Antenna tile device and cold plate

摘要

A method, system, and device relating to a broad-band fragmented aperture tile and antenna system are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, an aperture tile comprises a plurality of unit cells. The plurality of unit cells individually comprise a driven radiating element layer, a module layer having a printed circuit board, wherein the module layer comprises one or more of a time delay module, a radio frequency distribution module, a radio frequency module, or a digital signal processor. Furthermore the aperture tile is coupled to a cold plate configured for heat transfer.

主权项

1. An antenna system comprising:
an array of antenna elements; element control electronics arranged on a surface of a circuit board, the element control electronics to adjust RF signals communicated with the array of antenna elements; and a passive cooling system to dissipate heat from the element control electronics, the passive cooling system comprising a cold plate contacting the surface of the circuit board and including an airflow channel to route dynamic airflow due to movement of the antenna system to dissipate the heat, the cold plate further including openings proximate to the surface of the circuit board, and wherein the element control electronics are within the openings.