Patent ID: 7073340

Claim:
An enclosure for containing at least one coolant compressor/chiller for a housed cryogenic apparatus, comprising: a cabinet coupled to the apparatus housing, wherein said cabinet is configured for deployment in outdoor environments; an air conditioner affixed to said cabinet, wherein said air conditioner is configured to establish an environmental regime within said cabinet compatible with operation of the coolant compressor/chiller over a range of outdoor environmental conditions; a plurality of coolant line guides positioned within said cabinet; and a coolant line guide enclosure enclosing at least in part a coolant line pathway from the coolant compressor/chillers to at least one element of cryogenic apparatus embedded in part in the cryogenic apparatus housing, wherein the surface of said coolant line guide enclosure proximal to the housed cryogenic apparatus conforms generally to the profile of the proximal surface of the cryogenic apparatus housing.