JP6766070B2 - Cooling device with temperature controlled container system - Google Patents

Description

The entire contents of the preferred application are incorporated herein by reference, as long as they are consistent with this specification.

In some embodiments, the chiller comprises one or more walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container configured to hold the vapor impermeable material inside the chiller, and the liquid opaque. The above, which substantially forms a liquid permeable container, with at least one active cooling unit having an evaporator coil set disposed inside the sex vessel, and one or more walls that substantially form a storage area. A first group of vapor impermeable structures with hollow interiors, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more walls, with one or more walls that substantially form a storage region. A second group of vapor impermeable structures having a hollow interior connected to form a contacting evaporator, and the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the condenser attached to both the condenser and the evaporator. A heat transfer system including a connector having a hollow interior, which forms a liquid / vapor flow path with the hollow interior of the evaporator, is provided.

In some embodiments, the cooling device is one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container configured to hold the vapor change material inside the cooling device, the condenser. One or more walls integrally comprising a first group of vapor opaque structures having a hollow interior and an evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid opaque container, which are connected to form the above. A second vapor permeable structure having a hollow interior, with at least one active cooling unit comprising, and one or more walls that substantially form a storage area, connected to form an evaporator. A liquid / vapor flow attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and between one or more walls integrally comprising a body group and the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator. With a connector forming a path, the condenser, the evaporator, and the connector form a heat transfer system built into the cooling device.

In some embodiments, the chiller comprises one or more walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller, and the liquid opaque. At least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the sex vessel and located in the liquid impermeable vessel between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set. The sensor was connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more walls that substantially form a storage area and one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container. A first group of vapor impermeable structures having a hollow interior, a second having a hollow interior connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that substantially form a storage area. A group of steam impermeable structures, and a connector that is attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forms a liquid / steam flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator. It comprises a heat transfer system comprising the above, and a controller operably attached to the at least one active cooling unit and the sensor.

The above overview is merely exemplary and is by no means intended to be limiting. In addition to the exemplary embodiments, embodiments, and configurations described above, additional embodiments, embodiments, and configurations will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the detailed description below.

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In the detailed description below, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form part of this specification. In the drawings, similar symbols usually identify similar components, unless otherwise indicated in the context. The detailed description, drawings, and exemplary embodiments set forth in the claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized and other modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the content set forth herein.

Aspects of the cooling device are described herein. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device is the size, shape, and configuration used as a home refrigerator device. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device is the size, shape, and configuration used as a household refrigerator appliance. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device is the size, shape, and configuration used as a commercial refrigerator device. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device is of a size, shape, and configuration used as a medical refrigerator device, for example, in a clinic or health care branch office in an area where power supply is unstable or intermittent. Is.

The cooling devices described herein are configured to provide continuous temperature control over at least one storage area within each cooling device. The cooling system described herein provides continuous temperature control over at least one storage area within the cooling system, even during a power outage, for example, if the cooling system cannot operate on the basis of normal power supply. Is designed to do. In particular, the cooling devices described herein are expected to be useful in places where the power supply to the cooling devices is intermittent or variable. For example, in some embodiments, a chiller will cover one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range indefinitely if the chiller is powered on average for about 10% of the time. It may be configured to maintain. For example, in some embodiments, a chiller will cover one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range indefinitely if the chiller is powered on average for about 5% of the time. It may be configured to maintain. For example, in some embodiments, a chiller keeps one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range indefinitely if the chiller is powered on average for 1% of the time. It may be configured to maintain. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 30 hours. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 50 hours. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 70 hours. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 90 hours. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 110 hours. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 130 hours. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 150 hours. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device may be configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas within a predetermined temperature range for at least 170 hours.

