Car Heated Seat Installation

High-end automobiles are more likely to come equipped with heated seats, which are often considered a luxury feature. Heated seats, like electric blankets, hair dryers, water heaters, and anything else that utilizes electricity to generate heat are all based on the same principle. A heating element, which is a long strip of material that acts as a resistor, powers heated seats. The electrical current is resisted by a resistor. Whenever electricity runs through it, the energy is converted into heat, which goes through the seat and warms the rider.

How does heated car seats work?

A heated car seat isn’t much more complicated than a heating pad you may use on an injury, despite popular belief. A heating coil is positioned under the seat cushion, and power flows through it. Friction and heat are produced when electricity travels through the coil and is met with resistance. During operation, a very tiny quantity of power is sent into the coil, which is all that is needed to get a magnetic field going. Once a relay is flipped, the seats begin receiving power straight from the vehicle’s battery. How does the seat know when to turn off the heat?

When the temperature reaches a set level, the thermostat turns off the relay, which cuts electricity to the coils. When the temperature drops too low, the electricity from the battery will kick in and the seats will be reheated.

How can sensors keep you safe?

Most car seat warmers are equipped with a thermostat to prevent overheating of the seat.  The temperature of the cushion is monitored by the thermostat. The thermostat transmits a signal when it reaches a specific temperature, which immediately disables the relay until the seat cools down a little.

As soon as it happens, the thermostat re-energizes the relay. High and low temperature settings are available on many seat cushions, allowing drivers to fine-tune the temperature of the seat cushions to their preference.