CFD analysis of proposed shelter unit for hotspot detection and optimization

The proposed shelter unit houses various passive equipments like Switch-Mode Power Supplies, Battery banks and Power Interfacing Units for the adjacent transmission tower. These equipments release a significant amount of heat during their operation. This in turn increases the indoor air temperature and creates regions of high heat (hotspots) in the shelter unit. The high temperature and the hotspots need to be avoided; otherwise the equipment efficiency and life may get affected adversely (temperature shall be < 500 C). Therefore adequate cooling strategies need to be developed and installed in order to reduce this heat built-up.