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US 11,828,496 B2Granted
Intelligent cooling for directed energy systems
AssigneeRocky Research
InventorsUwe Rockenfeller, Kaveh Khalili
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods of intelligently cooling thermal loads by providing a burst mode cooling system for rapid cooling, and an auxiliary cooling system that controls the temperature of the thermal load and surrounding environment between burst mode cooling cycles. The system may be used to provide pulses of cooling to directed energy systems, such as lasers and other systems that generate bursts of heat in operation.
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A method of cooling a directed energy apparatus, the method comprising:
- managing an auxiliary cooling system to maintain the directed energy apparatus below a target temperature;
- detecting when to initiate an absorption cycle of a thermal sorption system, wherein the thermal sorption system is in thermal communication with the directed energy apparatus;
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- initiating the absorption cycle, in response to detecting when to activate the absorption cycle, wherein the absorption cycle comprises a plurality of refrigerant pulses, with each pulse within the absorption cycle including a pulse of refrigerant followed by a rest period.
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A system for cooling a directed energy apparatus, the system comprising:
- a memory;
- an electronic controller coupled to the memory and configured to:
- manage an auxiliary cooling system to maintain the directed energy apparatus below a target temperature;
- detect when to initiate an absorption cycle of a thermal sorption system, wherein the thermal sorption system is in thermal communication with the directed energy apparatus;
- and
- initiate the absorption cycle, in response to detecting when to activate the absorption cycle, wherein the absorption cycle comprises a plurality of refrigerant pulses, with each pulse within the absorption cycle including a pulse of refrigerant followed by a rest period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.