Thermal conductivity control devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10809747-B2
Application number	US-201715837846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2017
Priority date	Jun 10, 2013
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

A method for controlling thermal conductivity between two thermal masses includes thermally contacting a first conduction body with a heat source, thermally contacting a second conduction body with a heat sink, and thermally contacting the second conduction body with the first conduction body by moving the first conduction body between a first position and a second position with a thermal expansion component. The thermal expansion component moves the first conduction body between the first position and the second position at a predetermined temperature and heat is conducted from the heat source to the heat sink through the first and second conduction bodies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling thermal conductivity between two thermal masses, comprising:
thermally contacting a first conduction body with a heat source;
thermally contacting a second conduction body with a heat sink;
thermally contacting the second conduction body with the first conduction body by moving the first conduction body between a first position and a second position with a thermal expansion component,
wherein the thermal expansion component moves the first conduction body between the first position and the second position at a predetermined temperature; and
conducting heat from the heat source to the heat sink through the first and second conduction bodies, wherein thermally contacting the second conduction body with the first conduction body includes moving the first conduction body with a snap disk.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising compressing the first conduction body against the second conduction body, thereby increasing a rate of heat transfer between the heat source and the heat sink.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising sensing temperature of the heat source with the thermal expansion component.

4. A method for controlling thermal conductivity between two thermal masses, comprising:
thermally contacting a first conduction body with a heat source;
thermally contacting a second conduction body with a heat sink;
thermally contacting the second conduction body with the first conduction body by moving the first conduction body between a first position and a second position with a thermal expansion component,
wherein the thermal expansion component moves the first conduction body between the first position and the second position at a predetermined temperature; and
conducting heat from the heat source to the heat sink through the first and second conduction bodies, wherein the contacting first and second conduction bodies includes volumetrically expanding a thermal expansion body captive within the thermal expansion component.

5. A method for controlling thermal conductivity between two thermal masses, comprising:
thermally contacting a first conduction body with a heat source;
thermally contacting a second conduction body with a heat sink;
thermally contacting the second conduction body with the first conduction body by moving the first conduction body between a first position and a second position with a thermal expansion component, wherein the thermal expansion component moves the first conduction body between the first position and the second position at a predetermined temperature;
conducting heat from the heat source to the heat sink through the first and second conduction bodies,
expanding the thermal expansion component, wherein the thermal expansion component includes a cylinder configured to remain stationary relative to the first conduction body, and a piston body operatively connecting the first conduction body to the cylinder, wherein a thermal expansion body within the cylinder operatively connects between the cylinder and the piston for movement of the first conduction body between the first and second positions, wherein cylinder contains a fluid having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein a housing of the cylinder is constructed from a material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the first coefficient of thermal expansion is greater than the second coefficient of thermal expansion
wherein thermally contacting the second conduction body with the first conduction body includes heating the cylinder.

Assignees

• Hamilton Sundstrand Corp

Inventors

• Andres Michael J

Classifications

• F28F2013/005

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