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US 7,051,802 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for cooling electronic enclosures
AssigneeLiebert Corporation
InventorDaniel B. Baer
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AssigneeLiebert Corporation
InventorDaniel B. Baer
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A cooling apparatus and method, and more particularly, an apparatus and method for cooling the air exiting an electronics enclosure, are disclosed. Air is taken into the enclosure and heated by the electronic equipment. The air is then expelled through a heat exchanger, which cools the exiting air. The exiting air is cooled using an external source of cooling liquid, which absorbs the heat from the exiting air. This absorbed heat is then expelled from the liquid outside of the environment containing the enclosure. Cooling the air exiting the enclosure causes the enclosure to present a neutral heat load to a room containing such an enclosure. Cooling the exiting air obviates the necessity of increasing the room air conditioning capacity to account for the heat added to the room by the electronics within the enclosure. Further, the disclosed apparatus and method decrease the possibility of moisture condensation within the enclosure and also provide more efficient cooling than is available from prior art devices and techniques.
A cooling system for an enclosure containing heat-producing equipment, said enclosure having an inlet allowing air from an environment containing the enclosure to enter the enclosure, the air from the environment being at a first temperature level and having a saturation temperature, the inlet being situated relative to the equipment such that the air passing therethrough to absorb heat from the equipment is increased to a second temperature level and thereafter exits the system through an outlet, the cooling enclosure comprising:
A cooling system for an enclosure containing heat-producing equipment, said enclosure having air passing therethrough to absorb heat from the equipment and thereafter exiting the system, the cooling system comprising:
An enclosure containing heat-producing equipment, comprising:
A method for cooling an enclosure containing heat-generating equipment, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.