SIST EN IEC 62610-2:2018

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Thermal management for cabinets in accordance with IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series - Part 2: Method for the determination of forced air cooling structure (IEC 62610-2:2018)

This part of IEC 62610 provides for compatible methods of configuring forced air cooled
cabinets assembled with associated subracks and/or chassis in accordance with the
IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series.
This document contains the following:
a) thermal interfaces of subracks and/or chassis-based equipment in a cabinet, described by:
• reference temperature,
• preferred airflow conditions,
• airflow volume conditions,
• standard air;
b) procedures for determining compatible forced airflow conditions in a cabinet by applying
typical thermal interface conditions.
The drawings used are not intended to indicate product design. They are only for explanatory
indications for determining forced air cooling.

Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische Einrichtungen - Wärmemanagement für Schränke nach den Reihen IEC 60297 und IEC 60917 - Teil 2: Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Zwangskühlungsstruktur

Structures mécaniques pour équipements électriques et électroniques - Gestion thermique pour les armoires conformes aux séries IEC 60297 ET IEC 60917 - Partie 2: Méthode pour la détermination du refroidissement par ventilation forcée

IEC 62610-2:2018 fournit des méthodes compatibles destinées à configurer des armoires à refroidissement par ventilation forcée assemblées avec des bacs à cartes et/ou des châssis associés conformes aux séries de normes IEC 60297 et IEC 60917.
Le présent document contient ce qui suit:
a) des interfaces thermiques d’équipements composés de bacs à cartes et/ou de châssis à l’intérieur d’une armoire, décrites par:
· la température de référence,
· les conditions préférentielles de circulation d’air,
· les conditions de volume de circulation d’air,
· l'air normalisé;
b) des procédures pour déterminer des conditions de circulation d’air forcée compatibles dans une armoire en appliquant des conditions d’interface thermique typiques.
Les dessins utilisés ne sont pas destinés à indiquer la conception des produits. Ils n’ont qu’une vocation explicative pour la détermination du refroidissement par ventilation forcée.
Mots clés: armoires, bacs, refroidissement par ventilation forcée, gestion thermique

Mehanske strukture za električno in elektronsko opremo - Uravnavanje toplote v omaricah v skladu s skupinama standardov IEC 60297 in IEC 60917 - 2. del: Metoda za ugotavljanje strukture hlajenja zraka (IEC 62610-2:2018)

Ta del standarda IEC 62610 podaja usklajene metode za konfiguracijo omaric, hlajenih z zrakom in sestavljenih s povezanimi okvirji in/ali ogrodjem v skladu s standardi iz skupine IEC 60297 in IEC 60917.
Ta dokument vsebuje naslednje:
a) toplotne vmesnike opreme v omarici, ki temelji na okvirjih in/ali ogrodju, ki so opisani z naslednjih vidikov:
• referenčna temperatura,
• prednostni pogoji zračnega toka,
• pogoji glede volumna zračnega toka,
• standardni zrak;
b) postopke za ugotavljanje kompatibilnih pogojev prisilnega zračnega toka v omarici z uporabo tipičnih pogojev toplotnega vmesnika.
Uporabljene risbe ne ponazarjajo zasnove izdelka. Namenjene so samo kot razlaga za ugotavljanje hlajenja zraka.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Aug-2018
• ICS: 31.240 - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
• Technical Committee: I11 - Imaginarni 11
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 26-Jul-2018
• Due Date: 30-Sep-2018
• Completion Date: 22-Aug-2018
• Ref Project: EN IEC 62610-2:2018 - Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Thermal management for cabinets in accordance with IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series - Part 2: Method for the determination of forced air cooling

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Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Thermal management for
cabinets in accordance with IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series - Part 2: Method for the
determination of forced air cooling structure (IEC 62610-2:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62610-2:2018
ICS:
31.240 Mehanske konstrukcije za Mechanical structures for
elektronsko opremo electronic equipment
SIST EN IEC 62610-2:2018 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62610-2

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2018
ICS 31.240

English Version
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment -
Thermal management for cabinets in accordance with
IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series - Part 2: Method for the
determination of forced air cooling
(IEC 62610-2:2018)
Structures mécaniques pour équipements électriques et Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische
électroniques - Gestion thermique pour les armoires Einrichtungen - Wärmemanagement für Schränke nach den
conformes aux séries IEC 60297 ET IEC 60917 - Reihen IEC 60297 und IEC 60917 - Teil 2: Verfahren zur
Partie 2: Méthode pour la détermination du refroidissement Bestimmung der Zwangskühlungsstruktur
par ventilation forcée (IEC 62610-2:2018)
(IEC 62610-2:2018)
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EN IEC 62610-2:2018
European foreword
The text of document 48D/664/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62610-2, prepared by
SC 48D "Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" of IEC/TC 48 "Electrical
connectors and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 62610-2:2018.