Items that are sensitive to temperature limits are placed in one or more of the above storage areas of the chiller in order to keep the item within a predetermined temperature range for an extended period of time, even if the power supply to the chiller is interrupted. It may be stored. For example, in some embodiments, a cooling device that is unable to obtain power may extend one or more internal storage areas of the cooling device if the ambient external temperature is between -10 ° C and 43 ° C. It is configured to remain within a predetermined temperature range for a period of time. For example, in some embodiments, a cooling device that cannot obtain power may have one or more internal storage areas of the cooling device when the ambient external temperature is between 25 ° C and 43 ° C. It is configured to remain within a predetermined temperature range for a period of time. For example, in some embodiments, a cooling device that is unable to obtain power may retain one or more internal storage areas of the cooling device for a period of time when the ambient external temperature is between 35 ° C and 43 ° C. It is configured to be maintained within a predetermined temperature range. For example, in some embodiments, a chiller that is unable to obtain power will have at least one or more internal storage areas of the chiller if the ambient external temperature is between -35 ° C and 43 ° C. It is configured to stay within a predetermined temperature range for one week. For example, in some embodiments, a chiller that is unable to obtain power will have at least one or more internal storage areas of the chiller if the ambient external temperature is between -35 ° C and 43 ° C. It is configured to remain within a predetermined temperature range for 2 weeks. For example, in some embodiments, a chiller that is unable to obtain power will have at least one or more internal storage areas of the chiller if the ambient external temperature is between -35 ° C and 43 ° C. It is configured to remain within a predetermined temperature range for 30 days. For example, in some embodiments, a cooling device that is unable to obtain power can cover one or more internal storage areas of the cooling device for a period of time in a predetermined temperature range when the ambient external temperature is less than −10 ° C. It is configured to stay within.

As used herein, a "cooler" is an internal configuration that utilizes an external power source for at least some time and consistently stores the substance at a temperature below ambient temperature for a period of time. Refers to a device that has a storage area. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises two internal storage areas. In some embodiments, the chiller comprises three or more internal storage areas. In some embodiments, the chiller comprises two or more internal storage areas, each of which is configured to maintain an internal temperature within a different temperature range. Generally, the cooling device comprises an active cooling system. In some embodiments, the cooling device is powered by a municipal power supply. In some embodiments, the cooling device is powered by a photovoltaic system. In some embodiments, the chiller is powered by a battery. In some embodiments, the cooling device is powered by a generator, such as a diesel generator.

In some embodiments, the cooling device is a refrigerator. Refrigerators are generally tuned to keep items stored inside in a predetermined temperature range above zero and below possible ambient temperatures. Refrigerators may be designed, for example, to maintain an internal temperature between 1 ° C and 4 ° C. In some embodiments, the chiller is a standard freezer. Freezers are generally adjusted to keep items stored inside in a temperature range below zero and above extreme temperatures. The freezer may be designed, for example, to maintain the internal temperature between -23 ° C and -17 ° C, or, for example, the internal temperature between -18 ° C and -15 ° C. In some embodiments, the chiller comprises both a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. For example, some cooling devices include a first internal storage area that consistently maintains the refrigerator temperature range and a second internal storage area that consistently maintains the freezer temperature range.

In some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range. "Predetermined temperature range" as used herein refers to a predetermined temperature range desirable for the internal storage area of a particular embodiment of the cooling device used. The predetermined temperature range is the stable temperature range in which the internal storage area of the chiller maintains its temperature while the chiller is in use. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range of about 2 ° C to 8 ° C. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range of about 1 ° C to 9 ° C. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range of about -15 ° C to -25 ° C. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range of about −5 ° C. to −10 ° C.

For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range for at least 50 hours when power is not available to the chiller. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range for at least 100 hours when power is not available to the chiller. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range for at least 150 hours when power is not available to the chiller. For example, in some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain the internal storage area of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range for at least 200 hours when power is not available to the chiller.

In some embodiments, the cooling device is configured to passively maintain one or more internal storage areas of the cooling device within a predetermined temperature range for extended periods of time when power is not available to the device. To. In some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range for extended periods of time when minimum power is available to the chiller. .. In some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range for extended periods of time when low voltage power is available to the chiller. To. In some embodiments, the chiller is configured to maintain one or more internal storage areas of the chiller within a predetermined temperature range for extended periods of time when variable power is available to the chiller. .. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device comprises a variable power control system. For example, in some embodiments, the cooling device comprises a battery. In some embodiments, the cooling device operates passively in the absence of power and does not include a battery.

With reference to FIG. 1 here, an example of a cooling device is shown as a situation for introducing one or more processes and / or devices described herein. FIG. 1 shows a cooling device 100 having one storage area inside the own device. One door 120 substantially opens the one storage area of the cooling device to users outside the device. The user of the device may use the handle 125 to open the door 120. The cooling device 100 is shown with the front surface of the outer wall of the outer shell 110 visible. In some embodiments, the user has access to a plurality of storage areas within the cooling system, such as a first storage area maintained within a first temperature range and a second storage area maintained within a second temperature range. There is one door that allows you to. The cooling device 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an upper door 140 reversibly attached to the upper surface of the cooling device 100 with a latch 150. The upper door 140 may be configured to have access to, for example, a liquid impermeable container located in the cooling device 100 adjacent to the inner surface of the upper door 140. Some embodiments of the cooling system may be configured to be operated by a power supply such as a local government power supply or a photovoltaic system. For example, the embodiment of the cooling device 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a power cord 130 for connecting to the power supply device.

In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises an outer shell forming the outside of the cooling device around the liquid impermeable container, the at least one evaporator coil set, the thermal conductor, and the storage area. And. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises the liquid impermeable vessel, the evaporator coil set, the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area, and the shell surrounding the heat transfer system. Within the shell, a door is provided that is arranged to allow the user to reversibly access the storage area. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the outer shell 110 surrounds the outside of the visible component of the cooling device. The outer shell may be made of a rigid body material, such as a glass fiber material or a metal such as stainless steel or aluminum.

In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises a heat insulating material disposed within the outer shell. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises insulation placed adjacent to the outer surface of the storage area. The insulation may be of a size and shape that reversibly binds to the outer wall of the liquid impermeable container and the outer wall that substantially forms the storage area. The insulation is stored in the storage area to a level that is substantially balanced by heat transfer by the heat transfer system in a particular embodiment and due to the expected use of the embodiment. It has sufficient thickness, quality, and composition to reduce heat leakage from. For example, in some embodiments, the amount of heat leakage of the cooling device and the heat insulating material is about 30 W. For example, in some embodiments, the amount of heat leakage of the cooling device and the heat insulating material is about 25 W. For example, in some embodiments, the amount of heat leakage of the cooling device and the heat insulating material is about 20 W. For example, in some embodiments, the amount of heat leakage of the cooling device and the heat insulating material is about 15W. For example, in some embodiments, the amount of heat leakage of the cooling device and the insulating material is about 10 W. For example, in some embodiments, the insulation is made of foam insulation. For example, in some embodiments, the insulation is made of vacuum insulation panels (“VIP”).

FIG. 2 shows a cooling device 100 having two storage areas inside the own device. The cooling device 100 is shown with the front surface of the outer wall 110 visible. The first door 120 substantially opens the first storage area of the cooling device to users outside the device. The user of the device may use the handle 125 to open the first door 120. In some embodiments, the first storage region may be configured to maintain an internal temperature no more than 10 ° C above the freezing point (ie 0 ° C). In some embodiments, the first storage region may be configured to maintain, for example, an internal temperature between about 0 ° C and about 10 ° C. In some embodiments, the first storage region may be configured to maintain, for example, an internal temperature in the range of about 1 ° C to about 9 ° C. In some embodiments, the first storage region may be configured to maintain, for example, an internal temperature between about 2 ° C and about 8 ° C. The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 also includes a second door 200 with a handle 210 that allows the user access to a second storage area inside the cooling device. In some embodiments, the second storage area may be configured to keep the internal temperature 20 degrees or more below the freezing point. In some embodiments, the second storage region may be configured to maintain, for example, an internal temperature in the range of about -15 ° C to about -20 ° C. In some embodiments, the second storage region may be configured to maintain, for example, an internal temperature in the range of about -10 ° C to about -5 ° C. In some embodiments, the second storage region may be configured to maintain an internal temperature of, for example, about 0 ° C. In some embodiments, the second storage area may be configured for storage and cooling of one or more phase change material freezing containers such as medical ice packs. The cooling device 100 shown in FIG. 2 includes an upper door 140 reversibly attached to the upper surface of the cooling device 100 with a latch 150. The upper door 140 may be configured, for example, in the cooling device 100 to allow the user access to a liquid impermeable container that resides adjacent to the inner surface of the upper door 140. Some embodiments of the cooling system may be configured to be operated by a power supply device such as a local government power supply device or a photovoltaic power generation system. For example, the embodiment of the cooling device 100 shown in FIG. 2 includes a power cord 130 for connecting to the power supply device.

