Title:
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021089276
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To control temperature of a probe to be within its specified operating temperature range by controlling the temperature of the probe.SOLUTION: A thermal management system 10 for a test-and-measurement probe includes a thermally insulated barrier wall 102 and a fluid inlet conduit 103. The barrier wall 102 is configured to permit a second portion 110 of the probe head 101 to extend from the barrier wall 102 to the outside while enclosing a first portion 109 of a probe head 101 of the probe within an interior cavity 107 of the barrier wall 102. The barrier wall 102 further includes a fluid outlet passageway 113 configured to permit heat-transfer fluid 114 to pass from a probe-head end 115 of the interior cavity 107, through the interior cavity 107 of the barrier wall 102, and to be discharged to the outside of the barrier wall 102 through an access portion 106 of the barrier wall 102. The fluid inlet conduit 103 is configured to enter the barrier wall 102 through the access portion 106 of the barrier wall 102, extends through the interior cavity 107, and is configured to introduce the heat-transfer fluid 114 to the probe-head end 115 of the interior cavity 107.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
JULIE A CAMPBELL
DAVID T ENGQUIST
SAM J STRICKLING
DAVID T ENGQUIST
SAM J STRICKLING
Application Number:
JP2020190436A
Publication Date:
June 10, 2021
Filing Date:
November 16, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TEKTRONIX INC
International Classes:
G01R31/28; G01R1/06; G01R1/067; G01R31/26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yamaguchi International Patent Office