US 12,108,567 B2
Thermal management system
Graham Andrew Holland, Preston (GB)
Assigned to BAE SYSTEMS PLC, London (GB)
Filed by BAE SYSTEMS plc, London (GB)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/327,173.
Application 18/327,173 is a continuation of application No. 17/261,734, granted, now 11,706,903, previously published as PCT/GB2019/052027, filed on Jul. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1811856 (GB), filed on Jul. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0328926 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20281 (2013.01) [H05K 7/20263 (2013.01); H05K 7/20272 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal management system for a heat source, the system comprising:
a fuel system including a device;
a fluid coolant;
a pump; and
a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat to and/or from the fluid coolant flowing along one or more coolant pipes, wherein the heat exchanger comprises an encapsulated phase change material (PCM) through which the fluid coolant passes,
wherein the thermal management system is coupled to the fuel system for the device and the device comprises the pump, and
wherein the fluid coolant is a fuel source for the fuel system.