Application Analysis and Economical Study on and Under-Floor Electric Heating System With Superconducting Liquid in China

An under-floor electric heating system with superconducting liquid was manufactured. This system can charge heat by using cheap nighttime electricity and discharge the heat stored at daytime, with the merits of decreasing electricity load. In the present work, the operating principle of the system is discussed, and its characteristics are analyzed. In order to study the system’s thermal property, one prototype room with the system and the other room with a heating cable system were set up in Beijing. The experimental results testify the feasibility and comfort of the heating mode and show that it can save 19% electric energy compared with the heating cable system. To analyze the economical efficiency of the system, an economic comparison was made. The result indicates that the system is most economical in comparison with other radiant floor heating systems.