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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2021
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Robert Compton, Loretto, MN (US);
Chad Fertig, Bloomington, MN (US);
Jeffrey James Kriz, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A thermal metamaterial device comprises at least one MEMS thermal switch, including a substrate layer including a first material having a first thermal conductivity, and a thermal bus over a first portion of the substrate layer. The thermal bus includes a second material having a second thermal conductivity higher than the first thermal conductivity. An insulator layer is over a second portion of the substrate layer and includes a third material that is different from the first and second materials. A thermal pad is supported by a first portion of the insulator layer, the thermal pad including the second material and having an overhang portion located over a portion of the thermal bus. When a voltage is applied to the thermal pad, an electrostatic interaction occurs to cause a deflection of the overhang portion toward the thermal bus, thereby providing thermal conductivity between the thermal pad and the thermal bus.