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Towards passive cooling solutions for mobile access network

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The amount of electricity used by mobile networks has become an important issue in recent years as demand for new services has become more widespread. In 2006, energy consumption of Orange mobile network was estimated at 290 GWh per year. Recent works show that thermal architecture must be improved in order to increase thermal efficiency of buildings, shelters, and outdoor cabinets. This paper shows some new approaches on thermal management for telecom enclosures in order to reduce energy consumption of this network.

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  1. Orange Labs R&D, RESA/DEAN, 2, Av Pierre Marzin, 22300, Lannion, France

    Stéphane Le Masson & David Nörtershäuser

  2. CPMOH Centre de Physique Moléculaire et Optique Hertzienne, UMR 5798 au CNRS Université Bordeaux I, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence, France

    Denise Mondieig

  3. Université de Caen Basse Normandie, LUSAC, IUT de Cherbourg Manche, 120 rue de l’Exode, 50000, Saint-Lô, France

    Hasna Louahlia-Gualous

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Le Masson, S., Nörtershäuser, D., Mondieig, D. et al. Towards passive cooling solutions for mobile access network. Ann. Telecommun. 67, 125–132 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-011-0283-6

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