Apparatus with diffusion-absorption cycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9763358-B2
Application number	US-201514939408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2015
Priority date	Nov 28, 2014
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus ( 1 ) comprising a generator ( 5 ), an evaporator ( 6 ), an absorber ( 8 ) and a condenser ( 9 ) circulating a refrigerant (R), an inert (I) and an absorbent (A) in a diffusion-absorption cycle. The generator ( 5 ) and the evaporator ( 6 ) are arranged in an electric cabinet ( 2 ) to receive a heat load from primary electric components ( 3 ) and secondary electric components ( 4 ). The absorber ( 8 ) and the condenser ( 9 ) are arranged outside of the electric cabinet ( 2 ) and at a higher level than the evaporator ( 6 ) to receive fluid from the generator ( 5 ) and the evaporator ( 6 ) and for dissipating heat from the received fluid to the surrounding environment. The inert (I) and refrigerant (R) are selected such that the inert (I) is heavier than the refrigerant (R) in order to obtain fluid circulation where the inert (I) exiting the absorber ( 8 ) flows downwards to the evaporator ( 6 ) and the inert (I) exiting the evaporator ( 6 ) flows upwards to the absorber ( 8 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a generator, an evaporator, an absorber and a condenser circulating a refrigerant, an inert and an absorbent in a diffusion-absorption cycle, wherein
the generator and the evaporator are arranged in an electric cabinet separating the generator and evaporator from the surrounding environment,

the generator is arranged to receive a heat load from primary electric components in the electric cabinet and to pass the heat load into fluid in the generator for evaporating at least a part of the fluid with the heat load from the primary electric components,
the evaporator is arranged to receive a heat load from secondary electric components in the electric cabinet which have a lower operating temperature than the primary electric components and to pass the heat load into fluid in the evaporator for evaporating at least a part of the fluid with the heat load from the secondary electric components,
the absorber and the condenser are arranged outside of the electric cabinet and at a higher level than the evaporator to receive fluid from the generator and the evaporator and for dissipating heat from the received fluid to the surrounding environment, and
the inert is heavier than the refrigerant whereby the inert exiting the absorber flows downwards to the evaporator and the inert exiting the evaporator flows upwards to the absorber.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is provided with a bubble pump comprising a plurality of capillary dimensioned channels receiving fluid from the generator and providing the absorber and the condenser with fluid from the generator.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the generator and bubble pump are manufactured as one single element.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
an upper end of the generator is provided with a manifold and with a reservoir which is located below the manifold and which is in fluid communication with the manifold for separating vapor and liquid exiting the bubble pump from each other, and
the manifold is in fluid communication with the condenser for providing the condenser with vapor from the bubble pump, and
the reservoir is in fluid communication with the absorber for providing the absorber with liquid from the bubble pump.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the apparatus comprises
a rectifier providing said fluid communication between the manifold and the condenser, and
a pre-cooler providing said fluid communication between the reservoir and the absorber.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a gas heat exchanger arranged in the electric cabinet to transfer heat from fluid forwarded from the evaporator to the absorber to fluid which is forwarded from the absorber to the evaporator and from the condenser to the evaporator.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the absorber is arranged on the outside of a roof of the electric cabinet.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a fan arranged in the electrical cabinet for generating an airflow passing heat from the secondary components to the evaporator.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises a fan arranged outside of the electrical cabinet to generate an cooling airflow at least through the condenser and the absorber, said airflow reaching other elements of the apparatus only after having passed the condenser and the absorber.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generator is provided with a base plate to which the primary electric components are attached for conducting heat via the base plate to fluid in the generator.

11. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the apparatus comprises a gas heat exchanger arranged in the electric cabinet to transfer heat from fluid forwarded from the evaporator to the absorber to fluid which is forwarded from the absorber to the evaporator and from the condenser to the evaporator.

12. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the apparatus comprises a gas heat exchanger arranged in the electric cabinet to transfer heat from fluid forwarded from the evaporator to the absorber to fluid which is forwarded from the absorber to the evaporator and from the condenser to the evaporator.

13. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the absorber is arranged on the outside of a roof of the electric cabinet.

14. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the apparatus comprises a fan arranged in the electrical cabinet for generating an airflow passing heat from the secondary components to the evaporator.

15. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the apparatus comprises a fan arranged in the electrical cabinet for generating an airflow passing heat from the secondary components to the evaporator.

16. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the apparatus comprises a fan arranged outside of the electrical cabinet to generate an cooling airflow at least through the condenser and the absorber, said airflow reaching other elements of the apparatus only after having passed the condenser and the absorber.

17. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the apparatus comprises a fan arranged outside of the electrical cabinet to generate an cooling airflow at least through the condenser and the absorber, said airflow reaching other elements of the apparatus only after having passed the condenser and the absorber.

18. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the generator is provided with a base plate to which the primary electric components are attached for conducting heat via the base plate to fluid in the generator.

19. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the generator is provided with a base plate to which the primary electric components are attached for conducting heat via the base plate to fluid in the generator.

Assignees

• Abb Technology Oy

Inventors

• Habert Mathieu
• Agostini Bruno
• Agostini Francesco

Classifications

• H05K7/20318

  Condensers · CPC title

• Y02B30/62

  Absorption based systems · CPC title

• F25B33/00

  Boilers; Analysers; Rectifiers (boiler-absorbers F25B35/00) · CPC title

• H05K7/20936

  Liquid coolant with phase change · CPC title

• H05K7/2029 Primary

  using a liquid coolant with phase change in electronic enclosures (in cabinets of standardized dimensions H05K7/20536; in server cabinets H05K7/20709; in vehicle electronic casings H05K7/20845; in power control electronics H05K7/2089; in displays H05K7/20954) · CPC title