US 12,245,407 B2
Aircraft and method for thermal management
Ronald Jacob Rightnowar, Alto, MI (US)
Assigned to GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/447,423.
Application 18/447,423 is a continuation of application No. 16/831,149, filed on Mar. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,765,871.
Prior Publication US 2023/0389239 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20881 (2013.01) [B64D 41/00 (2013.01); H05K 7/20336 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A passive cooling system for aircraft electronics, the system comprising:
an electronics chassis having a chassis exterior and defining a chassis interior;
a heat spreader having a body located in the chassis interior;
a heatsink located in the chassis interior;
a cold plate operably coupled to the electronic chassis and thermally coupled to the heatsink;
a first plurality of heat pipes thermally coupled with the cold plate; and
a second plurality of heat pipes thermally coupling the heatsink with the heat spreader.