Thermal Management for High-power-density Airborne Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Terminals

As a full-service, data-driven solutions provider for aviation, SKYTRAC Systems is developing new 2-MCU satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal, SDL-350, which will be capable of achieving globally available broadband transfer rates of 352 kbps both to and from the aircraft. One critical challenge facing the R&D engineers of SDL-350 is the thermal management, because the power dissipation level of SDL-350 is beyond what is achievable for the convectional thermal designs of avionics. Dr. Li will partner with SKYTRAC to develop an effective thermal design which will enable all components in SDL-350 to operate within their qualified temperature limits.

Faculty Supervisor:

Sunny Ri Li

Student:

Anshuman Dey

Partner:

SKYTRAC

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

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