Cooling system
AssigneeCode Valley Corp Pty Ltd
InventorNoel William Lovisa
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Abstract
Apparatus for cooling, the apparatus including a solar tower having a collector extending radially outwardly from a base of a chimney, the collector being for heating air at least in part using solar radiation to thereby induce air flow radially inwardly from a perimeter of the collector and up the chimney and at least one cooling air pipe, the cooling air pipe extending at least partially along a length of the chimney to allow cool air to be drawn through the pipe at least partially using the air flow, the cool air being used to provide cooling.
Claims22
Apparatus for cooling, the apparatus including:
- a) a solar tower having a collector extending radially outwardly from a base of a chimney, the collector being for heating air at least in part using solar radiation to thereby induce air flow radially inwardly from a perimeter of the collector and up the chimney;
- and,
- b) at least one cooling air pipe, the cooling air pipe extending at least partially along a length of the chimney to allow cool air to be drawn through the pipe at least partially using the air flow, the cool air being used to provide cooling.
A method of providing cooling, the method including:
- a) using a solar tower having a collector extending radially outwardly from a base of a chimney to heat air using solar radiation to thereby induce air flow radially inwardly from a perimeter of the collector and up the chimney;
- b) using a cooling air pipe extending at least partially up a length of the chimney to draw cool air through the pipe at least partially using the air flow;
- and,
- c) using the cool air to provide cooling.
Apparatus for cooling equipment, the apparatus including;
- a) a solar tower having a collector extending radially outwardly from a base of a chimney, the collector being for heating air using solar radiation to thereby induce air flow radially inwardly from a perimeter of the collector and up the chimney;
- and,
- b) a housing for the equipment, the housing being arranged to allow the air flow to induce a cooling air flow over the equipment to thereby cool the equipment.
A method for cooling a number of computer systems, the method including:
- a) using a solar tower having a collector extending radially outwardly from a base of a chimney to heat air using solar radiation to thereby induce air flow radially inwardly from a perimeter of the collector and up the chimney;
- and,
- b) using the air flow to induce a cooling air flow in a housing for the number of computer systems to thereby cool the computer systems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.