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Metal encased graphite layer heat pipe

  • US 10,028,418 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2015
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • heat producing electrical components;

    a multilayer stack of graphite sheets, individual graphite sheets having a plane of high thermal conductivity along a first axis and a plane of lower thermal conductivity along a second axis, the multilayer stack having a three-dimensional shape including a length and a width, and the first axis is aligned parallel to said length, the multilayer stack having a height less than the width;

    a first rigid metal structure surrounding the multilayer stack of graphite sheets, the first rigid metal structure encasing the multilayer stack along the length, width, and height of the multilayer stack; and

    a thermal connector having a first end in contact with the heat producing electrical components and a second end in contact with the encased multilayer stack of graphite sheets, the thermal connector conducting heat from the heat producing electrical components to the encased multilayer stack of graphite sheets.

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