Patent ID: 7051802

Claim:
A cooling system for an enclosure containing heat-producing equipment, said enclosure having an inlet allowing air from an environment containing the enclosure to enter the enclosure, the air from the environment being at a first temperature level and having a saturation temperature, the inlet being situated relative to the equipment such that the air passing therethrough to absorb heat from the equipment is increased to a second temperature level and thereafter exits the system through an outlet, the cooling enclosure comprising: a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the air exiting the enclosure; a controller operably connected to the temperature sensor; an external cooling source; an air-to-liquid heat exchanger positioned and adapted to remove the heat from the air exiting the enclosure, wherein the heat exchanger expels the heat to the external cooling source; the controller controlling liquid fluid flowing through the heat exchanger in response to the measured temperature to maintain the temperature of the air exiting the heat exchanger above the saturation temperature, thus preventing condensation.