Methods, devices, and systems for providing maintenance on environmental control systems
AssigneePCX Holding LLC
InventorsJason J. Ball, Jonathan J. Horvath, Gary Pollock
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for allowing access for maintenance and servicing of environmental control systems of prefabricated equipment enclosures. In one embodiment, an enclosure includes a first wall, a first environmental control unit, and a first door. The first door is mechanically coupled with the first environmental control unit and the first wall. The first door is configured to have a first closed position allowing in-service operation of the first environmental control unit for an internal space of the enclosure.
Claims20
An environmentally controlled enclosure, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a partition wall in the enclosure, the partition wall separating the enclosure into an HVAC section and a datacenter section;
- an internal door having an environmental control unit positioned thereon, the internal door being movable about a first hinge between a use position and a service position;
- and
- an external door movable about a second hinge between an open position and a closed position,
- wherein, when the internal door is in the use position, the environmental control unit is operatively sealed in the partition wall to seal the HVAC and datacenter sections from one another and to condition air in the datacenter section,
- wherein, when the external door is in the closed position, the external door encloses the environmental control unit in the HVAC section, and
- wherein, when the internal door is in the service position and the external door is in the open position, the environmental control unit is remote from the partition wall and is at least partially external to the HVAC section.
An environmentally control enclosure, comprising:
- an enclosure separating an interior from an exterior;
- a partition wall separating the interior into an HVAC section and a datacenter section;
- an external door separating the HVAC section and the exterior, the external door being movable between an open position and a closed position;
- an internal door in the partition wall, the internal door being movable between a use position and a service position;
- and
- an environmental control unit positioned on the internal door,
- wherein, when the internal door is in the use position, the environmental control unit is operatively sealed in the partition wall to seal the HVAC and datacenter sections from one another and to condition air in the datacenter section,
- wherein, when the external door is in the closed position, the external door encloses the environmental control unit in the HVAC section, and
- wherein, when the internal door is in the service position and the external door is in the open position, the environmental control unit is remote from the partition wall and is at least partially external to the HVAC section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.