OUTSIDE PLANT CABINET THERMAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An outdoor equipment cabinet comprising:
- a housing;
a first opening in a first sidewall of said housing;
a first door attached to said housing having a first position providing access to said first opening and a second position closing access to said first opening;
an equipment compartment within said housing and being accessible via said first opening;
a battery compartment located proximate a bottom of said housing and beneath said electronics compartment;
a first air vent located in an upper half of said cabinet relative to a ground level supporting said cabinet;
a heat exchanger directly attached to said first door, said heat exchanger having first and second air flow passages formed therein which are thermally conductive with each other so as to permit a heat exchange therebetween;
a second air vent located in said first door and located in an upper half of said first door as compared to a ground level supporting said cabinet, wherein outside air enters via said first vent and then travels in a downward direction to pass through said battery compartment, and then travels in an upward direction to pass through said first air flow passage of said heat exchanger and then exits via said second vent; and
at least one outside air fan for moving the outside air through said first air flow passage of said heat exchanger.
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Abstract
An outdoor equipment cabinet includes a housing with a first door for accessing an equipment compartment within the housing. A battery compartment is located proximate a bottom of the housing. First and second air vents are located in an upper half of the cabinet. At least one fan moves air from the first vent, down to the battery compartment and then up and out of the second vent. In some embodiments, the first door includes the second vent, and a dual wall construction leading to a heat exchanger mounted to the first door. Air passes through the dual wall construction of the first door and through the heat exchanger to regulate an air temperature within the equipment compartment, and then passes out the second vent. The first vent may be provided in a second door which also includes a dual wall construction to guide incoming air to the battery compartment.
62 Citations
20 Claims
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1. An outdoor equipment cabinet comprising:
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a housing;
a first opening in a first sidewall of said housing;
a first door attached to said housing having a first position providing access to said first opening and a second position closing access to said first opening;
an equipment compartment within said housing and being accessible via said first opening;
a battery compartment located proximate a bottom of said housing and beneath said electronics compartment;
a first air vent located in an upper half of said cabinet relative to a ground level supporting said cabinet;
a heat exchanger directly attached to said first door, said heat exchanger having first and second air flow passages formed therein which are thermally conductive with each other so as to permit a heat exchange therebetween;
a second air vent located in said first door and located in an upper half of said first door as compared to a ground level supporting said cabinet, wherein outside air enters via said first vent and then travels in a downward direction to pass through said battery compartment, and then travels in an upward direction to pass through said first air flow passage of said heat exchanger and then exits via said second vent; and
at least one outside air fan for moving the outside air through said first air flow passage of said heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An outdoor equipment cabinet comprising:
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a housing;
a first compartment located proximate a bottom of said housing;
an opening in a sidewall of said housing;
a door attached to said housing having a first position providing access to said opening and a second position closing access to said opening, said door having a dual wall construction with an exterior wall facing to an outside environment and an interior wall facing to said opening;
an air vent located in an upper half of said door relative to a ground level supporting said cabinet;
an air flow passage formed between said exterior wall and said interior wall of said door, wherein said air flow passage communicates said air vent to said first compartment; and
at least one outside air fan for moving outside air through said air vent, down said air flow passage and into said first compartment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An outdoor equipment cabinet comprising:
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a housing;
a first air vent located in an upper half of said cabinet relative to a ground level supporting said cabinet;
a second air vent located in an upper half of said cabinet relative to a ground level supporting said cabinet;
a compartment located proximate a bottom of said housing;
a first sidewall of said housing having a dual wall construction with an exterior wall facing to an outside environment and an interior wall facing to an inside of said housing;
a first air flow passage formed between said exterior wall and said interior wall of said first sidewall, wherein said first air flow passage communicates said first air vent to said compartment;
a second sidewall of said housing having a dual wall construction with an exterior wall facing to the outside environment and an interior wall facing to the inside of said housing;
a second air flow passage formed between said exterior wall and said interior wall of said second sidewall, wherein said second air flow passage communicates air from said compartment toward said second air vent; and
at least one outside air fan for moving outside air from said first air vent, down said first air flow passage, into said compartment, up said second air flow passage, and out said second air vent. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification