Explosive Atmosphere Heat Dissipation System
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1. A system to dissipate heat from electric equipment disposed in an explosive atmosphere, comprising:
- at least one electric device disposed in an explosive atmosphere; and
a cooling system operable to remove heat from the at least one electric device to cool the at least one electric device to a predetermined temperature.
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An embodiment of a system to dissipate heat from electric equipment disposed in an explosive atmosphere comprises at least one electric device disposed in an explosive atmosphere, and a cooling system operable to remove heat from the at least one electric device to cool the at least one electric device to a predetermined temperature.
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20 Claims
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1. A system to dissipate heat from electric equipment disposed in an explosive atmosphere, comprising:
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at least one electric device disposed in an explosive atmosphere; and a cooling system operable to remove heat from the at least one electric device to cool the at least one electric device to a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to dissipate heat from equipment in an explosive atmosphere, comprising:
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at least one device generating a source of heat and disposed in an explosive atmosphere; and a cooling system operable to remove heat from the at least one device such that an exterior surface of the at least one device is cooled to a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to dissipate heat from an electric winch drive for wellbore cables, the winch drive disposed in an explosive atmosphere, comprising:
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an electric motor/generator in communication with a source of electrical power and a braking resistor coupled to the electric motor/generator, the motor/generator and the resistor disposed in an explosive atmosphere; and a cooling system operable to remove heat from the braking resistor such that an exterior surface of the resistor is cooled to a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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