Environmental control method and apparatus for electronic device enclosures
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1. An enclosure for housing electronic devices comprising:
- one or more walls, including at least one sidewall, that define a chamber within which electronic devices are located, the chamber having an environment suitable for the operation of the electronic devices and that is different from an environment outside of the chamber; and
a heat exchanger at least partially located in the chamber at a sidewall of the chamber, the heat exchanger using a liquid material to transfer heat between the chamber and an area outside of the chamber, wherein heat generated by the electronic devices is transferred by air to the heat exchanger.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for housing electronic components, such as commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronics, in a chamber, or cocoon, so as to protect the components from environmental conditions outside the chamber. In one embodiment, a heat exchanger used to transfer heat between the chamber and its exterior may be incorporated into a wall of the chamber, e.g., located at a sidewall of the chamber. The heat exchanger may use a liquid to transfer heat between the heat exchanger and air in the chamber.
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1. An enclosure for housing electronic devices comprising:
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one or more walls, including at least one sidewall, that define a chamber within which electronic devices are located, the chamber having an environment suitable for the operation of the electronic devices and that is different from an environment outside of the chamber; and
a heat exchanger at least partially located in the chamber at a sidewall of the chamber, the heat exchanger using a liquid material to transfer heat between the chamber and an area outside of the chamber, wherein heat generated by the electronic devices is transferred by air to the heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An enclosure for housing electronic devices comprising:
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one or more walls that define a chamber within which electronic devices are located, the chamber having an environment suitable for the operation of the electronic devices and that is different from an environment outside of the chamber; and
a heat exchanger incorporated into at least one wall of the chamber, the heat exchanger using a liquid material to transfer heat between the chamber and an area outside of the chamber, wherein heat generated by the electronic devices is transferred by air to the heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing a suitable environment for electronic devices, comprising:
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providing an enclosure having walls that define a chamber isolated from external environmental conditions and within which one or more electronic devices are housed; and
transferring heat from air in the chamber heated by one or more electronic devices to a liquid material located in a heat exchanger that is incorporated into at least one of the walls of the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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