New ‘iThermX’ platform from Interactive Wear
02/02/2007
German wearable electronics developer Interactive Wear AG has introduced a new technology platform called “iThermX” which allows intelligent, flexible, light-weight heating systems to be incorporated into any type of textile product. The main components of the basic system include an electronics unit with a 16-bit microcontroller that manages the intelligent power and temperature control and executes custom and application-specific programmable heating algorithms; flexible thermal conductors that can be attached to almost all types of fabric/textile; flat and lightweight lithium ion batteries that can be attached individually or distributed on/in the garment in a way that is comfortable and practically invisible.
Glove manufacturer Reusch will exhibit the first product to use the platform, its Solaris line of heated ski gloves, at ispo winter 07 in
Incorporating its ThermoTec textile heating system, the heat supply is governed by a microcontroller and monitored by sensors. Energy is supplied when the temperature drops below a pre-set limit at portions of the wearer’s hand that are sensitive to the cold. Using flexible heating elements, heat is generated within the glove without restricting movement.
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