Lightweight air-cooled transmit/receive unit and active phased array including same

摘要

A light-weight, air-cooled transmit/receive unit is provided, including a first external cover member, an opposed second external cover member, and a central housing unit, including thermal management means, interposed between the first and second external cover members. A transmit/receive circuit board, including components and an integrated and common radiating element for at least one channel, is interposed between a first surface of the central housing unit and the first external cover member, and a controller circuit board and a power converter circuit board are interposed between an opposed second surface of the central housing unit and the second external cover member.

主权项

1. A light-weight, air-cooled transmit/receive unit comprising:
a first external cover member; an opposed second external cover member; a central housing unit, including thermal management means, interposed between said first and second external cover members; a transmit/receive circuit board, including components and an integrated and common radiating element for at least one channel, interposed between a first surface of said central housing unit and said first external cover member; and a controller circuit board and a power converter circuit board interposed between an opposed second surface of said central housing unit and said second external cover member, wherein said central housing unit comprises a first plate, made of a light-weight, thermally and electrically conductive material, defining said first surface of said central housing unit and haying an opposed inner surface, and a second plate, made of a light-weight, thermally and electrically conductive material, defining said second surface of said central housing unit and having an opposed inner surface.