In some embodiments, the chiller comprises one or more walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container configured to hold the vapor impermeable material inside the chiller, and the liquid opaque. The above, which substantially forms a liquid permeable container, with at least one active cooling unit having an evaporator coil set disposed inside the sex vessel, and one or more walls that substantially form a storage area. A first group of vapor impermeable structures with hollow interiors, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more walls, with one or more walls that substantially form a storage region. A second group of vapor impermeable structures having a hollow interior connected to form a contacting evaporator, and the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the condenser attached to both the condenser and the evaporator. A heat transfer system including a connector having a hollow interior, which forms a liquid / vapor flow path with the hollow interior of the evaporator, is provided.

FIG. 3 shows a cooling device 100 including a liquid impermeable container 300 configured to hold a phase change substance inside the own device and a storage area 310. For illustration purposes, the mechanism of the cooling device 100, such as the outer shell, door, and / or cover of the cooling device 100 (see, eg, FIGS. 1 and 2), is not shown in FIG. 3, but embodiments are these and other embodiments. A mechanism may be provided. In some embodiments, the liquid impermeable container is also vapor impermeable. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the liquid impermeable container 300 is located within the cooling device 100, above the storage area 310. In some embodiments, the liquid impermeable vessel is an opening of a size, shape, and position through which the evaporator coil set can pass, and a liquid between the surface of the opening and the surface of the evaporator coil set. It is provided with an impermeable sealing material. In some embodiments, the liquid impermeable vessel is an opening of a size, shape, and position through which the evaporator coil set can pass, and the vapor between the surface of the opening and the surface of the evaporator coil set. It is provided with an impermeable sealing material.

In some embodiments, the one or more walls substantially form a liquid impermeable vessel, which is configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller. The liquid impermeable container 300 illustrated is made up of a plurality of flat walls 320 forming a cubic structure with solid walls and a bottom, and an opening at the top surface forming an open top. The plurality of flat walls 320 of the liquid impermeable container 300 are sealed at their edges at substantially right angles with a liquid impermeable sealing material. In some embodiments, the one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container comprise a plurality of layers, the condenser flanking at least one surface of the plurality of layers. Is placed. In some embodiments, the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container comprises a plurality of layers, at least one of the one or more layers being a non-planar region. To form a plurality of surfaces of the liquid impermeable container. In some embodiments, the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container have openings of position, size, and shape for forming access openings. For example, the access opening is of a size, shape, and location that allows the user to inspect, cool, and / or refurbish the interior and contents of the liquid impermeable container. May be good. In some embodiments, the one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container are provided with openings in position, size, and shape for reversibly coupling with the door. Some embodiments include an access lid configured within the top surface of the liquid impermeable container to allow the user to access the interior of the liquid impermeable container.

Some embodiments include a phase change material placed in the liquid impermeable container. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the phase change material may be provided in the liquid impermeable container 300 at position 305 surrounding the cooling coil set 330. A "phase change material" is a material with high latent heat, as used herein, capable of storing and releasing thermal energy as the physical phase changes. Phase-changing substances for embodiments include the latent heat of the substance, the melting point of the substance, the boiling point of the substance, the volume of the substance required to store a predetermined amount of thermal energy in the embodiment, the toxicity of the substance, the substance. It is selected according to the price of the substance and the requirements including the flammability of the substance. Depending on the above embodiments, the phase change material may be a solid, liquid, semi-solid, or gas at the time of use. For example, in some embodiments, the phase change material includes water, methanol, ethanol, sodium polyacrylate / polysaccharide material, or hydrous salt. In some embodiments, for example, a phase change material containing pure water / ice as the majority of the volume is preferred due to the physical properties of pure water / ice having a melting point of 0 ° C. In some embodiments, for example, a phase changer containing salt water / salt ice as the majority of the volume has a salt ice melting point of 0 ° C. based on the molar concentration and content of salt in the salt water / salt ice. It is preferable because it may be adjusted to less than. In some embodiments, for example, the phase change material is configured to freeze below 20 ° C. In some embodiments, for example, the phase change material is configured to freeze at a point between 1 ° C and 3 ° C. In some embodiments, the phase change material is liquid at ambient temperature (eg 25 degrees).

