Patent ID: 7874171
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: F24F,F25B,F25D,H05K

Abstract:
1. An air conditioner for communication equipment comprising: an indoor module located inside a base station in which communication equipment is installed, and having a storage tank in which cooling water is stored, a pair of circulation pumps which are installed in parallel on a cooling water pipe extending from an outlet of the storage tank to circulate cooling water in the storage tank, an indoor heat exchanger which is installed on the cooling water pipe extending from outlets of the pair of circulation pumps, and an indoor blower which is positioned adjacent to the indoor heat exchanger; and an outdoor module located outside the base station, and having an outdoor heat exchanger which is installed on the cooling water pipe extending from an outlet of the indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor blower which is positioned adjacent to the outdoor heat exchanger, and a pair of cooling units which are installed in series on the cooling water pipe extending from an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, wherein each cooling unit of the outdoor module includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant used in the cooling unit, a condenser which communicates with the compressor through a refrigerant pipe, a receiver dryer which communicates with the condenser through the refrigerant pipe, a heat exchanger through which a heat exchange tube communicating with the cooling water pipe passes, and an expansion valve which is installed on the refrigerant pipe between the receiver dryer and the heat exchanger.