Title :
Thermal control of equipment enclosures-design strategies for enhanced reliability
Author :
Prudhoe, Robert K. ; Doukas, Louis
Author_Institution :
Vacuum Panel Heat Exchanges Australia, St. Kilda West, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
Thermal control of electronic equipment enclosures within specified temperature limits is vital to maintain an acceptable level of communication system reliability. The paper introduces novel design strategies using precooled concrete of the building structure integrated with phase change material (“PCM”) thermal storage and the vacuum panel heat exchanger(“VPHE”) to protect equipment enclosures from excessive temperature rise in times of loss of the normal cooling system
Keywords :
concrete; heat exchangers; packaging; telecommunication network reliability; telephone exchanges; telephony; thermal energy storage; thermal variables control; communication system reliability; design strategies; enhanced reliability; equipment enclosures; phase change material; precooled concrete; thermal control; thermal storage; vacuum panel heat exchanger; Buildings; Communication system control; Concrete; Control systems; Electronic equipment; Maintenance; Material storage; Phase change materials; Temperature control; Vacuum systems;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, INTELEC '93. 15th International
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1842-0
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1993.388555
