IEC EN 62610-4 Mechanical Structures for Electronic Equipment - Part 4: Cooling Performance Tests for Water Source Heat Exchangers in Electronic Cabinets

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of IEC EN 62610-4 testing. IEC EN 62610-4 specifies test setup and test parameters for water-fed heat exchangers in single electronics cabinet configurations. The tests focused on cabinets for the assembly of high-power electronic equipment. Relevant cabinets are from the IEC 60297 (19 inch) and IEC 60917 (25 mm) series. The purpose of this standard is to provide comparable data for the cooling performance of cabinets according to defined test setups and cooling parameters.

This method is a cold aisle/hot aisle arrangement of fewer cabinets, typically four to twelve. The advantage over the air-conditioning of rooms is the optimized sizing of the power consumption for the cooling devices and the smaller air volume allowing for a focused heat management with increased temperatures in the warmer areas of the room. In such cases, efficiency can be increased by adopting exhaust heat recovery for room heating during cold periods. Closed corridors are becoming more and more popular due to improved energy efficiency.

This method is typically used for cabinets that house high performance/heat dissipating electronic equipment such as servers and mainframe computers. Its advantage over room air conditioners or cold aisles consists of a highly stable air intake temperature for sensitive electronics. Closed air circulation in a cabinet provides very precise temperature control. The power consumption direction may be similar to that of the cold aisle, but the temperature control direction is more important and suitable for a longer lifetime of costly equipment.

The test sample (cabinet) will be filled with simulated electronic equipment such as a server. Mannequins are mounted at the mounting points provided by the cabinets in accordance with IEC 60297 and IEC 60917. The air inlet is on the front panel of the dummy and exits from the back of the dummy. Mannequins are designed in such a way that the change in heat loss can be measured. The mechanical design of the heat load will prevent outgoing heat radiation (leaks).

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