Patent ID: 7895855

Claim:
A containment system comprising: a control unit comprising a cooling system and at least one control panel in communication with the cooling system; at least one containment unit in communication with said control unit for containing a plurality of electronic components, said at least one containment unit comprising a base including a lower floor member and an upper floor member spaced apart from the lower floor member, the upper floor member carrying at least one damper, the base defining a region between the upper and lower floor members for receiving cooled air from the cooling system, a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, and a top overlying the base and having at least one passageway formed therein, wherein the base, the plurality of sidewalls and the top define a containment area therebetween for containing the plurality of electronic components, the at least one damper selectively defining a passage from the base region into the containment area; and a remote heat extraction system in remote communication with the cooling system of said control unit to remove heat produced by said cooling unit; wherein cooled air is passed from the cooling system to the base of said at least one containment unit, through the at least one damper and into the containment area; wherein warm air is removed from the containment area through the at least one passageway formed in the top and back to the cooling system; wherein the warm air removed from the containment area is cooled by the cooling system; wherein warm air emitted from the cooling system is removed from said control unit and cooled remotely.