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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Richard Chad Bruns, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyle Brookes, Redwood City, CA (US);
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a thermal control apparatus for controlling temperatures in a payload of a balloon. The thermal control apparatus includes a plurality of heat pipes. A first heat pipe from the plurality of heat pipes has a first end and a second end and contains working fluid. A heat source is in thermal communication with the first heat pipe. The heat source is configured to heat the working fluid in the first heat pipe. A second heat pipe from the plurality of heat pipes contains working fluid and a portion of the second heat pipe is positioned a predetermined distance from the first heat pipe. The predetermined distance allows for a heat exchange from the first heat pipe to the second heat pipe. This heat exchange includes heat drawn away from the heat source.