A cooling system is provided for cooling a canister. A first heat pipe is mounted around the perimeter of the canister. The first heat pipe has a condenser. A second heat pipe has an evaporator conductively coupled to the condenser of the first heat pipe. The second heat pipe has a condenser. A heat sink is conductively coupled to the condenser of the second heat pipe.
This application claims priority from copending Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/302,079, filed Jun. 29, 2001, and entitled HEAT PIPE SYSTEM FOR COOLING FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
