Patent ID: 6341064
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: H02B,H04M,H04Q,H05K

Abstract:
A method for conducting air through a Compact PCI cabinet, comprising:receiving external air through an inlet port formed at a bottom portion of said Compact PCI cabinet; conducting air upwards through a front portion of said Compact PCI cabinet to extract heat from a plurality of cards carrying active components, wherein the air is sucked into a blower and is expelled toward an exhaust port of said Compact PCI cabinet; conducting air from said bottom portion of said Compact PCI cabinet into a rear portion of said cabinet; conducting air from an exhaust path into said rear portion of said Compact PCI cabinet through a plurality of openings formed between a plurality of card guides; expelling a quantity of air from said rear portion of said Compact PCI cabinet back into said exhaust path for expulsion from said cabinet; conducting exhaust air through a pin field coupled to a heat sink, said pin field and said heat sink for extracting heat from said exhaust path before being partially conducted into said rear portion of said Compact PCI cabinet; and controlling said blower speed by monitoring the temperature of said exhaust air being expelled from said Compact PCI cabinet.