Abstract A plurality of electrical equipments mounted in separate enclosures is cooled by multiple heat exchanger units connected to a common path directing coolant from the heat exchanger units to each of the enclosures in which the electrical equipments are mounted. A separate path connected to each of the enclosures housing the electrical equipments provides a common return for directing the coolant from the electrical equipments to each of the heat exchangers after it has performed its cooling function. The multiple heat exchanger units thus connected in common paths for both directing the coolant to the electrical equipments and returning it from the electrical equipments provides all electrical equipments with sufficient coolant to maintain minimum operation even though one of the heat exchanger units malfunctions or is inoperative. Continuity of the functions performed by the plurality of electrical equipments connected in the cooling system is thus insured.
A system for cooling a plurality of electrical equipments comprising: separate, adjacently positioned enclosures, each adapted to support a number of said electrical equipments one above another in vertically disposed arrangement; a plurality of heat exchanger units; a first L-shaped duct connected in common to receive coolant from each of said heat exchanger units and forming a common path connected to the lower portion of each of said enclosures for distribution of said coolant to the electrical equipments within each said enclosure by convectional flow; and a second L-shaped duct connected to the top portion of each of the enclosures housing said electrical equipments and to each of said heat exchangers, forming a common path for the collection of said coolant after its convectional flow past said electrical equipments for return to each of said heat exchangers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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A system for cooling a plurality of electrical equipments comprising: separate, adjacently positioned enclosures, each adapted to support a number of said electrical equipments one above another in vertically disposed arrangement; a plurality of heat exchanger units; a first L-shaped duct connected in common to receive coolant from each of said heat exchanger units and forming a common path connected to the lower portion of each of said enclosures for distribution of said coolant to the electrical equipments within each said enclosure by convectional flow; and a second L-shaped duct connected to the top portion of each of the enclosures housing said electrical equipments and to each of said heat exchangers, forming a common path for the collection of said coolant after its convectional flow past said electrical equipments for return to each of said heat exchangers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the aggregate cooling capacity of said heat exchanger units is sufficient to insure the continuity of a predetermined level of operative functionality of all said electrical equipments upon the failure of a determinable number of said heat exchanger units.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said heat exchangers are contained within a common enclosure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said coolant is air.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said coolant is liquid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A system as claimed in claim 5 wherein said coolant is water.