it attaches directly onto the hot water tank. As a result, under certain conditions, the HPAK can be mounted onto a pre-existing water tank, thereby reducing costs. This is a feature no other solar hot water heat-exchanger on the market can offer.
The Helio-Pass (HPAS) heat-transfer appliance is designed for use with coil-in-tank water heating systems. It serves as a closed loop system by circulating solar fluid from the collectors through a tank-integrated coil. Heat from the solar fluid inside the coil is transferred to the domestic water supply.
I finally got this glorious thing. I adore it. This is Basically a rebaged variation of the Korean SCH-V940. I'd say this American helio version is much better than the V940, it's very unique and has this sleek design that I will forever love.
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