Air Conditioner unit for enclosure
Air Conditioner unit for enclosure
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I have a project where the box has a small AB PLC and a user interface panel, around a 20x20x8 NEMA4 enclosure.
So the customer wants a AC unit to keep the unit cool...so who makes small AC units to mount on the side? I am thinking heat exchanger or the like and I think most the heat will be convected heat into the box from the New Mexico sun. I cant just use fans to move the air but need a coolor.
So the customer wants a AC unit to keep the unit cool...so who makes small AC units to mount on the side? I am thinking heat exchanger or the like and I think most the heat will be convected heat into the box from the New Mexico sun. I cant just use fans to move the air but need a coolor.





RE: Air Conditioner unit for enclosure
Look for thermoelectric (Peltier Effect) air conditioners, they are sometime smaller than compressor types for light heat loads. Something like this.
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RE: Air Conditioner unit for enclosure
These thermoelectric units basically remove heat from the box by using the Peltier plates, so as long as the interior of the box remains below the setpoint, the unit remains off..correct?
So what about using a fiberglass box (my preferene actually) vs a steel...should make NO differene to the unit, but the convection of heat into the box should be reduced?
RE: Air Conditioner unit for enclosure
The shade should be included in the design from the very start. Don't leave it as an "oh yeah" item at the end. I would agree with a non-mechanical cooling system. Make sure you have an efficient power supply as you can essentially throw away cooling capacity, directly, by using a crummy PS.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Air Conditioner unit for enclosure
I'll add my voice to Keith's: shade shade shade.
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RE: Air Conditioner unit for enclosure
I use a small AC units which are mounted on the outside of control cabinets for my CNC routers. They work very well at keeping the internal mounted control drives at normal operating temperatures. Check out this site for details.
http://www.mcleanthermal.com
Good luck stay cool.
N1PIY