Downhole cooling based on thermo-tunneling of electrons
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1. An apparatus for cooling electronic components in a borehole, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a quantum thermocooler which maintains downhole electronic components below a predefined temperature.
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Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of cooling electronic components in downhole equipment using the principles of quantum tunneling.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus for cooling electronic components in a borehole, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a quantum thermocooler which maintains downhole electronic components below a predefined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 31)
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15. A method of evaluating an earth formation, the method comprising:
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(a) conveying a downhole assembly including electronic components into a borehole;
(b) cooling the electronic components using a quantum thermocooler; and
(c) using the electronic components to evaluate the earth formation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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32. An apparatus conveyed in a borehole, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a formation evaluation sensor which makes a measurement of a property of an earth formation; and
(b) a quantum thermocooler which cools the formation evaluation sensor.
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