Cryocooler Interface System (CIS)
Cryocooler Interface System
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All major components located in spacecraft bus
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Compressor only active
component
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Flexible transfer lines
route cooling fluid across gimbal axis
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No active controls
required
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Nearly constant
temperature cooling
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Accommodates load
leveling capability
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Modular design for easy
integration
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Potential Cooling applications
SBIRS-Low gimbal optics
ABL course pointing sensor
HTS resonator/waveform generator
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Phase II SBIR prototype development underway; test
demonstration completed June 2001
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