Patent ID: 7061446
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: F28D,H01Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an antenna section having a plurality of antenna elements, and having circuitry which includes a plurality of circuit portions each operatively coupled to a respective one of said antenna elements; and a cooling section which accepts and dissipates heat generated by said circuitry, said cooling section including a loop containing a cooling fluid, and including a wick disposed within said loop in the region of said circuitry, said wick effecting a capillary pressure which urges said fluid to travel around said loop; wherein said antenna section includes a phased array antenna, said antenna elements and said circuitry being portions of said phased array antenna; wherein said antenna elements are arranged in a plurality of rows; wherein said phased array antenna includes a plurality of parallel slats which each have thereon a plurality of said circuit portions that correspond to said antenna elements in a respective said row; and wherein said cooling section includes a plurality of evaporators which are each disposed adjacent a respective one of said slats.