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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Bright Silicon Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Matthew Panas, Dublin, CA (US);
Cynthia Dawn Walker Panas, Dublin, CA (US);
Robert McHenry, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Bright Silicon Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling thermal radiation from a component. The method involves arranging a thermally conductive base layer in contact with the component, the base layer including a thermally emissive surface. A plurality of independently controlled shutter elements are movable about at least two orthogonal axes, and between closed and open positions, to change a dimension of a gap separating edges of adjacent ones of the shutter elements. The movements of the shutter elements are controlled about the two orthogonal axes to control the dimensions of the gaps to control thermal radiation emitted through the gaps.