EP3177881A1 - Container, generator device, and method for transporting goods - Google Patents
Container, generator device, and method for transporting goodsInfo
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- EP3177881A1 EP3177881A1 EP15747154.1A EP15747154A EP3177881A1 EP 3177881 A1 EP3177881 A1 EP 3177881A1 EP 15747154 A EP15747154 A EP 15747154A EP 3177881 A1 EP3177881 A1 EP 3177881A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a container having side walls, a floor, a ceiling, a front wall and a rear wall, each wall having an inside and an outside and an insulating layer therebetween, the container further comprising a cooling device, which is adapted to a heat transfer medium provide with predetermined temperature and / or humidity, and the container has a low-pressure conveying device which is adapted to circulate the heat transfer medium with a first pressure in the interior of the container. Furthermore, the invention relates to a generator device for mounting on a container, containing an internal combustion engine and an electric generator.
- the invention relates to a method for transporting goods, in which the goods are introduced into a container having side walls, a floor, a ceiling, a front wall and a rear wall, wherein each wall has an inside and an outside and an intermediate insulation layer, and the container further comprises a cooling device, with which a heat transfer medium with predeterminable temperature and / or humidity is provided, which is circulated with a low-pressure conveyor at a first pressure in the interior of the container.
- Devices and methods of the type mentioned can be used to transport perishable goods, such as cut flowers, fruits and vegetables, meat or fish. These goods can be protected from spoilage by cooling during transport.
- a container of the type mentioned is from the
- EP 2 535 296 AI known This known container has on all sides insulated walls which zengren ⁇ an interior zen.
- the container has the external dimensions of a known per se ISO Freight Containers according to ISO 668.
- a chiller integrated in the container By means of a chiller integrated in the container, the temperature in the interior of the container can be adjusted to predefinable values. The cooling of the goods is done by circulating cold air in the interior of the container.
- This known container has the disadvantage that the heat transfer medium provided by the refrigerating machine usually circulates only on the outer surface of the goods, i.
- the chiller of the known cargo container is usually operated with electrical energy.
- This electrical energy is usually purchased from the public power grid at the storage location of a container.
- the electrical energy from the electrical system of the
- Generator devices are available for the storage of the container at remote locations or road transport, which generate the electrical energy for the cooling device by means of a mostly spark-ignited internal combustion engine and an electric generator.
- the generator device may be arranged in a separate housing, which on the outside of the
- the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a container and a method for transporting goods, having a more favorable energy balance and thereby a clotting ⁇ Geren C0 2 emissions. Furthermore, the object of the invention is to provide a container and a method for
- a container with side walls, a floor, a ceiling, a front wall and a rear wall.
- the side walls, the floor, the ceiling, the front wall and the rear wall around ⁇ thereby enclose an interior space such that the indoor climate is controlled and may be different from the air in the outer space of the container. Furthermore, the interior for receiving the goods to be transported or. the charge provided.
- each wall as well as the floor and ceiling, has an outside and an inside and an insulating layer therebetween.
- the insulating layer may in some embodiments of the invention contain or consist of mineral wool, glass wool, rigid foam or a vacuum insulation.
- Walls and floor can be made of a metal or an alloy be, for example, made of steel or a Aluminiumlegie ⁇ tion.
- the container further comprises a cooling device, which is adapted to provide a heat transfer medium with predeterminable temperature and / or humidity.
- the cooling device may be a compression refrigeration machine in some embodiments of the invention. In other exporting ⁇ approximate form of the invention, others can be used in a known cooling machines, for example, an absorption heat pump.
- the heat transfer medium may be gaseous in some embodiments of the invention.
- the heat transfer medium may be ambient air in the simplest case.
- a protective gas for example nitrogen, carbon dioxide or argon ⁇ .
- the heat transfer medium can be removed from the interior of the container and returned via the cooling device.
- the cooling device may comprise a mixed air system, with which a part of the extracted heat transfer medium can be released to the environment and replaced by fresh air.
- the heat transfer medium is brought to a predeterminable temperature in the cooling device.
- the temperature may be between about -40 ° C and about +30 ° C in some embodiments of the invention. In other embodiments of the invention, the temperature may be between about -6 ° C and about + 20 ° C. In still other embodiments of the invention, the temperature may be between about 0 ° C and about + 10 ° C. In yet another embodiment of the invention, the temperature may be between about +5 ° C and about +8 ° C.
- the moisture content of the heat transfer medium can be between about 20% relative humidity and about 90% relative humidity. In some embodiments, the The invention may be the humidity between about 30% and about 60% relative humidity. Temperature and / or humidity can be adapted to the goods to be transported, so that there is an optimal protection of the goods on the transport.
- the container has a low-pressure conveying device which is set up to circulate the heat carrier medium with a first pressure in the interior of the container.
- the pressure may be between about 1 hPa and about 20 hPa in some embodiments of the invention. In some embodiments of the invention, the pressure may be between about 5 hPa and about 7 hPa.
- the low-pressure conveying device can be an axial fan or a radial fan or a roller fan or contain at least one axial fan or at least one radial fan or at least one whale fan, which feeds the heat carrier medium through
- Piping system to the cooling device and from there back into the interior of the container promotes.
- the cooling device and the low pressure conveyor may be provided with associated electrical drive means.
- the electric drive means may be asynchronous motors, which are supplied with AC voltage from a public power grid or the electrical system of a ship with electrical energy.
- the flow of the heat transfer medium can within the
- Containers done in a conventional manner through a floor with T-grating, which allows a flow from the floor towards the ceiling of the container.
- other geometries of the supply and exhaust air channels can be provided to circulate the heat transfer medium inside the container.
- the invention does not teach the use of a special flow geometry as a solution principle.
- the container is additionally provided with a high-pressure conveying device which is set up to circulate the heat transfer medium at a second pressure in the interior of the container, the second pressure being greater than the first pressure.
- the high-pressure conveyor may also be a radial or axial fan in some embodiments of the invention, which however can provide a higher delivery pressure due to a changed geometry of the blade compared to the low-pressure conveyor.
- the high pressure conveyor may comprise a screw compressor or a piston compressor which compresses the heat transfer medium to a higher pressure.
- the circulating with higher pressure heat transfer medium is also able to penetrate into the spaces between individual packages of goods, such as fruit boards made of wood, cardboard or plastic, mesh boxes or similar, gas-permeable packaging containers.
- the high-pressure conveyor can be switched off. During transport at a constant temperature, the heat transfer medium is then circulated through the low-pressure conveyor.
- the low Druckforder founded may have a lower energy consumption than the high pressure conveyor, so that the transport can be done for a long time with low energy consumption for cooling.
- the pressure provided by the high pressure conveyor may be between about 300 hPa and about 800 hPa. In some embodiments of the invention, the overpressure of the heat transfer medium provided by the high pressure conveyor may be between about 500 hPa and about 700 hPa. In some embodiments of the invention, that provided by the high pressure conveyor may be
- Overpressure of the heat transfer medium between about 60 hPa and about 200 hPa amount. This pressure range ensures that the heat transfer medium can penetrate into the individual packages and heat is efficiently dissipated from the transportie to ⁇ Governing goods.
- the high pressure conveyor may be separable from the container. Since the high pressure conveyor only at the beginning of the transport process or. is required for a limited period of time following the loading, this can be removably cleanedstal ⁇ tet, so that weight can be saved on the longer transport path of Contai ⁇ ners. Furthermore, it is avoided ⁇ to keep ready an unused and not in operation high-pressure conveyor, if this is removed after switching off the container and attached to another container.
- the high pressure conveyor may be drivable by an internal combustion engine.
- the container is often in remote areas, to which no public power grid is for energy procurement for Availability checked ⁇ supply.
- the high-pressure conveyor can be operated with an associated internal combustion engine can be started immediately after loading with the rapid cooling down of the goods within the container.
- the high-pressure conveyor can be connected to a
- the Crankshaft of the internal combustion engine be coupled.
- a transmission makes it possible to decouple the high-pressure conveying device from the internal combustion engine, if this is not required.
- the high - pressure conveyor device can be operated at different rotational speeds by means of a shiftable transmission in order to adjust the operating state of the high - pressure conveyor device to the required cooling load or. adapt the distribution of the goods present in the container and the resulting dynamic pressure of the heat transfer medium.
- the container may include at least one electrical generator, wherein the internal combustion engine is configured to at least temporarily drive the electric generator.
- a generator optionally allows the operation of the low-pressure conveyor and the operation of the cooling device with electrical energy.
- the high pressure conveyor may be provided with electrical drive means, such as an electric motor.
- the high-pressure conveyor electrical energy can be supplied from the generator.
- the high-pressure conveyor can be switched on and off in a simple manner, so as to adapt the delivery rate and / or the pressure to the requirements.
- Container further comprises at least one battery which is chargeable with the electric generator and which is adapted to supply the cooling device and / or the high pressure conveyor and / or the low pressure conveyor with electrical energy.
- the internal combustion engine has a particularly high efficiency at full load, that is, the fuel consumption ⁇ is comparatively low compared to the output power.
- the cooling device and / or the conveyors need not be operated at full power, the power of the internal combustion engine has to be reduced to adjust the delivery of electrical Leis ⁇ processing by the generator to the energy consumption of the electrical device of the container.
- the absolute fuel consumption is reduced, since j decreases edoch the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, the rela tive ⁇ fuel consumption increases.
- this relates to a generator device for mounting on a container, comprising an internal combustion engine and an electric generator, wherein the generator device further includes a high-pressure conveyor, which is adapted to circulate a heat transfer medium in the interior of the container.
- Such generation means can by the Beiade auditory canal and be attached during the road transport of the container on Contai ⁇ ner to provide the cooling means with electrical energy and provide a high-pressure conveying device for the rapid cooling of the product. Once the container is loaded on a ship, there is the electrical system available to the cooling device and the
- Low pressure conveyor of the container to provide electrical energy.
- the generator device can then be removed to use this on another container.
- this relates to a generator device, which further contains at least one battery, which is chargeable with the electric generator and which is adapted to supply the high ⁇ pressure conveyor and / or at least one further electrical device of the container with electrical energy.
- the efficiency of the generator device can be increased by the internal combustion engine of the generator device always runs with optimum efficiency and at low electrical Energybe ⁇ the electrical equipment may be supplied with battery power, so that the internal combustion engine to these
- this relates to a generator device for mounting on a container, containing an internal combustion engine and an electric Generator, wherein the generator device further includes at least one battery which is chargeable with the electric generator and which is adapted to supply at least one electrical energy consumer of the container with electrical energy.
- a high pressure conveyor may be dispensed with.
- an electrical power supply of the cooling device and the low-pressure conveyor is required. This can be done according to the invention by a hybrid power supply by means of a generator and a battery, so that the efficiency compared to a pure generator operation increases and the fuel consumption decreases.
- the container has at its bottom at least one drainage hole through which condensate can drain. At least during the operating time of the high-pressure conveyor can be provided to increase the flow resistance through these drainage holes to verrin ⁇ losses of the heat transfer medium.
- the increase of the flow resistance can in some embodiments be effected by a perforated plate or a mesh or a metal mesh, which at least partially displaces the cross section of the drainage hole.
- a fleece of metal, an alloy or a plastic may be introduced into the drainage bore.
- the nonwoven may include steel wool, particularly stainless steel.
- a valve may be provided to at least temporarily close the drainage bore.
- the valve can be provided with compressed air or an electromagnetic actuator, so that the drainage hole can be closed when starting the high pressure conveyor by the control of the cooling device of the container and can be opened again when switching off the high pressure conveyor.
- Fig. 1 shows the cross section through a container according to the present invention.
- Fig. 2 shows an axonometric representation of the container with generator unit.
- Fig. 3 shows a block diagram of a container according to the invention with a generator unit according to a first exporting ⁇ approximately of the invention.
- Fig. 4 shows a block diagram of a container according to the invention with a generator unit according to a second exporting ⁇ approximately of the invention.
- Fig. 5 shows a generator unit according to a third embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 6 shows a generator unit according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 7 shows a block diagram of a container according to the invention with a generator unit according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 8 shows a flow chart of a method according to the invention for transporting goods.
- 1 shows a cross section through a container 1.
- the container 1 comprises a first side wall 110 and a second side wall 120.
- the container has a bottom 130 and a ceiling 140.
- the front wall and the rear wall are in cross-section as shown in FIG. 1 not visible ⁇ bar.
- Each wall comprises an inside 112, 122, 132 and 142.
- the insides of the walls define an interior 101 of the container 1.
- each wall comprises an outer side III, 121, 131 and 141.
- At least one insulation layer 170 is arranged between the inner side 112, 122, 132 and 142 and the outer side III, 121, 131 and 141.
- the insulation layer can be selected from mineral wool and / or hard foam
- the container can have a width, a length and a height of a standardized ISO freight container.
- Feet 102 may be disposed on the floor 130 so that the container can be easily lifted and transported by a forklift.
- the container 1 contains Zu povertykanäle or. Exhaust ducts 103, via which a heat transfer medium to or. can be dissipated.
- the position of the supply air and exhaust air ducts in the corners between the side walls and the floor or. the ceiling is in Fig. 1 only shown schematically. In other embodiments of the invention, the number of supply and exhaust air ducts may be larger or smaller. Likewise, in different embodiments of the invention, a different geometry or position of the supply and exhaust air ducts can be selected. The invention does not teach the use of the illustrated geometry as a solution principle.
- channels 105 may be present in the floor and / or on the ceiling, which are cooled by a heat transfer medium. This allows the ceiling and / or the bottom of the container absorb radiant heat emanating from the charge.
- a similar system may also be provided for the sidewalls in some embodiments of the invention.
- Fig. 2 again shows the external view of a container 1.
- the second side wall 120, the ceiling 140 and the front wall 150 can be seen.
- the rear wall 160 is concealed from the front wall 150.
- the rear wall can be opened in whole or in part in order to transfer cargo or goods to be transported into the inner space 101 or to remove them from there.
- a generator device 200 can be attached to the front wall 150.
- the generator device 200 can provide electrical energy for supplying the cooling device of the container 1 by means of an internal combustion engine and a generator.
- the generator device 200 may include a battery for temporary storage of electrical energy and / or a high pressure conveyor for the heat transfer medium, as will be explained below with reference to block diagrams under defenceli ⁇ cher embodiments of the generator device 200.
- the generator device 200 is located in a separate housing, so that it can be removed when the generator device 200 is not needed, for example, in power supply from a vehicle electrical system of a vehicle or a ship.
- Fig. 3 shows a block diagram of a container 1 with an interior 101.
- the interior 101 is to be cooled to a predeterminable temperature.
- the air or air present in the interior 101 is removed.
- a protective gas via a pipe 330 removed by means of a low-pressure conveyor 310.
- the heat transfer medium flows to the second three-way valve 332.
- the heat transfer fluid enters the cooling device 300, which is adapted to extract heat from the heat transfer medium and / or remove moisture or moisture.
- the heat transfer medium is passed via the pipe 330 into the inner space 101.
- the low-pressure conveyor 310 may be, for example, an axial fan, a radial fan or a roller fan or contain such.
- the cooling device 300 may be, for example, a compression refrigeration machine.
- the low ⁇ pressure conveyor 310 is driven by electric drive ⁇ medium 315, for example, an asynchronous motor.
- the cooling device 300 is powered by electrical energy.
- the generator unit 200 may be connected to the container 1, as shown in FIG. 2 explained.
- the generator means 200 includes an internal combustion engine ⁇ 210 which provides a mechanical Antriebsieistung to a crankshaft 212th
- the crankshaft 212 drives an electric generator 230.
- the generator 230 can supply the cooling device 300 and / or the low-pressure conveyor 310 with electrical energy via electrical lines 245.
- the generator device 200 may include an optional battery 240, which is charged by the generator 230 via an electrical line 245. This allows the engine 210 to always operate at optimum efficiency, regardless of which electrical power is actually consumed by the container 1. excess
- the internal combustion engine 210 can be switched off.
- the cooling device 300 and the electric drive means 310 can then be supplied with electrical energy by the battery until it has reached its discharge end voltage. Thereafter, in turn can be generated with the internal combustion ⁇ machine 210 and the generator 230 electrical energy to operate the facilities of the container 1 and to charge the battery 240.
- the internal combustion engine therefore either always runs at optimum efficiency or is switched off, so that the fuel consumption is reduced.
- the generator device 200 further includes a high pressure conveyor 320.
- the high pressure conveyor 320 is driven directly by the crankshaft 212 of the engine 210.
- the high-pressure conveyor may, for example, a radial fan, a
- Contain or consist of screw compressor or a reciprocating compressor Contain or consist of screw compressor or a reciprocating compressor.
- the high-pressure conveyor 320 is supplied with cooling medium via the three-way valve 331 from the low-pressure conveyor 310.
- the three-way valve 331 is located in a second position.
- the heat transfer medium is supplied after its compression in the high-pressure conveyor 320 via the second three-way valve 332 of the cooling device 300 in order to dissipate the heat generated during the compression and the heat dissipated from the inner space 101.
- the heat transfer medium cooled in this way can be supplied to the inner space 101 via the pipeline 330. Due to the higher pressure, the heat transfer medium can penetrate the goods in the interior 101 faster and more thoroughly when they are stored in conventional fruit crates or lattice boxes.
- the low-pressure conveyor 310 in conjunction with the cooling device 300 is sufficient.
- the high-pressure conveyor 320 can therefore be removed together with the generator device 200 before the container 1 is loaded on a ship.
- the power lines 245 are provided with connectors.
- the lines of the heat transfer medium between the three-way valves 331 and 331 and the high pressure conveyor 320 can be separated via Sehne11kupplept.
- Fig. 4 shows a block diagram of a container 1 with a generator device 200 in a second embodiment.
- Identical components of the invention are provided with the same reference characters, so that the following description is limited to the essential differences.
- the generator device 200 according to the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the optional battery 240 is not used in the genes ⁇ rato means 200th
- the generator device 200 can thereby be made lighter, so that it can be transported easier with reduced efficiency.
- the high-pressure conveying device 320 is supplied to the heat transfer medium from the interior 101 of the container 1 UNMIT ⁇ telbar without the heat transfer medium from the low pressure conveying device 310 has been pre-compressed.
- the recycling of the heat transfer medium compressed by the high-pressure conveying device 320 takes place as described above via a second three-way valve 332 and the cooling device 300.
- Fig. 5 shows a generator device 200 according to a third embodiment of the invention.
- the third embodiment of the invention is located between the high Requirement device 320 and the internal combustion engine 210 an optional gear 220.
- the gear 220 can be verwen ⁇ det, the high-pressure conveyor 320 of the
- Characterized the internal combustion engine 210 can be used only for driving the generator 230 when the high ⁇ pressure conveying device 320 is not needed.
- the pressure of the heat transfer medium can be increased with reduced flow.
- the flow rate can be increased and the pressure lowered.
- the transmission allows the operation of the high-pressure conveyor 320 in different operating conditions according to the requirements of the cooling or. goods to be transported.
- the high-pressure conveyor 320 according to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 can be used parallel to the low-pressure conveyor, as shown in FIG. 4 explained or in series with the low-pressure conveyor, as with reference to FIG. 3 explained.
- Fig. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the generator device 200.
- the fourth embodiment differs from the previous embodiments in that the high-pressure conveyor 320 is driven by associated electric drive means 325.
- the electric drive means 325 are supplied via an electrical line 245 with power.
- the electrical energy required for this purpose can be generated by the generator 230 via the internal combustion engine 210.
- the high pressure conveyor 320 may be powered by the optional battery 240 as described above.
- the hybrid drive of the electrical consumers via a generator or a battery serves to increase the efficiency of the overall system, so that the fuel consumption is reduced.
- the drive of the high-pressure conveyor device via electric drive means 325 has the advantage that the high-pressure conveyor device can be switched on or off independently of the generator 230.
- the internal combustion engine 210 can thus always be operated in the ideal load range.
- FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of a generator device 200. Furthermore, in FIG. 7 shows a container 1 with a low-pressure conveyor 310 and a cooling device 300, as already described with reference to FIG. 3 explained in more detail.
- the generator device 200 according to the fifth embodiment has no high-pressure conveyor 320.
- the generator device 200 according to the fifth embodiment includes a battery 240 for hybrid supply of the electrical consumers of the container 1 with battery power or by the generator 230.
- a high-pressure conveyor 320 for the generator device 200 can be achieved, even if a high-pressure conveyor 320 for the generator device 200.
- Cooling the goods in the interior 101 of the container 1 is not needed.
- Fig. 8 shows a flowchart of the inventively ⁇ chosen method for transportation of goods.
- the product is introduced into the inner space 101 ⁇ a container.
- the goods may contain, for example, fruits, vegetables or meat.
- the goods need not necessarily be pre-cooled, so that a thermal load is created in the interior 101 by loading the container.
- the cooling device of the container supplied with electrical energy to cool the heat transfer ⁇ medium to a relation to the environment colder temperature.
- the heat transfer medium is at least circulated through the high-pressure conveyor in the container, so that the introduced product cools down quickly to its target temperature selected for transport.
- the energy required for this purpose is provided by the generator, which is driven by the internal combustion engine.
- Not UNMIT ⁇ telbar consumed by the cooling device or high-pressure conveyor is balge energy stores ⁇ in the battery.
- the battery has reached its charging end voltage, so that they can not store additional elec tric ⁇ energy. Therefore, in the third method step, the internal combustion engine can be switched off.
- the cooling device and the high pressure conveyor is powered by the discharge of the battery with electrical energy.
- step 52 After reaching the discharge end voltage of the second method step 52 can be performed again by the internal combustion engine is restarted.
- the method ⁇ steps 52 and 53 can be repeated cyclically until an alternative source of electrical energy is available and / or the goods in the container 1 has reached its target temperature.
- the high-pressure conveyor device can be switched off after reaching the target temperature.
- the circulation of the heat transfer medium through the low ⁇ pressure conveyor which may have a lower electrical energy consumption is sufficient. Therefore, in the fourth Process step 54, the heat transfer medium circulated via the low-pressure conveyor and cooled by the cooling device of the container, wherein the erforderli ⁇ che electrical energy is provided by the generator of the generator device 200.
- the battery in the generator device 200 in turn has reached its discharge end voltage, so that the internal combustion engine can be switched off.
- the power supply of the low-pressure conveyor and the cooling device can now be taken over by the battery.
- the method document 54 can be carried out again by restarting the internal combustion engine.
- the method steps 54 and 55 are carried out cyclically until the container 1 has found a connection to an external power source, in ⁇ example, the electrical system of a ship or a public power grid ⁇ .
- step 56 the generator device 200 is dismantled. This is again immediately for the imple ⁇ tion of the second process step 52 on another container available.
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