Electric heating tape for ice rinks

　　In modern ice and snow sports facilities, ice rinks, as important sports and entertainment venues, face unique temperature control challenges for their floor maintenance systems. Electric heat tracing technology is revolutionising the construction and operation of ice rinks with its precise temperature control capability and efficient use of energy.

　　From the professional competitive arena to the commercial entertainment ice rink, the application of electric heat tracing system not only solves the problem which is difficult to overcome by the traditional refrigeration method, but also shows the significant advantage in the aspect of energy saving and environmental protection, safety and reliability, etc., and becomes the indispensable key technology in the modern ice rink project.

　　Ice rink ground anti-freezing and expansion treatment is the most basic and the most important application scene of electric accompanied by the tropical belt. The traditional ice rink in the operation process, the concrete grass-roots level is easy because of the temperature change produces the freezing expansion phenomenon, the long-term accumulation will lead to the ground cracking, uneven, seriously affects the ice surface quality and the use of safety. The electricity accompanies the tropical belt system through in the foundation to lay the heat generating cable network, can precisely maintain the concrete layer in the constant positive temperature, effectively prevents the freezing expansion damage.

　　The uniform control of the ice surface temperature is another core application of electric accompanying heat tape. Professional ice rink on the ice surface temperature stability requirements are very high, temperature fluctuation must be controlled within ± 0.5 ℃. The electricity accompanies the tropical belt system through the layered arrangement in the ice plate layer temperature sensor and the intelligent control system, can realise to the ice surface temperature millimetre level precise regulation and control. This precise temperature control not only ensures the best skating experience of the athletes, but also can quickly adjust the ice surface state according to the different demands of the event. For example, figure skating needs softer ice surface (-3℃ to -5℃), while ice hockey games need harder ice surface (-5℃ to -7℃), electric heat tracing system can instantly respond to these professional needs, which is difficult to achieve the traditional refrigeration system.

　　In terms of energy saving and environmental protection, electric trace heating systems have brought breakthrough improvements to ice rink operations. The modern intelligent electric accompanying heat system adopts PID control algorithm, which can automatically adjust the output power according to the parameters of outdoor temperature, humidity, and use load to avoid energy waste. Especially in the transition season, the system can only insulate the local area, and do not have to maintain the whole ice rink low temperature state, this flexible energy management way to make the operation cost greatly reduced.

　　In addition to the ice rink floor, electric heat tracing technology also plays an important role in the rink's peripheral facilities. The anti-skid channel, the drainage ditch, the audience seat step and so on area around the venue is easy to freeze in the low temperature environment, exists the serious safety hidden danger. In these areas installs the self-regulation electric accompanies the heat belt, may automatically senses the environment temperature change, in the need starts the melting snow to melt the ice function, guarantees the personnel passes the safety.

　　The reliability and safety of the electric accompanying heat system make it especially suitable for such public places as skating rink. The modern electric accompanying heat product adopts double insulation and full seal structure, even if it is immersed in water for a long time, it can also run safely. Explosion-proof design can meet the strict safety requirements of indoor ice rinks. The system is equipped with multiple safety devices such as leakage protection, overload protection and ground fault protection to ensure that the power supply can be cut off automatically under various abnormal conditions.

　　From the construction point of view, the modular design of electric heat tracing system greatly simplifies the construction process of ice rink. In the new ice rink, the electric accompanying heat cable can be constructed synchronously with the concrete pouring, completing the laying of the ground system at one time. For renovation projects, it can also be installed in the existing ice surface trenching, minimising the impact on normal operations. With standardised interfaces and components, maintenance personnel can be trained to carry out routine servicing without the need for a professional refrigeration engineer on site. This convenient construction and maintenance characteristics, so that the electric heat tracing system in all kinds of ice rink in the rapid popularity.

　　Looking to the future, the electricity accompanies the heat technology in the ice rink field application also will continue to deepen. The application of new semiconductor material will further improve the energy efficiency ratio of the system, artificial intelligence algorithm will realise more accurate temperature prediction and control, the integration of renewable energy will promote the ice rink to zero carbon operation. It is foreseeable that the electric heat tracing technology will continue to lead the technical innovation of ice rink construction, and provide strong infrastructure support for the development of global ice and snow sports.