The cooling device 100 includes an active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set 330. The evaporator coil set 330 is arranged inside the liquid impermeable container 300. In some embodiments, the chiller comprises two active cooling units, each with its own evaporator coil set. Both evaporator coil sets may be arranged, for example, in one liquid permeable container in the cooling device. Each of the evaporator coil sets may be arranged, for example, in two liquid impermeable vessels in one cooling device, and each of the cooling coil sets is attached to each of the active cooling units 1 It may be controlled independently by one controller. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises one active cooling unit with two evaporator coil sets. Each of the evaporator coil sets may be arranged, for example, in two liquid impermeable vessels in one cooling device, and each of the cooling coil sets is reversibly controlled thermal control such as a valve mechanism. It may be controlled independently by an apparatus or the like. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises an active cooling unit with an active cooling system. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises an active cooling unit with an electric compression system.

In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises an active cooling unit with a compressor. The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes a compressor 335 operably attached to the evaporator coil set 330. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises a controller. The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes a controller 380 arranged between the compressor 335 and the wired connector 395 to the power supply. Depending on the embodiment, the controller may include an electronic controller having a circuit configured to transmit a control signal to the compressor and / or other mechanism of the cooling device. Depending on the embodiment, the controller may include an electronic controller having a circuit configured to receive a signal from the compressor and / or other mechanism of the cooling device such as a sensor or monitor. In some embodiments, the controller comprises a radio signal generator, such as a cell-type radio transmitter. In some embodiments, the controller comprises a circuit for collecting data, such as data from one or more sensors, and / or a power monitor. In some embodiments, the controller comprises a circuit that controls the temperature, for example, by transmitting a control signal to an operably mounted compressor. In some embodiments, the controller comprises a circuit that displays the temperature, for example, by transmitting a control signal to an operably mounted display unit. In some embodiments, the controller is a circuit that receives data from one or more sensors, a circuit that evaluates the received data for the value of one or more predetermined set points, and one or more predetermined circuits. A circuit for transmitting a control signal according to a detection value satisfying the value of the set point of the above and a circuit for externally transmitting the received data to the cooling device are provided. For example, in some embodiments, the controller receives data from multiple temperature sensors, evaluates the received data against a predetermined maximum and / or minimum value, and detects a control signal at the maximum detected value. And / or may be configured to transmit according to the minimum value and transmit a signal containing the received data to the monitoring system.

In some embodiments, the cooling system is expected to be used intermittently where power is available, for example due to periodic failures of the municipal power grid or the inability to use solar energy. Will be done. The cooling device may include, for example, a battery attached to the at least one active cooling unit. The cooling device uses the power of the battery to operate the active cooling unit under certain conditions such as when the power is insufficient for a predetermined period (for example, 2 days, 3 days, or 4 days). It may be configured in. The cooling device uses the electric power of the battery to operate the active cooling unit under certain conditions such as when the temperature sensor arranged in the cooling device detects a temperature exceeding a predetermined threshold level. It may be configured in.

