Patent ID: 6469671
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G01S,H01Q,H05K

Abstract:
An array, comprising:a plurality of RF modules having at least transmit capability, each of said modules, when energized, generating heat and transferring said heat to a generally planar mounting and heat transfer surface of the module; a plurality of thermally conducting, generally planar mounting and heat transfer plates, each of said mounting and heat transfer plates defining at least one generally straight edge, each of said mounting and heat transfer plates including mounting positions for at least three of said modules, said mounting positions being arrayed in a straight line parallel to said straight edge, whereby, if heat is extracted from said mounting and heat transfer plates in a direction collinear with said straight-line array, those of said modules nearest the heat extraction regions will have a lower temperature than others of said modules more remote from said heat extraction regions; a mounting structure for mounting said plurality of generally planar mounting and heat transfer plates in a side-by-side array, with said straight edges of said mounting and heat transfer plates lying in a plane; and a generally planar cold plate abutting and in thermal contact with said straight edges of said mounting and heat transfer plates, for extracting heat from said mounting and heat transfer plates in a direction orthogonal to said array direction, thereby tending to maintain all of said modules at the same temperature.