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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Sarah Graber, Seattle, WA (US);
Benjamin Griffin Novak, Seattle, WA (US);
Joshua John Watson, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Temperature management systems for aerial vehicles may include heat pipes that are thermally connected to components that generate heat. The heat pipes may be routed through or adjacent to a propeller or propulsion airflow, or within or across a vehicle airflow, to dissipate heat from the components. A heat pipe may be selected from a plurality of heat pipes based on measured temperatures of components that generate heat, operational characteristics of the aerial vehicle and/or one or more propellers, and/or measured temperatures of other components that may be heated. Additional temperature management systems may include cool air ducts and cool air pipes that may be routed from a propeller or propulsion airflow, or a vehicle airflow, to components that generate heat or other components that may be cooled.