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Passenger Compartment Heating — the Latest Generation

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Fuel-powered passenger compartment heaters are meeting increasing competition from electric auxiliary heaters. Beru AG has now developed a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) auxiliary heater that sets new performance and flexibility standards. With its innovative electronic control system, pioneering design and a host of comfort and convenience-oriented functions, the new PTC auxiliary heater ideally meets the demands that a modern passenger compartment heat management system must satisfy.

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  1. Development Department, Beru AG, Germany

    Hans Houben (Manager)

  2. Development Department, Beru Electronics GmbH, Germany

    Carsten Binder (Group Leader for Hardware)

  3. BERU/Eichenauer GmbH, Germany

    Andreas Hamburger (Technical Manager)

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  1. Hans Houben
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Houben, H., Binder, C. & Hamburger, A. Passenger Compartment Heating — the Latest Generation. AutoTechnol 2, 64–67 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03246698

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