Patent ID: 8488312
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: H03F,H04W,H05K

Abstract:
1. An thermal management system for radio frequency (RF) electronics housed within an electronics enclosure, the system comprising: at least one electronics module comprising a base plate having a first thermal region and a second thermal region wherein one or more RF electronic components are mounted to the first thermal region, wherein within the first thermal region, one or more primary heat pipes are laterally positioned within the base plate to draw heat away from a region of the base plate interfacing with the one or more RF electronic components and towards edge regions of the base plate within the first region, the at least on electronics module further comprising at least one secondary heat pipe positioned within the base plate to draw heat away from the region of the base plate interfacing with the one or more RF electronic components into the second thermal region; an electronics enclosure comprising a backplane, a top panel coupled to the backplane and a bottom panel coupled to the backplane, the backplane comprising a plurality of heat sink fins that convectively transfer heat generated within the electronics enclosure to an external environment; the at least one electronics module further including one or more fastening systems that secure the electronics module to the base plate of the electronics enclosure such that a surface of the base plate interfaces with an internal surface of the backplane, wherein the at least one electronics modules is secured within the electronics enclosure by the one or more fastening systems such that the first thermal region is oriented towards the top panel and the second thermal region is oriented towards the bottom panel.