Patent ID: 6651446
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: F25B,H01M,H05K,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
An electrical equipment cabinet, comprising:an enclosure adapted to house electrical equipment; a battery compartment disposed in said enclosure, said compartment having first and second opposing side walls and a bottom surface, and being adapted to house at least one battery which is electrically coupled to the electrical equipment; a first pair of vents disposed in the first and second side walls through which external air flows to remove heat; a second pair of vents disposed in the first and second side walls which allow gas emitted by the at least one battery to escape by diffusion; and a thermal stabilizing unit disposed in the battery compartment for regulating the temperature of the at least one battery in contact therewith, said thermal stabilizing unit having a conduit therein for conducting the external air flow between the vents in the first pair of vents.