Patent ID: 11926424
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A thermoelectric cooling assembly for an antennae array for use on an aircraft fuselage exterior housed within a radome, the thermoelectric cooling assembly comprising:
a ceramic shield layer, said ceramic shield layer comprising a ceramic shield layer first side, said ceramic shield layer further comprising a ceramic shield layer second side, said ceramic shield layer first side positioned adjacent an adapter plate, said adapter plate positioned between the ceramic shield layer and the aircraft fuselage exterior, said adapter plate configured to attach the thermoelectric cooling device to the aircraft fuselage exterior at a position within a radome, said radome configured to house an antennae array, said radome having a radome inlet and a radome outlet:
a thermoelectric generator, said thermoelectric generator comprising a thermoelectric generator first side, said thermoelectric generator further comprising a thermoelectric generator second side;
an air duct, said air duct comprising an air duct first side, said air duct first side proximate to the ceramic shield layer second side, said air duct further comprising an air duct second side, said air duct second side proximate to the thermoelectric generator first side, said air duct further comprising an air duct inlet and an air duct outlet, said air duct outlet in communication with the radome outlet;
at least one electrically-powered blower, said electrically-powered blower oriented proximate to at least one of the air duct inlet and the air duct outlet, said at least one electrically-powered blower configured to provide an airflow through the air duct, said at least one electrically-powered blower in communication with the thermoelectric generator; and
wherein the thermoelectric cooling assembly is housed within the radome;
wherein the at least one electrically-powered blower is positioned proximate to at least one of the radome inlet and the radome outlet; and
wherein said air duct is configured to receive an airflow into the air duct at the air duct inlet, said air duct configured to direct the airflow from the air duct inlet to the air duct outlet, said air duct inlet located proximate to the radome inlet, said air duct outlet located proximate to the radome outlet.