Thermal control of power supplies with electronic packaging techniques
Abstract
The analysis, design, and development work to reduce the weight and size of a standard modular power supply with a 350 watt output was summarized. By integrating low cost commercial heat pipes in the redesign of this power supply, weight was reduced by 30% from that of the previous design. The temperature was also appreciably reduced, increasing the environmental capability of the unit. A demonstration unit with a 100 watt output and a 15 volt regulator module, plus simulated output modules, was built and tested to evaluate the thermal performance of the redesigned power supply.
- Publication:
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Martin Marietta Corp. Report
- Pub Date:
- October 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975mmc..reptQ.....
- Keywords:
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- Electronic Packaging;
- Spacecraft Power Supplies;
- Temperature Control;
- Thermal Environments;
- Heat Pipes;
- Low Cost;
- Performance Tests;
- Proving;
- Voltage Regulators;
- Weight Reduction;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering