Ventilation　cooling　technology　(VCT)　has　been　widely　used　for　the　notable　energy　saving,　low　first　costs　and　conveniences　for　application　in　China　in　recent　years.　A　new　control　strategy　of　VCT　was　provided　to　guarantee　the　indoor　air　temperature　and　humidity　environment　and　maximize　the　energy　saving.　A　simulation　evaluation　method　for　the　energy　saving　of　VCT　which　can　be　used　for　the　different　types　of　telecommunication　base　stations　(TBS)　under　different　meteorological　conditions　was　proposed.　The　relations　between　each　influencing　factor　and　the　annual　saved　energy　were　analyzed.　And　the　application　strategy　of　VCT　was　concluded　as　follows:　the　higher　internal　heat　and　the　lower　energy　efficiency　ratio　of　air　conditionings,　the　more　obvious　energy　savings　would　be　achieved.　VCT　is　not　applicable　when　the　internal　heat　is　lower　than　a　certain　value　and　is　more　applicable　in　the　hotter　regions.　The　high　temperature　set　point　of　air　conditionings　should　be　raised　and　the　fan　power　should　be　reduced.　The　air　change　rate　should　be　decided　with　the　internal　heat.　The　lowest　internal　heat　of　TBS　for　applying　VCT　and　the　highest　annual　saved　energy　of　VCT　for　all　types　of　TBSs　was　also　provided.　©　2012　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.