SPACECRAFT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: space engineering; designing of spacecraft. SUBSTANCE: proposed spacecraft has special-purpose compartments with solar battery and storage batteries which are mounted on thermal plates combined in monoblocks together with them. Spacecraft temperature control system includes units for receiving, carrying and removing heat and external radiators. This system is provided with gas controllable thermal tubes and collector thermal tube with thermal platesevaporators and thermal plates-condensers alternating in length. Thermal plates-condensers of collector thermal tube are combined with thermal plates-evaporators of gas controllable thermal tubes by means of heat-conducting joint. Condensation zones of thermal tubes are made in form of radiator and are located on outer surface of spacecraft. Thermal platesevaporators of thermal tube are engageable with thermal plates- condensers of thermal tubes of storage battery thermal plates. EFFECT: enhanced reliability; reduced mass and power requirements. 2 dwg