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Thermal Energy Storage
Next generation military weapons systems, such as tactical lasers, and all-electric vehicles are being
developed to enhance and extend the warfighting capabilities of the U.S. military. Unfortunately these
technologies require tremendous power consumption, generate large heat loads in relatively short time periods
(less than 100 seconds), and have challenging cooling requirements. To make matters worse, the intended
tactical platforms such as gunships, tanks, and fighter jets, suffer from cooling, space, and limited heat
rejection constraints. Conventional cooling systems cannot support
the size, weight, and power (SWaP)
required by these weapon systems. RINI Technologies' patented Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Solution
provides a significant advantage by storing heat rapidly during the weapons engagement and then slowly rejected
the heat during inactive periods which typically last 5 to 30 minutes. The result is that TES delivers dramatic
SWaP reductions, enabling the deployment of these power hungry weapons systems on compact tactical platforms.
BENEFITS:
- Rapid Heat Absorption (10 to 100 seconds)
- Controlled Heat Rejection over 5 to 30 Minutes
- 5 to 10 times reduction in system power consumption
- Small, highly scalable heat exchanger
APPLICATIONS:
- High Power Lasers
- Power Electronics Systems
- High Power Radar and Microwave Systems
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