Dartmouth College

Valeri Kozlyuk

Charles Roger Sullivan

Victor F Petrenko

Oleg Nickolayev

Oleg Nickoleyev

Victor Petrenko

Charles Sullivan

Cost efficient, lightweight and rapid windshield deicing systems and methods are disclosed. The systems utilize step-up converters or inverters, or dual-voltage batteries, to provide a voltage high enough to deice a windshield in less than thirty seconds at ambient temperatures above &#x2212;10 C. Some of the disclosed systems include sensors for deicing element and ambient temperatures, and in some embodiments windspeed. All embodiments have a controller for limiting deicing time to that sufficient to melt a boundary layer of ice. The controller of embodiments with sensors computes deicing time as a function of ambient temperature. Embodiments interact with wiper systems to enable wipers to clear ice once the boundary layer is melted.

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Hanover, NH, United States of America

Valeri Kozlyuk