Patent 10392135 was granted and assigned to WorldVu Satellites on August, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A passive thermal system for use in satellites includes a solid radiator panel with a plurality of heat pipes attached to a surface thereof. In addition to their heat transporting capability, the heat pipes strengthen the radiator panel to which they are coupled. In some embodiments, the heat pipes are structurally modified to increase their area moment of inertia.