Patents by Inventor Ken S. Rubel

Ken S. Rubel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for fast thermalization and thermal management operation optimization
    Patent number: 10876497
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for decreasing thermalization time and/or increasing coefficients of performance by adding waste heat. A thermal management system may include a coolant loop and be configured to cool a target component via the coolant loop, the thermal management system may be further configured to heat the target component during a thermalization period with a waste heat source via the same coolant loop with which the thermal management system is configured to cool the target component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Erik A. Munevar, Eric S. Donovan, Ken S. Rubel
  • Thermal management system including two-phased pump loop and thermal energy storage
    Patent number: 10746440
    Abstract: A thermal management system for regulating dissipation of multiple thermal loads during operation of an apparatus includes a two-phase pump loop (TPPL), a vapor cycle system (VCS), and a liquid thermal energy storage (TES) system integrated together to maintain the apparatus at a constant temperature. The TPPL is configured to remove heat from the apparatus; the TES system is configured to provide thermal energy storage and temperature regulation; and the VCS is configured to transfer heat to the environment. The multiple thermal loads include a primary thermal load in the form of heat from the apparatus and a secondary thermal load in the form of at least one of a housekeeping thermal load or a power electronics thermal load. The primary and secondary loads are at different temperatures with each being independently selected to be transient or steady state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric S. Donovan, Michael J. Head, Ken S. Rubel, Brian T. Spangler, Douglas J. Snyder, Aric Acius
  • THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING TWO-PHASED PUMP LOOP AND THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE
    Publication number: 20190316817
    Abstract: A thermal management system for regulating dissipation of multiple thermal loads during operation of an apparatus includes a two-phase pump loop (TPPL), a vapor cycle system (VCS), and a liquid thermal energy storage (TES) system integrated together to maintain the apparatus at a constant temperature. The TPPL is configured to remove heat from the apparatus; the TES system is configured to provide thermal energy storage and temperature regulation; and the VCS is configured to transfer heat to the environment. The multiple thermal loads include a primary thermal load in the form of heat from the apparatus and a secondary thermal load in the form of at least one of a housekeeping thermal load or a power electronics thermal load. The primary and secondary loads are at different temperatures with each being independently selected to be transient or steady state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Eric S. Donovan, Michael J. Head, Ken S. Rubel, Brian T. Spangler, Douglas J. Snyder, Aric Acius
  • METHOD FOR FAST THERMALIZATION AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT OPERATION OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20190055899
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for decreasing thermalization time and/or increasing coefficients of performance by adding waste heat. A thermal management system may include a coolant loop and be configured to cool a target component via the coolant loop, the thermal management system may be further configured to heat the target component during a thermalization period with a waste heat source via the same coolant loop with which the thermal management system is configured to cool the target component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Erik A. Munevar, Eric S. Donovan, Ken S. Rubel