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Described herein is an air handling unit that includes canopies for compressor fans and exhaust fans located on a top thereof, which canopies provide for noise abatement and a canopy to assist in keeping precipitation out. The canopies further include louvers that can be controlled to provide for ev

Described herein is an air handling unit that includes canopies for compressor fans and exhaust fans located on a top thereof, which canopies provide for noise abatement and a canopy to assist in keeping precipitation out. The canopies further include louvers that can be controlled to provide for even further noise abatement and precipitation control.

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1. An air conditioning system for a building requiring a high volume of cooled air, the building having a ground level floor and including an exterior wall that provides a harrier against the external environment and includes a heated air opening disposed adjacent to a return air opening, the system

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An air conditioning system for a building requiring a high volume of cooled air, the building having a ground level floor and including an exterior wall that provides a harrier against the external environment and includes a heated air opening disposed adjacent to a return air opening, the system comprising: a warm exhaust outlet duct formed through the heated air opening;a cool air inlet duct formed through the return air opening;an air conditioning apparatus connected to and that receives heated air from the warm exhaust outlet duct, connected to and emits cooled air into the cool air inlet duct, and connected to and emits vented air into the external environment through an exhaust opening, the air conditioning apparatus disposed in the external environment, external to the exterior wall, and mounted adjacent the exterior wall on a ground level support structure, the air conditioning apparatus further including:a heat exchange unit containing an exhaust fan disposed at a top surface of the heat exchange unit that emits heat from the heated air as the vented air upwardly, thereby allowing return air to pass through a return opening that contains a return damper disposed therein;an exhaust canopy that covers the exhaust fan and provides an opening through which the vented air will base pass to the external environment, the exhaust canopy further including a plurality of exhaust louvers, the plurality of exhaust louvers being controlled to (1) open or close to minimize noise from being passed into the external environment; and 2) open or close to reduce precipitation from falling onto the exhaust fan;a filter chamber, the filter chamber including an air intake area coupled to the heat exchange unit and an air filter, the filter chamber being configurable to receive the return air based upon a return air damper position, the filter chamber providing filtered air, and the heat exchange unit is disposed above the filter chamber and the condenser unit;a condenser unit coupled to the filter chamber that has an air cooling area over which the filtered air passes to create the cooled air, the condenser unit including:a direct cooling coil filled with a gas over which the filtered air passes, the gas being circulated through a condenser disposed within a walled area of the air conditioning apparatus;a plurality of condenser fans coupled to the direct cooling coil and disposed on a condenser unit top surface that emit heat from the direct cooling coil into the external environment in an upward direction, thereby allowing gas within the direct cooling coil to cool, the condenser unit top surface is adjacent to the top surface of the heat exchange unit;a condenser canopy that covers the plurality of condenser fans and provides an opening through which the heat from the direct cooling coil will pass to the external environment, the condenser canopy further including a plurality of condenser louvers, the plurality of condenser louvers being controlled to (1) open or close to minimize noise from being passed into the external environment; and 2) open or close to reduce precipitation from falling onto the plurality of condenser fans;a fan operable to push the filtered air through the air cooling area and toward the cool air inlet duct; andan outlet damper operable to control an amount of the cooled air delivered from the air cooling area to the cool air inlet duct. 2. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 wherein the heat exchange unit is contained within a first housing, the filter chamber and the condenser unit are contained within a second housing and the return opening is disposed between the first housing and the second housing. 3. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 further including a control system, the control system operable to automatically control each of the plurality of louvers in dependence on a predetermined noise profile and precipitation signals from a precipitation sensor. 4. The air conditioning system according to claim 3 wherein the plurality of condenser louvers and the plurality of exhaust louvers are controlled to operate in the same manner and thereby be maintained in a same relative position. 5. The air conditioning system according to claim 4 wherein the control system is further operable to automatically control each of the exhaust fan, the return damper, the outside air damper, the fan and the outlet damper. 6. The air conditioning system according to claim 1 wherein the exhaust canopy and the condenser canopy are each made of metal. 7. The air conditioning system according to claim 1, further including another air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 adjacent to the air conditioning apparatus that is—further configured for connection to another warm exhaust outlet duct formed through another heated air opening in the exterior wall, and for connection to another cool air inlet duct formed through another return air opening in the exterior wall; and wherein the cool air duct and the another cool air duct connect together within the building. 8. The air conditioning system according to claim 2 wherein the first housing is attachable to and detachable from the second housing using bolts. 9. The air conditioning system according to claim 8 wherein the first housing is disposed above the second housing. 10. The air conditioning system according to claim 9, wherein the exhaust fan is disposed in a location directly above the return opening, the return opening being positioned in a floor of the first housing and a ceiling of the second housing. 11. An air conditioning system for a building requiring a high volume of cooled air, the building having a ground level floor and including an exterior wall that provides a harrier against the external environment and includes a heated air opening disposed adjacent to a return air opening, the system comprising: a warm exhaust outlet duct formed through the heated air opening;a cool air inlet duct formed through the return air opening;an air conditioning apparatus connected to and that receives heated air from the warm exhaust outlet duct, connected to and emits cooled air into the cool air inlet duct, and connected to and emits vented air into the external environment through an exhaust opening, the air conditioning apparatus disposed in the external environment, external to the exterior wall, and mounted adjacent the exterior wall on a ground level support structure, the air conditioning apparatus further including:a heat exchange unit containing an exhaust fan disposed at a top surface of the heat exchange unit that emits heat from the heated air as the vented air upwardly, thereby allowing return air to pass through a return opening that contains a return damper disposed therein;an exhaust canopy that covers the exhaust fan and provides an opening through which the vented air will base pass to the external environment, the exhaust canopy further including a plurality of exhaust louvers, the plurality of exhaust louvers being controlled to (1) open or close to minimize noise from being passed into the external environment; and 2) open or close to reduce precipitation from falling onto the exhaust fan;a filter chamber, the filter chamber including an air intake area coupled to the heat exchange unit and an air filter, the filter chamber being configurable to receive the return air based upon a return air damper position, the filter chamber providing filtered air;a condenser unit coupled to the filter chamber that has an air cooling area over which the filtered air passes to create the cooled air, the condenser unit including:a direct cooling coil filled with a gas over which the filtered air passes, the gas being circulated through a condenser disposed within a walled area of the air conditioning apparatus;a plurality of condenser fans coupled to the direct cooling coil and disposed on a condenser unit top surface that emit heat from the direct cooling coil into the external environment in an upward direction, thereby allowing gas within the direct cooling coil to cool;a condenser canopy that covers the plurality of condenser fans and provides an opening through which the heat from the direct cooling coil will pass to the external environment, the condenser canopy further including a plurality of condenser louvers, the plurality of condenser louvers being controlled to (1) open or close to minimize noise from being passed into the external environment; and 2) open or close to reduce precipitation from falling onto the plurality of condenser fans;a fan operable to push the filtered air through the air cooling area and toward the cool air inlet duct;an outlet damper operable to control an amount of the cooled air delivered from the air cooling area to the cool air inlet duct; anda control system, the control system operable to automatically control each of the plurality of louvers in dependence on a predetermined noise profile and precipitation signals from a precipitation sensor. 12. The air conditioning system according to claim 11, wherein the heat exchange unit is disposed above the filter chamber and the condenser unit, and wherein the condenser unit top surface is adjacent to the top surface of the heat exchange unit. 13. The air conditioning system according to claim 11 wherein the plurality of condenser louvers and the plurality of exhaust louvers are controlled to operate in the same manner and thereby be maintained in a same relative position. 14. The air conditioning system according to claim 13 wherein the control system is further operable to automatically control each of the exhaust fan, the return damper, the outside air damper, the fan and the outlet damper. 15. The air conditioning system according to claim 11 wherein the exhaust canopy and the condenser canopy are each made of metal. 16. The air conditioning system according to claim 11, further including another air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 adjacent to the air conditioning apparatus that is further configured for connection to another warm exhaust outlet duct formed through another heated air opening in the exterior wall, and for connection to another cool air inlet duct formed through another return air opening in the exterior wall; and wherein the cool air duct and the another cool air duct connect together within the building. 17. The air conditioning system according to claim 11 wherein the heat exchange unit is contained within a first housing, the filter chamber and the condenser unit are contained within a second housing and the return opening is disposed between the first housing and the second housing. 18. The air conditioning system according to claim 17 wherein the first housing is attachable to and detachable from the second housing using bolts. 19. The air conditioning system according to claim 18 wherein the first housing is disposed above the second housing. 20. The air conditioning system according to claim 19, wherein the exhaust fan is disposed in a location directly above the return opening, the return opening being positioned in a floor of the first housing and a ceiling of the second housing.