Heat pipe system for cooling flywheel energy storage systems
US6808011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K9/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for cooling a canister has first, second and third heat pipes. The first heat pipe has an evaporator and a condenser. The first heat pipe is mounted with its evaporator inside the canister and its condenser outside the canister. The second heat pipe has an evaporator conductively coupled to the condenser of the first heat pipe. The second heat pipe has a condenser. The third heat pipe has an evaporator conductively coupled to the condenser of the second heat pipe. The third heat pipe has a condenser with a plurality of fins on the condenser of the third heat pipe.
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