A thermal radiator shutter and methods of providing thermal control by and manufacturing a thermal radiator shutter are provided. The thermal radiator shutter includes a first baseplate, a second baseplate that is moveable between an open and closed position, and an actuator for moving the second baseplate. When the second baseplate is in the closed position a radiator on the second baseplate faces a radiator on the first baseplate to provide radiative coupling and heat flow between the baseplates. When the second baseplate is in the open position, the respective radiators have a greater view factor to the surrounding environment than in the closed position and a reduced view factor to each other compared to the closed position. The respective radiators reject heat from temperature-controlled components on the first and second baseplates when the second baseplate is in the open position.
THERMAL RADIATOR SHUTTER AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL CONTROL USING A THERMAL RADIATOR SHUTTER
THERMISCHER HEIZKÖRPERVERSCHLUSS UND SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR THERMISCHEN STEUERUNG MIT EINEM THERMISCHEN HEIZKÖRPERVERSCHLUSS
OBTURATEUR DE RADIATEUR THERMIQUE ET SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE THERMIQUE UTILISANT UN OBTURATEUR DE RADIATEUR THERMIQUE
2024-11-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
THERMAL RADIATOR SHUTTER, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL CONTROL USING THERMAL RADIATOR SHUTTER
European Patent Office | 2024
|THERMAL RADIATOR SHUTTER AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL CONTROL USING A THERMAL RADIATOR SHUTTER
European Patent Office | 2024
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