Smart environmental control system for an enclosure with diagnostics

A monitoring and control system, said system comprising:

• at least one operational electrical component;
• environmental conditioning equipment;
• environmental monitoring and control equipment coupled to and controlling the environmental conditioning equipment;
• at least one environmental sensor coupled to the environmental monitoring and control equipment;
• and
• an electrical enclosure containing therein the at least one operational electrical component and the at least one environmental sensor, wherein the electrical enclosure complies with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association standards for electrical enclosures,
• wherein the at least one environmental sensor measures at least one environmental parameter within the electrical enclosure,
• wherein the environmental monitoring and control equipment activates the environmental conditioning equipment when the at least one environmental parameter within the electrical enclosure measured by the at least one environmental sensor is outside of a desired range, maintains activation of the environmental conditioning equipment until the at least one environmental parameter within the electrical enclosure as measured by the at least one environmental sensor is in the desired range, and subsequently deactivates the environmental conditioning equipment;
• and
• wherein the environmental monitoring and control equipment determines a time period in which the environmental monitoring and control equipment is active and a rate of change of the at least one environmental parameter during activation of the environmental monitoring and control equipment.