A heating element is a device used for conversion of electric energy into heat, consisting of a heating resistor and accessories. Heat is generated by the passage of electric current through a resistor through a process known as Joule Heating. Heating elements are used in household appliances, industrial equipment, and scientific instruments enabling them to perform tasks such as cooking, warming, or maintaining specific temperatures higher than the ambient.
A folded tubular heating element from an espresso machine
Tubular oven heating element
A flexible PTC heater made of conductive rubber
A thick-film heater printed on a mica sheet
Joule heating is the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor produces heat.
An incandescent light bulb's filament emitting light
Electric radiative space heater
Electric tabletop hotplate
Clothes iron used to remove wrinkles from clothes