Door mounted heat exchanger for outdoor equipment enclosure

A modular door mounted heat exchanger for use with an outdoor equipment enclosure, the equipment enclosure including a first electronics compartment for housing heat generating electronics and telecommunications equipment therein and a separate second battery compartment for housing at least one battery therein, the enclosure defining a common access opening for allowing access into both of the electronics and battery compartments of the enclosure, said heat exchanger comprising:

• a door panel sized and shaped to be received on and to close the access opening of the enclosure, said door panel having an interior surface facing inwardly of the enclosure, and an exterior surface facing outwardly of the enclosure;
• a heat exchanger cover constructed and arranged to be mounted to the exterior surface of said door panel, said heat exchanger cover defining a plenum therebetween in cooperation with said door panel;
• at least a first opening defined in said door panel juxtapositioned with the battery compartment of the enclosure, and at least a spaced second opening defined in the heat exchanger cover for defining an air flow path within the plenum between the exterior surface of the door panel and the heat exchanger cover;
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• at least one fan operably coupled to said door panel and being constructed and arranged to draw outside air through both of the battery compartment and the plenum for cooling the battery compartment of the enclosure, and for cooling the exterior surface of the door panel so that air within the enclosure that comes into contact with the interior surface of the door panel is cooled thereby.

An outdoor equipment enclosure with a modular door mounted heat exchanger, the enclosure being used to house heat generating electronics and telecommunications equipment and at least one battery, said enclosure comprising:

• a base panel and a spaced top panel;
• a plurality of wall panels extending from the base panel to the top panel, said wall panels being joined to one another and to the base and top panels, respectively, along their common edges for forming the enclosure, and for defining an access opening into said enclosure;
• a first electronics compartment within said enclosure for housing the heat generating electronics and telecommunications equipment therein;
• a second separate battery compartment for housing the at least one battery therein;
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• a modular door mounted heat exchanger for being sealed on and closing the access opening within the enclosure, said heat exchanger comprising:
• i) a modular door panel having an interior surface facing inwardly of the enclosure, and an exterior surface facing outwardly of the enclosure;
• ii) a heat exchanger cover constructed and arranged to be mounted to the exterior surface of said door panel, said heat exchanger cover defining a plenum therebetween in cooperation with said door panel;
• iii) at least a first opening defined in said door panel and in communication with the battery compartment, and at least a spaced second opening defined in the heat exchanger cover for defining an air flow path within the plenum;
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• iv) at least one fan operably coupled to said door panel and being constructed and arranged to draw outside air through both of the battery compartment and the plenum for cooling the battery compartment of the enclosure, and for cooling the exterior surface of the door panel so that air within the enclosure that comes into contact with the interior surface of the door panel is cooled thereby.