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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Worldvu Satellites Limited, St Helier, Jersey, CH;
Inventors:
Alexander D. Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel W. Field, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Armen Askijian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James Grossman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
WorldVu Satellites Limited, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2006.01); B64G 1/58 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01); F28F 1/16 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/28 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01); F28F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/503 (2013.01); B64G 1/506 (2013.01); B64G 1/58 (2013.01); F28D 15/0233 (2013.01); F28D 15/0275 (2013.01); F28F 1/16 (2013.01); B64G 1/10 (2013.01); B64G 1/283 (2013.01); B64G 1/40 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); B64G 1/50 (2013.01); B64G 1/66 (2013.01); F28F 2013/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A passive thermal system for use in satellites includes a solid radiator panel with a plurality of heat pipes attached to a surface thereof. In addition to their heat transporting capability, the heat pipes strengthen the radiator panel to which they are coupled. In some embodiments, the heat pipes are structurally modified to increase their area moment of inertia.