ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH NATURAL FORCED CONVECTION COOLING AND METHOD FOR COOLING EQUIPMENT

摘要

An electrical device includes a natural forced convection cooling system. The device includes a vertical portion enclosing heat generating equipment and a horizontal portion enclosing heat generating equipment. Openings are formed at the top of the vertical portion and the front of the horizontal portion, and air passages extend between the bottom of the vertical portion and the rear of the horizontal portion. The heat generating equipment in the vertical portion generates sufficient heat to heat air in the vertical portion such that the heated air rises out of the openings in the top of the vertical portion and such that a vacuum is formed at the bottom of the vertical portion that draws outside air through the opening at the front of the horizontal portion, through the horizontal portion and the air passages between the bottom of the vertical portion and the rear of the horizontal portion, and into the vertical portion, thus cooling the heat generating equipment in the vertical and the horizontal portions. A method of cooling with natural forced convection is also disclosed.