In some embodiments, the cooling device is expected to be used where variable power is available, for example, in a power supply where the voltage fluctuates over time. The cooling device may include, for example, a variable power control system attached to the at least one active cooling unit. In some embodiments, the variable power control system may be designed to receive power from different power sources, such as 120, 230 VAC and 12 to 24 VDC. In some embodiments, the variable power control system may include a power converter. The power converter may be configured to convert AC input power to DC, for example. The power conversion device may be configured to convert, for example, variable AC input power to 220V AC. In some embodiments, the variable power control system comprises an automatic voltage regulator. For example, a cooling system configured for use in places with poorly functioning distribution networks receives power in the range of 90V AC to 250V AC and receives this input using an integrated automatic voltage regulator. It may be configured to convert to a stable 220V AC. The chiller may include one or more voltage and / or current sensors arranged to detect the power supply to the chiller. The sensor may be attached to a controller and / or a transmitting unit and / or a storage unit. The cooling device may include a voltage ballast. The cooling device may include a power regulating unit. Some embodiments of the cooling system are designed to be operational with or without routine power supply from the grid, such as the municipal grid. For example, the cooling device may be configured to be operable by the power grid if available, or by an alternative power source such as a photovoltaic unit in other cases. For example, the cooling system is configured to be operational by the power grid in response to input from the user and by an alternative power source such as a photovoltaic unit in response to another input such as the availability of solar energy. May be good. Some embodiments include, for example, a photovoltaic unit configured to power a battery. Some embodiments include, for example, a photovoltaic unit configured to power the cooling device directly. Some embodiments include a photovoltaic unit with a power of up to 50 watts (W). Some embodiments include a photovoltaic unit with a power of up to 100 watts (W). Some embodiments include a photovoltaic unit with a power of up to 150 watts (W). Some embodiments include a photovoltaic unit with a power of up to 200 watts (W). Some embodiments are configured to utilize energy from different sources, depending on availability and user preference. For example, some embodiments include a circuit that receives power from the photovoltaic unit and a controller that sends the received power directly to the active cooling system or to a battery. This selection may be made by the user through an interface or may be controlled based on certain criteria such as time of day, external temperature, or temperature information from one or more temperature sensors in the chiller. Some embodiments include a controller configured to correspond to the detection state of the cooling device. Some embodiments deliver power from a 12 volt (V) battery via a power transducer rated in the range of 1.5 to 2.0 kilowatts to provide an active cooling system with a cooling device. It has a circuit to start and operate. Some embodiments are configured to power the thermoelectric unit from the sealed battery, controlled by the controller in response to information from the temperature sensor in the storage area. For embodiments in which the internal storage area of the temperature controlled container is in the range of 15 liters (L) to 50 L, a maximum 50 W photovoltaic unit is used every 24 hours for 1 hour from the photovoltaic cell. It must be possible to continuously maintain a predetermined temperature range between about 2 ° C. and 8 ° C. with the maximum output of. The system may include a charge monitor configured to extend the life of the battery in use without draining the battery below a set threshold (eg, 80% of charge).

Some embodiments include a power monitor operably connected to the cooling device. Some embodiments include a power monitor located between the power source of the cooling device and other components. Some embodiments include a power monitor located behind a voltage cutoff switch. Some embodiments include a power monitor located between the power stabilizer and the compressor. For example, the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes a power monitor 390 operably connected to a wired connector 395 to a power source. Some embodiments include a power monitor operably attached to the controller. For example, FIG. 3 shows an embodiment comprising a power monitor 390 operably connected to a wired connector to the controller 380. The power monitor may include a power sampling unit, for example a 1 kilohertz power sampling unit. The power monitor may include a power sampling unit, for example a 2 kHz power sampling unit. The power monitor may include a power sampling unit, for example a 3 kHz power sampling unit. The power monitor may include a power sampling unit, for example a 4 kHz power sampling unit. The power monitor may include a power sampling unit, for example a 5 kHz power sampling unit. The power monitor may be equipped with a surge protector, which may be configured to operate in the expected surge situation, depending on the expected geographic area of use of the cooling device. .. The power monitor may include a high voltage cutoff switch, such as a high voltage cutoff switch configured to operate at a predetermined maximum voltage for the cooling device. The power monitor may include a low voltage cutoff switch, such as a low voltage cutoff switch configured to operate at a predetermined minimum voltage for the cooling device. The power monitor may include a voltage ballast. The power monitor may include a battery that is configured to provide sufficient power to monitor power outages and power recovery.

