TRL-5

The development is designed to increase the efficiency of cooling systems of transmitting modules of existing and promising radar systems.

Market and Economic Attractiveness

  • The proposed cooling system will enhance the functionality of the electronic module
  • The use of flat heat pipes in cooling systems will reduce the mass and dimensional characteristics of the equipment while significantly reducing the temperature level of the transmitting module.

Main Advantages (Strengths) of the Device

  • Evaporative condensation systems (heat pipes) are one of the effective elements for removing significant heat flows while reducing thermal resistance.
  • They have super-conductive properties. The equivalent thermal conductivity of such systems reaches 100,000 W/m * K, which is several orders of magnitude more than the most thermally conductive materials like copper, silver and others.
  • Flat heat pipes significantly improve the design characteristics of cooling systems while reducing thermal resistance.
  • No analogues were found in the exclusive market

Main Characteristics

  • The thickness of flat heat pipes is from 3.2 mm to 4.5 mm.
  • The cooling system reduces the temperature of the electronic element by about 20 degrees Celsius compared to existing
  • Cooling system removes up to 150 W of thermal power at arbitrary orientation in space

Marketing Readiness

  • Real-scale sample tested
  • Compatibility check of elements and in the system is performed
  • Basic production technology defined and tested
  • Product specification clarified
  • Patent applications filed
  • Utility evaluation performed

Protection of intellectual property

  • The patent of Ukraine for the invention No. 128010, Bul. № 10. dated 06.03.2024 "Method of manufacturing a flat gravity heat pipe"

Developer Information

Research team NN IATE-02. Heat pipe group

What is Needed to Promote the Device

  • The interest of developers of antenna designs of radar systems and funding for the development of pilot designs.