EP0322028A1 - Vorrichtung zur vorübergehenden Unterkühlung eines gekühlten Detektors - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur vorübergehenden Unterkühlung eines gekühlten Detektors Download PDF

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EP0322028A1
EP0322028A1 EP88202855A EP88202855A EP0322028A1 EP 0322028 A1 EP0322028 A1 EP 0322028A1 EP 88202855 A EP88202855 A EP 88202855A EP 88202855 A EP88202855 A EP 88202855A EP 0322028 A1 EP0322028 A1 EP 0322028A1
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cooler
super
cooling
phase change
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Henri Société Civile S.P.I.D. Bourcier
Marc Société Civile S.P.I.D. Pochard
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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SODERN SA
Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B21/00—Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
    • F25B21/02—Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect

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  • the invention relates to a device for temporarily supercooling a detector cooled in steady state in an enclosure by means of a first cooler.
  • a device of this kind finds an application for example in the sights of stars embarked on vehicles and whose duration of use is of the order of a few seconds.
  • These star finders are equipped with CCD detectors operating in the visible range and cooled to low temperature (0 ° to 5 ° C) in a thermostatically controlled enclosure.
  • CCD components are made up of semiconductor materials, the parameters of which degrade when the detector is struck by a bombardment of particles. It follows that at constant temperature the dark current increases. As this current decreases with temperature, it is necessary to cool further when it has increased in order to restore its value in the absence of nuclear aggression and thus maintain the detector's initial sensitivity.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a device ensuring this super-cooling during the duration of use of the detector without bringing disturbance to the thermal equilibrium of the assembly.
  • the invention is remarkable in that a second cooler is temporarily put into action to produce the required super-cooling without causing heat exchange with the outside, this result being acquired by the fact that the thermal energy dissipated by said second cooler is absorbed by the transition from the solid state to the state liquid of a phase change material, chosen as a function of the steady-state temperature and disposed between said first and second coolers, so that the total energy balance is zero and the external environment is not thermally disturbed as long that the duration of the super-cooling does not exceed the duration of absorption of said phase change material.
  • the single figure shows a schematic section of the super-cooling device of the invention.
  • the detector 1 is placed inside a housing whose lateral surface 2 is made of a material with low thermal conductivity and whose bottom 3 is a support in contact with the external environment.
  • the part of the housing facing the detector is pierced with an opening closed by a transparent window 4.
  • the detector is for example a matrix CCD.
  • a first cooler 5 is brought into contact with the support 3 while a second cooler 6 is brought into contact with the detector.
  • These two coolers operate for example with the Peltier effect.
  • An enclosure 7 containing a phase change material (solid ⁇ liquid) is interposed between the coolers 5 and 6.
  • This material is chosen as a function of the permanent operating temperature: water for a temperature of 0 ° C., tetradecane for a temperature of 5 ° C.
  • the enclosure contains for example 0.5 g of water.
  • the first cooler 5 provides steady cooling of the detector 1, cooler 6 (out of service) and enclosure 7 assembly containing the phase change material.
  • the second Peltier effect cooler 6 is switched on. service.
  • the thermal energy dissipated by this cooler is absorbed by the transition from the solid state to the liquid state of the phase change material without disturbing the external environment provided that the duration of the super-cooling does not exceed the duration of absorption capacity of the material.
  • Such a device can ensure a super-cooling of 20 ° C for a period of approximately 20 seconds.
  • One of the advantages of this device is to be able to operate as many times as desired, because after the supercooling the part of the material in the liquid state returns to the solid state and the system is ready to operate again .

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  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
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  • Cooling Or The Like Of Semiconductors Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
EP88202855A 1987-12-18 1988-12-13 Vorrichtung zur vorübergehenden Unterkühlung eines gekühlten Detektors Expired - Lifetime EP0322028B1 (de)

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FR8717713 1987-12-18
FR8717713A FR2624956B1 (fr) 1987-12-18 1987-12-18 Dispositif de sur-refroidissement temporaire d'un detecteur refroidi

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JP (1) JPH01202688A (de)
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GB911619A (en) * 1960-10-03 1962-11-28 Licentia Gmbh Improvements in and relating to thermo-electric cooling devices
US3070964A (en) * 1961-06-12 1963-01-01 Gen Electric Method of operating thermoelectric cooling unit
DE1601036A1 (de) * 1967-11-17 1970-06-11 Johann Koettermann Elektrothermische Tiefkuehleinrichtung
US4253515A (en) * 1978-09-29 1981-03-03 United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Integrated circuit temperature gradient and moisture regulator
US4279292A (en) * 1978-09-29 1981-07-21 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Charge coupled device temperature gradient and moisture regulator
EP0027626A2 (de) * 1979-10-18 1981-04-29 Robert Moracchioli Vorrichtung, Paneel und Verfahren zur Heizung, Kühlung, Klimatisierung oder Feuchtigkeitsregelung eines industriellen oder kommerziellen Gebäudes
US4375157A (en) * 1981-12-23 1983-03-01 Borg-Warner Corporation Downhole thermoelectric refrigerator
DE3205549A1 (de) * 1982-02-17 1983-08-25 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Kuehlvorrichtung
DE3528731A1 (de) * 1985-08-08 1986-03-27 Wolfgang 1000 Berlin Wasserthal Thermoelektrische kuehlanlage
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FR2624956A1 (fr) 1989-06-23
JPH01202688A (ja) 1989-08-15

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