Free cooling system
US11384972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/54
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A free cooling system includes a plurality of free cooling outdoor units each including a heat medium circuit, a controller, and a communication unit, the heat medium circuit being configured by connecting a heat medium pump, a first heat exchanger, and a heat source side of a second heat exchanger by pipes, a heat medium circulating in the heat medium circuit, the controller configured to control the heat medium pump, and the communication units performing communication with each other, wherein the plurality of free cooling outdoor units are coupled with each other by a load pipe that allows a load heat medium to flow to or flow out from a load side of each second heat exchanger.
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