In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises a first portion of the evaporator coil set located adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable vessel, and said. The first portion of the evaporator coil set, of a size and shape that surrounds a second portion of the evaporator coil set disposed inside a liquid impermeable container and one or more containers for frozen phase change material. It is provided with a frame that makes thermal contact with one portion. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises a first evaporator coil set located adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable vessel, and the liquid impermeable. Thermal contact between a second evaporator coil set located inside a permeable vessel and the first evaporator coil set of a size and shape surrounding one or more vessels for frozen phase change material. It has a frame.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the cooling device 100 includes one or more walls 340 that substantially form the storage area 310. These walls may, for example, be substantially flat or may be attached to each other at approximately right angles. The storage area may form a cubic structure, for example, as shown in FIG. The storage area may be provided with openings of a position and size that reversibly couple with the door (see, eg, FIGS. 1 and 2). The storage area may include internal shelves, pedestals, and similar mechanisms. In some embodiments, it is configured for medical storage, such as storage of vaccine vials and / or pharmaceutical packages.

In some embodiments, the cooling device is a first vapor having a hollow interior connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable vessel. Impermeable Structures, Second Vapor Impermeable Structures with Hollow Interiors, Connected to Form an Evaporator in Thermal Contact with One or More Walls That Substantially Form a Storage Region, And a heat with a hollow interior that is attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forms a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator. Equipped with a transmission system. Due to the liquid / vapor flow path formed by the connector, the liquid flows downward and the vapor flows upward in one connector. In some embodiments, there is one connector that forms a bidirectional liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the evaporator and the hollow interior of the capacitor. In some embodiments, there are two or more connectors, each independently forming a bidirectional liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the evaporator and the hollow interior of the capacitor. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the cooling device is connected so as to form a condenser 350 that is in thermal contact with one or more walls 320 that substantially form the liquid impermeable container 300. It has a heat transfer system with a group of opaque structures. FIG. 3 also comprises a heat transfer system comprising a second group of vapor impermeable structures connected to form an evaporator 360 that is in thermal contact with one or more walls 340 that substantially form the storage region 310. The cooling device provided is shown. The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is attached to both the condenser 350 and the evaporator 360, and forms a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser 350 and the hollow inside of the evaporator 360. The connector 370 is provided. In some embodiments, the heat transfer system comprises a continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior and an evaporative liquid sealed within the continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior. As shown in FIG. 3, in some embodiments, the connector is a substantially linear structure that is arranged substantially vertically when the cooling device is in a working position.

In some embodiments, the evaporator and / or the condenser of the heat transfer system is connected to a plurality of walls of the liquid impermeable container and the storage area. See, for example, FIG. In some embodiments, the first vapor permeable structure group connected to form a condenser is continuous and in thermal contact with two or more walls of the liquid opaque container. .. For example, the condensers may be made up of a plurality of hollow tubes that are coupled to each other and placed in thermal contact with the two or more walls of the liquid impermeable vessel. For example, the condenser may be made of a structure made of one roll pressure weld that is bent and arranged to form a plurality of walls of the liquid impermeable container. In some embodiments, the second vapor permeable structure group connected to form an evaporator is contiguous and in thermal contact with two or more walls of the storage area. For example, the evaporators may be made up of a plurality of hollow tubes that are coupled to each other and arranged in thermal contact with two or more walls of the storage area. For example, the evaporator may be made of a structure made of one roll pressure weld that is bent and arranged to form a plurality of walls of the storage area.

In some embodiments, the heat transfer system forms a unidirectional heat conductor within the cooling device. A "unidirectional heat conductor", as used herein, allows heat transfer in one direction along its major axis, but heat in the opposite direction along the same major axis. Refers to a structure configured to substantially prohibit transmission. The unidirectional thermal conductor facilitates the transfer of thermal energy (eg, heat) in one direction along the length of the unidirectional thermal conductor, but in the opposite direction along the length of the unidirectional thermal conductor. Designed and provided to substantially suppress transmission to. In some embodiments, for example, the unidirectional heat conductor comprises a linear heat pipe device. In some embodiments, for example, the unidirectional thermal conductor comprises a thermal siphon. In some embodiments, for example, the unidirectional thermal conductor comprises a thermal diode device. For example, a unidirectional thermal conductor may include a hollow tube made of a thermal conductive material, sealed at both ends, and containing an evaporative liquid in both volatile and gaseous states. For example, the unidirectional thermal conductor may include a tubular structure having a substantially sealed internal region and an evaporative fluid sealed within the substantially sealed internal region. In some embodiments, for example, the unidirectional thermal conductor is configured as a 1/2 inch diameter copper tube. In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor may be made using roll pressure welding techniques in whole or in part. In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor may comprise an internal configuration configured to distribute the evaporative liquid along the inner surface of the unidirectional thermal conductor. For example, a unidirectional thermal conductor may include an inner surface, which has a groove, channel, or similar structure of size, shape, and location that distributes the evaporative liquid along the inner surface. .. In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor may comprise an inner core structure over its entire interior or in specific regions within it. In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor may comprise an internally sintered structure over its entire interior or in specific regions within it.

