PTC Heaters: The Future of Reliable and Eco-Friendly Heating

Energy efficiency is a key concern to reduce operational costs and sustainability. PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heaters are emerging as an alternative to traditional heating solutions.

Here’s an 5 reasons why PTC heaters are the future of heating:

1.  Self-Regulation: PTC heaters use a ceramic element that increases internal resistance as it heats up. This self-regulation limits the heat output, ensuring efficient energy usage. The lower temp of the heaters also means that no extra energy is wasted as radiated heat. Extra power only when needed.

2.  Cost-Effectiveness: Due to their self-regulating nature, PTC heaters consume less electricity to maintain a constant temperature. Over time, this translates to cost savings. Especially in applications such as, maintaining heat, keep-warm applications, frost-protection etc. Furthermore thanks to its often dual voltage the same type of PTC can be used in different voltages.

3.  Safety Feature: PTC heaters are dynamic heaters, with an internal resistance that increase and reduce power output when they reach a specific temperature. The max temperature a PTC can reach is 270 degree and can not cause any fire due to the the low max temperature.

4.  Energy savings: The safety and efficiency features of PTC heaters work together to minimize energy waste, making them an energy friendly choice for anyone looking to reduce their energy usage.

5.  Versatile: The PTC support a wide range of voltages (e.g., 12-24V, 110-240V). This versatility makes them suitable for various industrial and commercial applications, providing reliable performance across different settings.

DBK Scandinavia (DBK) have for many years been delivering. Self-regulating energy saving Ceramic PTC-heaters to all kind of applications in Scandinavia and Baltic. They are part of most people’s daily life, but very seldom noticed by the end-users.

"The products you never notice or see, but they are part of your life." (David Hansen 2024)

Did you know that DBK supply heaters to the following applications?

• Pay-stations and petrol pumps, all have a small heater inside to prevent frost and condensation
• Charging-station for EV:s
• Outdoor Passage-control
• Speed-cameras / Surveillance cameras
• Heat-recovery systems for house, all have an extra heater inside to add extra heat when needed
• Mobile phone: All base-units and antennas have a heater inside
• Dehumidifier for your home
• Local Electric and Internet connection-boxes
• Electric cabin-heater for your Diesel-car
• If you have an electric car, there is a big chance that you have a heater to supply the heat to the cabin

Contact us to discuss your future Heating needs:

itm-se@dbk-group.com

David is a Engineer and the MD of DBK Scandinavia that has a experience of 35+ years into the field of PTC heaters. He has made it into his passion to learn as much as he can about PTC and its all its quirks.