A Software Toolkit for Dynamic Control of Active Thermal Management Systems
Navy SBIR FY2015.2


Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2015.2
Topic No.: N152-115
Topic Title: A Software Toolkit for Dynamic Control of Active Thermal Management Systems
Proposal No.: N152-115-0234
Firm: Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.
1046 New Holland Avenue
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Contact: Tapan Desai
Phone: (717) 295-6817
Web Site: www.1-ACT.com
Abstract: Under this topic, Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) proposes to develop a software toolset to design and optimize the control architecture for two-phase thermal management systems. The approach with make use of physics based models to capture the component and system level response with high-fidelity. By building on previous successful modeling and experimental validation efforts, the research team will develop a controls-oriented simulation environment suitable for modeling both the static and dynamic response of surrogate two-phase systems. Various components relevant to two-phase thermal systems will be considered. The effort will also include development of an intuitive graphical user interface, for execution as industry standard software for thermal architectures. The resulting simulation environment will be capable of real-time, hardware-in-the-loop simulations for modeled controller-system dynamics.
Benefits: The proposed technology will enable modeling of thermal control architectures in high-energy density electronics of future warships. In addition to addressing Navy�s need for optimization of thermal systems, the proposed effort will also be beneficial for electronics cooling of advanced defense systems and thermal management in commercial industries such as aerospace, automobile and HVAC&R sector. The fundamental insights gained in this work will also provide a means to design control strategies as a function of thermal heat loads and transient operating conditions. The modeling framework will be developed into a standalone software which will be licensed to individual uses. ACT will commercialize the software by partnering with various industrial partners.

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