Systems and methods for heat transfer in drones
AssigneeBlue Vigil LLC
InventorsRobert Schumann, Gerard Eldering, Charles A. Eldering, Brandon Wernick, Ted Markson
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a drone-based system comprises: a base station, wherein the base station is configured to provide drone control and power; a drone; a tether connecting the base station to the drone and configured to provide the drone with the power from the base station; and a lighting system, operably attached to the drone via the tether, configured to generate illumination of a ground area, wherein the illumination of the ground area is controllable by modifying least one of an intensity of the illumination and a height of the drone above the ground area.
Claims17
A system for heat removal comprising:
- a light emitting diode array operating as a heat source including a surface containing cooling fins, wherein the light emitting diode array is coupled to a drone as a removable accessory payload;
- a forced air source, wherein the forced air source includes rotors of the drone;
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- a guide configured to receive air from the forced air source and distribute the air over the heat source including the surface containing cooling fins, wherein the guide accommodates rotation along at least two axes.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a guide, air from a forced air source, wherein the guide is rotatable along at least two axes, and the forced air source includes rotors of a drone;
- distributing the air over a light emitting diode array operating as a heat source, wherein the heat source includes a surface containing cooling fins wherein the light emitting diode array is coupled to a drone as the removable accessory;
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- rotating the guide along one of the at least two axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.