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Base station heat management system
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-03-06
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Granted: 1999-08-10
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Expires: 2018-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A two-stage base station enclosure heat management system is disclosed. The system eliminates the need for a compressor-driven cooling system while providing heating and cooling temperature regulation for a main chamber and a physically isolated battery chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Jake Jin Kyu Han
- 👤 Michael A. Flores
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:21
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/20; H05K7/20536; H05K7/206; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/02; H04B1/03; H04B1/036
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 56
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A heat management system for an enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber, said battery chamber being insulated; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; one or more thermal electric cooling elements in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A heat management system for an enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber, said battery chamber being insulated; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; one or more thermal electric cooling elements in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The heat management system of claim 1, wherein said external fan operates to draw ambient air into said supply vent, across said heat pipes, across said thermal electric cooling elements, and out of said exhaust vent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heat management system of claim 1, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said heat pipes and across said thermal electric cooling elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat management system of claim 1, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said heat sink.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat management system of claim 1, further comprising an air duct in fluid communication with said internal fan.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The heat management system of claim 1, wherein the temperature of said battery chamber is maintained at substantially 55° C. when the temperature of said ambient air is about 50° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The heat management system of claim 1, wherein said battery chamber is heated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat management system of claim 1, wherein said thermal electric cooling elements are used to heat said closed loop chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat management system of claim 1, further comprising a thermostat for monitoring the temperature of said closed loop chamber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The heat management system of claim 1, further comprising a heat management system controller for controlling the operation of said internal fan, said external fan, and said thermal electric cooling elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The heat management system of claim 10, wherein said heat management system controller is used to control the operating speed of said internal and external fans.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heat management system of claim 1, further comprising a heat management system controller which uses a thermostat to monitor the temperature of said closed loop chamber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
111 words
A heat management system for an enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber said battery chamber being temperature controlled by said heat management system; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
111 words
A heat management system for an enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber said battery chamber being temperature controlled by said heat management system; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The heat management system of claim 13, wherein said external fan operates to draw ambient air into said supply vent, across said heat pipes, and out of said exhaust vent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat management system of claim 13, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said heat pipes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat management system of claim 13, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said heat sink.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat management system of claim 13, further comprising an air duct in fluid communication with said internal fan.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The heat management system of claim 13, wherein said battery chamber is heated and cooled.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The heat management system of claim 13, wherein one or more thermal electric cooling elements are used to heat said closed loop chamber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The heat management system of claim 13, further comprising a thermostat is used to monitor the temperature of said closed loop chamber.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
24 words
The heat management system of claim 13, further comprising a heat management system controller for controlling the operation of said internal and external fans.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The heat management system of claim 13, wherein said heat management system controller is used to control the operating speed of said internal and external fans.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
102 words
A heat management system for an enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more thermal electric cooling elements in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
102 words
A heat management system for an enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more thermal electric cooling elements in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
32 words
The heat management system of claim 23, wherein said external fan operates to draw ambient air into said supply vent, across said thermal electric cooling elements, and out of said exhaust vent.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The heat management system of claim 23, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said thermal electric cooling elements.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat management system of claim 23, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said heat sink.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat management system of claim 23, further comprising an air duct in fluid communication with said internal fan.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
13 words
The heat management system of claim 23, wherein said battery chamber is heated.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat management system of claim 23, wherein said thermal electric cooling elements are used to heat said closed loop chamber.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat management system of claim 23, wherein a thermostat is used to monitor the temperature of said closed loop chamber.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
The heat management system of claim 23, further comprising a heat management system controller for controlling the operation of said internal and external fans.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
26 words
The heat management system of claim 23, wherein said heat management system controller is used to control the operating speed of said internal and external fans.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
128 words
A heat management system for a wireless communication base station enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber said battery chamber being heated; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; one or more thermal electric cooling elements in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
128 words
A heat management system for a wireless communication base station enclosure comprising: an ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber; a battery chamber contiguous with said closed loop chamber said battery chamber being heated; a supply vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; one or more thermal electric cooling elements in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; an external fan in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an exhaust vent in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; an internal fan in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber; and a heat sink in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
36 words
The heat management system of claim 33, wherein said external fan operates to draw ambient air into said supply vent, across said heat pipes, across said thermal electric cooling elements, and out of said exhaust vent.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heat management system of claim 33, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said heat pipes and across said thermal electric cooling elements.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat management system of claim 33, wherein said internal fan operates to draw internal air across said heat sink.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat management system of claim 33, further comprising an air duct in fluid communication with said internal fan.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
13 words
The heat management system of claim 33, wherein said battery chamber is insulated.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
31 words
The heat management system of claim 33, wherein the temperature of said battery chamber is maintained substantially at 55° C. when the temperature of said ambient air is about 50° C.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat management system of claim 33, wherein said thermal electric cooling elements are used to heat said closed loop chamber.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat management system of claim 33, further comprising a thermostat monitoring the temperature of said closed loop chamber.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
31 words
The heat management system of claim 33, further comprising a heat management system controller for controlling the operation of said internal fan, said external fan, and said thermal electric cooling elements.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
26 words
The heat management system of claim 42, further comprising said system controller which is used to control the operating speed of said internal and external fans.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
25 words
The heat management system of claim 33, wherein a heat management system controller uses a thermostat to monitor the temperature of said closed loop chamber.
Claim 49
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of heat management for an enclosure comprising the steps of: drawing ambient air into a supply vent using an external fan, said supply vent and said external fan being in fluid communication with an ambient chamber, said ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber, said closed loop chamber being contiguous with a battery chamber; drawing ambient air past one or more thermal electric cooling elements, said one or more thermal electric cooling elements being in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; drawing ambient air out of an exhaust vent, said exhaust vent being in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; and circulating internal air past a heat sink using an internal fan, said internal fan being in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber and said heat sink being in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 50
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of heat management for an enclosure comprising the steps of: drawing ambient air into a supply vent using an external fan, said supply vent and said external fan being in fluid communication with an ambient chamber, said ambient chamber contiguous with a closed loop chamber, said closed loop chamber being contiguous with a battery chamber; drawing ambient air past one or more thermal electric cooling elements, said one or more thermal electric cooling elements being in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber; drawing ambient air out of an exhaust vent, said exhaust vent being in fluid communication with said ambient chamber; and circulating internal air past a heat sink using an internal fan, said internal fan being in fluid communication with said closed loop chamber and said heat sink being in thermal communication with said closed loop chamber and said battery chamber.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of heat management claimed in claim 45, further comprising the step of drawing internal air across said thermal electric cooling elements.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of heat management claimed in claim 45, further comprising the step of drawing internal air through an air duct using said internal fan, said air duct being in fluid communication with said internal fan.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
24 words
The heat management method claimed in claim 45, further comprising the step of heating said closed loop chamber using said thermal electric cooling elements.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
23 words
The heat management method claimed in claim 45, further comprising the step of changing the operating speed of said internal and external fans.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
41 words
The heat management method claimed in claim 45, further comprising the step of drawing ambient air past one or more heat pipes, said one or more heat pipes being in thermal communication with said ambient chamber and said closed loop chamber.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of heat management claimed in claim 50, further comprising the step of drawing internal air across said heat pipes.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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