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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Philip Chappelle Fair, Naperville, IL (US);
Marc Scott Hodes, Dublin, IE;
Wei Ling, Randolph, NJ (US);
Alan Michael Lyons, New Providence, NJ (US);
Salvatore Joseph Messana, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Paul Mark Rominski, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Majid Safavi, Naperville, IL (US);
William Harold Scofield, Batavia, IL (US);
Philip Chappelle Fair, Naperville, IL (US);
Marc Scott Hodes, Dublin, IE;
Wei Ling, Randolph, NJ (US);
Alan Michael Lyons, New Providence, NJ (US);
Salvatore Joseph Messana, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Paul Mark Rominski, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Majid Safavi, Naperville, IL (US);
William Harold Scofield, Batavia, IL (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, method and system are provided for a modular in-frame pumped refrigerant distribution system. Specifically, a micro-channel heat exchanger is positioned in an equipment cabinet close to equipment that generates heat. More specifically, the micro-channel heat exchanger may be positioned on a) a shelf above the equipment, b) the back side of the equipment, or c) a shelf below the equipment. The micro-channel heat exchanger is operable to receive a refrigerant supplied by an external heat exchanger along a primary flow path, transfer heat from air above and/or near the equipment to a coil of the micro-channel heat exchanger, circulate the refrigerant to extract the heat, and return the refrigerant with an extracted portion of generated heat to the external heat exchanger along a secondary flow path. The external heat exchanger may remove extracted heat from a building via a building chilled water system or an outdoor condenser unit.