Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal ground plane
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Application No.: US15292932Application Date: 2016-10-13
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Publication No.: US10527358B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Ronggui Yang , Yung-Cheng Lee , Victor M. Bright , Chen Li , Christopher Oshman , Bo Shi , Jen-Hau Cheng , George P. Peterson
- Applicant: Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Boulder
- Assignee: KELVIN THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: KELVIN THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Boulder
- Main IPC: F28D15/04
- IPC: F28D15/04 ; F28D15/02 ; H01L23/367 ; H01L23/427 ; B23P15/26 ; H01L23/473

Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for flexible thermal ground planes. A flexible thermal ground plane may include a support member. The flexible thermal ground plane may include an evaporator region or multiple evaporator regions configured to couple with the support member. The flexible thermal ground plane may include a condenser region or multiple condenser regions configured to couple with the support member. The evaporator and condenser region may include a microwicking structure. The evaporator and condenser region may include a nanowicking structure coupled with the micro-wicking structure, where the nanowicking structure includes nanorods. The evaporator and condenser region may include a nanomesh coupled with the nanorods and/or the microwicking structure. Some embodiments may include a micromesh coupled with the nanorods and/or the microwicking structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170030654A1 THERMAL GROUND PLANE Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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