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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Eric S. Donovan, Fishers, IN (US);
Michael J. Head, Mooresville, IN (US);
Ken S. Rubel, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brian T. Spangler, Avon, IN (US);
Douglas J. Snyder, Carmel, IN (US);
Aric Acius, Avon, IN (US);
ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Indianapolis, IN (US);
ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A thermal management system for regulating dissipation of multiple thermal loads during operation of an apparatus includes a two-phase pump loop (TPPL), a vapor cycle system (VCS), and a liquid thermal energy storage (TES) system integrated together to maintain the apparatus at a constant temperature. The TPPL is configured to remove heat from the apparatus; the TES system is configured to provide thermal energy storage and temperature regulation; and the VCS is configured to transfer heat to the environment. The multiple thermal loads include a primary thermal load in the form of heat from the apparatus and a secondary thermal load in the form of at least one of a housekeeping thermal load or a power electronics thermal load. The primary and secondary loads are at different temperatures with each being independently selected to be transient or steady state.