The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be (dop) 2019-03-20
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2021-06-20
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62610-2:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 60297-3-100 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60297-3-100.
IEC 60297-3-101 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60297-3-101.
IEC 60917-2-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60917-2-1.
IEC 60917-2-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60917-2-2.
IEC 62610-5 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62610-5.
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.

NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60917-1 -  Modular order for the development of EN 60917-1 -
mechanical structures for electronic
equipment practices -
Part 1: Generic standard

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Thermal conditions . 7
4.1 Baseline thermal conditions . 7
4.2 Reference temperature . 7
4.3 Syntax of surfaces of a generic subrack, chassis or cabinet . 8
4.4 Preferred airflow conditions . 9
4.5 Cabinet airflow volume and temperature rise management . 10
5 Forced air thermal flow chart for cabinet equipment . 11
5.1 General . 11
5.2 Evaluation of the actual thermal performance of subrack or chassis . 12
5.3 Cabinet airflow considerations . 12
5.4 Arrangement of subracks and/or chassis-based equipment within the cabinet . 12
5.5 Selection of cabinet mounted forced air cooling device(s) . 13
5.6 Thermal operating environment . 13
5.7 Arrangement of cabinets in a server room and preferred airflow . 15
Annex A (informative) General method of thermal design for electronic equipment . 16
A.1 Thermal resistance and thermal network model . 16
A.1.1 Thermal resistance . 16
A.1.2 Thermal network model . 16
Bibliography . 19

Figure 1 – Syntax of surfaces of a forced air cooled generic subrack or chassis to be
mounted into a cabinet . 8
Figure 2 – Syntax of surfaces of a forced air cooled generic cabinet . 9
Figure 3 – Preferred cabinet airflow patterns. 10
Figure 4 – Airflow volume management . 11
Figure 5 – Forced air thermal flow chart for cabinet equipment . 12
Figure 6 – Thermal operating environment (cabinet sectional side view) . 14
Figure 7 – Cabinet operating temperature range . 15
Figure 8 – Example of cabinet airflows in an aisle containment server room . 15
Figure A.1 – Thermal network model for a plug-in unit in subrack or chassis . 18

Table 1 – Preferred airflow pattern . 9

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MECHANICAL STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRICAL
AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT –
THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR CABINETS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH IEC 60297 AND IEC 60917 SERIES –

Part 2: Method for the determination of forced air cooling

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62610-2 has been prepared by subcommittee 48D: Mechanical
structures for electrical and electronic equipment, of IEC technical committee 48: Electrical
connectors and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment.
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This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts in the IEC 62610 series, published under the general title Mechanical
structures for electrical and electronic equipment – Thermal management for cabinets in
accordance with IEC 60297 and IEC 60917 series, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
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INTRODUCTION
Power dissipation of high-end servers, telecommunication equipment and electronic
controllers has been increasing rapidly. Thermal management for electronic systems has
become critical to maintain performance and reliability.
For a long time natural convection air cooling was an adequate and reliable solution. Typically,
the cooling air entered a system at the bottom and the heated air exited at the top. However,
with increasing packaging density heat dissipation of components required
“compartmentalizing” of functions within a cabinet. Individual subracks and chassis require
their own individual cooling solutions often enhanced by forced air cooling devices such as
fans.
In the absence of any guide, subrack and chassis designers typically solve their cooling
problems in a way that is best suited for their specific application leaving the cabinet system
integrator to deal with a mix of incompatible subrack and/or chassis cooling concepts.
An improper arrangement of multiple subracks and/or chassis (the equipment) in a cabinet
may cause a severe imbalance of airflow within the cabinet. Two typical undesirable factors
may be triggered by such an imbalanced airflow. The required airflow volume to each
individual cabinet mounted equipment may be inadequate for proper cooling. The temperature
of components in a cabinet mounted subrack and/or chassis may increase as the exhaust air
of one equipment increases the intake air temperature of other equipment.
This document defines the basic and principal method to implement forced air cooling in
electrical and electronic cabinets. This is applied for the thermal design of any
electrical/electronic cabinet, as well as for their set-up in machine rooms, such as data
centers using aisle containment. Cooling airflow is considered not only inside of the cabinets
but also outside of the cabinets. A variable speed fan may be optional in cabinets or
subracks/chassis, but is not regarded in this standard.
The intention of this document is to guide the subrack and/or chassis system designer, the
cabinet integrator and also the data centre system integrator who deploys equipment cabinets
in the machine room to provide for compatible forced air cooling solutions.
This document is based on the mechanical structures as defined in the IEC 60297 and
IEC 60917 series of standards.

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