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US 12,735,200 B2Granted
Thermal management system for structures in space
AssigneeAST & Science, LLC
InventorsRyan D. Honour, Javier Hernandez Bahlsen, Huiwen Yao, Adam H. Halperin, Abel Avellan
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Abstract
An antenna assembly has a solar layer having one or more solar cells generating solar power, an antenna layer connected to the solar layer and having electronic components utilizing the solar power generated by the solar layer, and a thermal dissipation device dissipating heat locally at the antenna assembly. A large number of antenna assemblies are connected to form an antenna array in which heat is generated locally at each antenna assembly and dissipated locally at each antenna assembly.
Claims17
An antenna assembly comprising:
- a solar layer comprising one or more solar cells configured to generate power, wherein the one or more solar cells have a solar absorptivity and an infrared (IR) emissivity;
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- an antenna layer comprising one or more antennas, wherein the one or more antennas have a solar absorptivity and an IR emissivity, wherein the solar absorptivity of the one or more antennas is less than the solar absorptivity of the one or more solar cells and the IR emissivity of the one or more antennas is less than the IR emissivity of the one or more solar cells.
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