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Radar level gauge system with improved heat dissipation

US11982562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 2019
Grant dateMay 14, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S13/32
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A radar level gauge system include a transceiver; an antenna; a hollow waveguide for guiding the transmit signal from a first end facing the transceiver towards a second end facing the antenna; a housing including a heat-dissipating structure arranged at a first distance from the second end; a first thermal connection between the hollow waveguide and the heat-dissipating structure; and a second thermal connection between the hollow waveguide and the housing arranged at a second distance, shorter than the first distance, from the second end. The first and second thermal connection are arranged such that a thermal resistance of a first heat conduction path from the second end of the hollow waveguide through the first thermal connection to the heat-dissipating structure, is lower than a thermal resistance of a second heat conduction path from the second end of the hollow waveguide through the second thermal connection to the housing.

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