METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOLING DEVICE FOR INCREASING THE LIFETIME OF COMPONENTS GENERATING WASTE HEAT, AND COOLING DEVICE

摘要

For controlling a cooling device with limited power during the cooling of an apparatus which generates waste heat to a variable extent over each of a plurality of operating periods, a maximum temperature is defined individually for different operating periods from among the operating periods such that a maximum power of the cooling device that occurs upon the control of the power of the cooling device, in order to limit a detected actual temperature (actT) of the apparatus to the defined maximum temperature, during the respective operating period complies with a predefined power of the cooling device.

主权项

1. A method for controlling a cooling device of limited power during the cooling of an apparatus which generates waste heat to a variable extent over each of a plurality of operating periods, comprising:
defining a maximum temperature of the apparatus; detecting an actual temperature of the apparatus; and controlling a power of the cooling device in order to limit the actual temperature to the maximum temperature, wherein the maximum temperature is defined individually for different operating periods from among the plurality of operating periods such that a maximum power of the cooling device that occurs upon a control of the power of the cooling device during the respective operating period complies with a predefined power of the cooling device.