Thermal management films containing phase change materials
AssigneeOutlast Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMark Hartmann, Joseph Kelly, Jason McClusky
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Abstract
A method is provided for manufacturing a polymeric film with thermal management capabilities. The method comprises mixing at least three compounds, wherein a first compound comprises a polymeric phase change material, a second compound comprises an additive, and a third compound comprises a molecule that, in its liquid form, acts as a solvent of the first and second compounds, and which is curable into a solid form as a polymer. Then, the method comprises applying a mixture of the first, second, and third compounds in a liquid form to a substrate, and curing the mixture into a solid state.
Claims33
A method of manufacturing a polymeric film with thermal management capabilities,
- the method comprising:
- mixing at least three compounds, wherein:
- a first compound comprises a polymeric phase change material,
- a second compound comprises an additive,
- a third compound comprises a molecule that, in its liquid form, acts as a solvent of the first and second compounds, and which is curable into a solid form as a polymer,
- applying a mixture of the first, second, and third compounds in a liquid form to a substrate, and
- curing the mixture into a solid state.
A film with thermal management capabilities, comprising:
- at least one polymeric phase change material,
- at least one additive,
- a solid polymeric matrix formed from a cured liquid monomeric solvent.
A system for thermal management comprising:
- an object that emits heat, and
- a film with thermal management capabilities wrapped around the object that emits heat, the film comprising;
- at least one polymeric phase change material,
- at least one additive,
- a solid polymeric matrix formed from a cured liquid monomeric solvent, wherein,
- the phase change material has a transition temperature and a latent heat storage range that dissipates heat from the object that emits heat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.