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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2019
Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Ronggui Yang, Broomfield, NY (US);
Yung-Cheng Lee, Boulder, CO (US);
Victor M. Bright, Boulder, CO (US);
Chen Li, Columbia, SC (US);
Christopher Oshman, Boulder, CO (US);
Bo Shi, Nanjing, CN;
Jen-Hau Cheng, Boulder, CO (US);
George P. Peterson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for flexible thermal ground planes. A flexible thermal ground plane may include a support member. The flexible thermal ground plane may include an evaporator region or multiple evaporator regions configured to couple with the support member. The flexible thermal ground plane may include a condenser region or multiple condenser regions configured to couple with the support member. The evaporator and condenser region may include a microwicking structure. The evaporator and condenser region may include a nanowicking structure coupled with the micro-wicking structure, where the nanowicking structure includes nanorods. The evaporator and condenser region may include a nanomesh coupled with the nanorods and/or the microwicking structure. Some embodiments may include a micromesh coupled with the nanorods and/or the microwicking structure.