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US 10,568,197 B1Granted
Combined heat sink and photon harvestor
AssigneeLoon LLC
InventorKevin Anderson
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Abstract
A heat transfer system includes a first component formed of a thermally conductive material and a second component including a surface adapted to capture stray photons to provide heat to the electronic device. The first component is secured and thermally coupled with an electronic device. In particular, the first component includes first and second layers. The first component is in superposed relation with the second component.
Claims20
A passive heat transfer system for use with a stratospheric platform, the heat transfer system comprising:
- a first component formed of a thermally conductive material, the first component having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the first component being secured and thermally coupled with an electronic device of a platform configured to operate in the stratosphere;
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- a second component adapted to capture stray photons to provide heat to the electronic device, the second component having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the second component being arranged to capture the stray photons and the second surface of the second component being secured to the second surface of the first component;
- wherein the first component is adapted to passively heat the electronic device from the captured stray photons when an ambient temperature of the platform is below an operating temperature of the electronic device.
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