Multi-rotor aerial drone with vapor chamber

    公开(公告)号:US10405463B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15625129

    申请日:2017-06-16

    Abstract: A quad-rotor or other unmanned aerial drone having a planar vapor chamber mounted to a processor of the drone to cool the processor. The processor may be enclosed in a protective central housing. The vapor chamber is mounted, in some examples, with a perimeter of the vapor chamber extending from the processor through the housing into an airflow region near the rotors of the drone so that airflow, which may include propeller wash, serves to cool the perimeter of the vapor chamber. The planar vapor chamber cools the enclosed processor using both phase-change cooling/heat spreading (i.e. heat is dissipated from the processor via evaporation and subsequent condensation) and convection (i.e. airflow passing over the perimeter of the vapor chamber carries heat away).

    Method and apparatus for cooling of an electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US10381562B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US15981931

    申请日:2018-05-17

    Abstract: Some features pertain to an apparatus that includes a first heat spreader and a second heat spreader, a matrixed heat spreader, the matrixed heat spreader including a first plurality of portions perpendicular to a second plurality of portions, the first plurality of portions intersects the second plurality of portions, and a phase change material (PCM) located in a plurality of reservoirs defined by the matrixed heat spreader.

    MULTI-ROTOR AERIAL DRONE WITH VAPOR CHAMBER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180368290A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US15625129

    申请日:2017-06-16

    Abstract: Some novel features pertain to a quad-rotor or other unmanned aerial drone having a planar vapor chamber mounted to a processor of the drone to cool the processor. The processor may be enclosed in a protective central housing. The vapor chamber is mounted, in some examples, with a perimeter of the vapor chamber extending from the processor through the housing into an airflow region near the rotors of the drone so that airflow, which may include propeller wash, serves to cool the perimeter of the vapor chamber. With this design, the planar vapor chamber cools the enclosed processor using both phase-change cooling/heat spreading (i.e. heat is dissipated from the processor via evaporation and subsequent condensation) and convection (i.e. airflow passing over the perimeter of the vapor chamber carries heat away). In some examples, the planar vapor chamber is turtle-shaped with legs aligned with the struts of the drone.

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