Choosing the right air conditioners for enclosures can have a tremendous impact on the overall performance and efficiency of industrial operations. Proper and efficient air conditioner cooling can significantly prolong the life of installed equipment, save energy and utility costs, and protect against unscheduled downtime. Although cooling is sometimes an afterthought during the course of planning a project at the enclosure layout level, with careful consideration and the right information, it can truly become an asset for increased productivity and profitability.
Rittal’s Selection Air Conditioners for Industrial Enclosures white paper identifies different factors that should be considered when choosing air conditioners for industrial enclosures including internal heat loads, the various methods used to rate the cooling capacity of enclosure air conditioners, the impact of humidity and other ambient conditions, and energy efficiency.
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Internal Heat Load
The internal heat load is the amount of heat energy produced by the electronics inside the enclosure, and it comes from the unused electricity running through the components. In order to specify the right air conditioner capacity for an application, it is critical to know the amount of heat energy (in BTU per hour or in Watts) that will be created by the equipment housed within the enclosure.
How to Determine the Amount of Heat Energy to be Removed?
There are multiple ways to determine the heat load inside an enclosure. One way is to add up the heat loads of all of the installed electronic components as specified…