Patent ID: 6401463
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: F24F,F25B,H05K

Abstract:
A cooling and heating system for an equipment enclosure employing a vortex tube comprising:an equipment enclosure having a first components chamber and a second battery chamber and items therein to be cooled and/or heated; a vortex tube with a hot exhaust and a cold exhaust, said vortex tube operatively connected to said component and battery chambers; a compressed gas tank operatively connected to said vortex tube and in close proximity thereto; a compressor operatively connected to said gas tank, said compressor having an inlet and an outlet; an air filter and dryer connected to said inlet of said compressor; and wherein said vortex tube cold exhaust communicates with said first components chamber in said enclosure and said vortex tube hot exhaust communicates with said second battery chamber in said enclosure.