In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor may include a plurality of hollow branches, each of which vaporizes to each other and evaporates in both volatile liquid and gaseous states. It has a sex liquid. Some embodiments include a plurality of unidirectional thermal conductors. For example, some embodiments include a plurality of unidirectional thermal conductors arranged in parallel along one axis. For example, some embodiments include a plurality of unidirectional thermal conductors that are utilized in different regions of the cooling device and operate independently of each other. Some embodiments include a plurality of unidirectional thermal conductors with the same evaporative liquid. Some embodiments include different evaporative liquids, eg, multiple unidirectional thermal conductors located in different regions of the chiller.

The unidirectional thermal conductor is configured so that the liquid / gas state of the evaporative liquid is in a thermal equilibrium state. Since the unidirectional thermal conductor is evacuated substantially during production and then sealed with a gas impermeable sealing material, substantially all gases present in the unidirectional thermal conductor are present. It is a liquid gas state. Since the vapor pressure in the unidirectional heat conductor is almost completely the vapor pressure of the liquid, the total vapor pressure is substantially equal to the partial pressure of the liquid. The unidirectional thermal conductor comprises internal channels for both the evaporative liquid and its vapor. In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor comprises an internal flow path sufficient for the two-phase flow of the evaporative liquid within it. For example, the connector may include a bidirectional internal flow path. For example, the connector may include both a liquid flow path and a vapor flow path. In some embodiments, the unidirectional heat conductor operates in a substantially vertical position so that heat transfer from the lower end to the upper end is carried out by steam rising up the unidirectional heat conductor and condensing at the upper end. It may be configured in. In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor comprises an evaporative liquid, where the expected surface level of the evaporative liquid is the expected orientation of the unidirectional thermal conductor in a temperature controlled container. , In the storage area of the container.

In some embodiments, for example, a unidirectional thermal conductor comprises an evaporative liquid containing one or more alcohols. In some embodiments, for example, a unidirectional thermal conductor comprises an evaporative liquid containing one or more liquids commonly used as refrigerants. In some embodiments, for example, the unidirectional thermal conductor comprises water. In some embodiments, for example, the unidirectional thermal conductor comprises an evaporative liquid comprising an R-134A refrigerant, isobutane, methanol, ammonia, acetone, water, isobutene, pentane, or an R-404 refrigerant.

Some embodiments include a unidirectional thermal conductor with an elongated structure. For example, the unidirectional thermal conductor may include a substantially tubular structure. The unidirectional thermal conductor may be configured as a substantially planar structure. The unidirectional thermal conductor may be configured as a substantially non-linear structure. For example, the unidirectional thermal conductor may be configured as a non-linear tubular structure. In some embodiments, the one or more heat transfer units are attached to the outer surface of the unidirectional heat conductor. For example, a planar structure such as a fin-like structure made of one or more heat conductive materials is attached to the outer surface of the unidirectional heat conductor and is located between the unidirectional heat conductor and an adjacent region. It may be arranged to promote heat transfer. The unidirectional thermal conductor may be made of a thermally conductive metal. For example, the unidirectional thermal conductor may include copper, aluminum, silver, or gold.

In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor may comprise a substantially elongated structure. For example, the unidirectional thermal conductor may include a substantially tubular structure. The substantially elongated structure includes an evaporative liquid sealed with a gas impermeable sealing material in the structure. For example, the unidirectional thermal conductor may include a welded or crimped gas impermeable sealant. In some embodiments, the evaporative liquid comprises one or more of water, ethanol, methanol, or butane. The evaporative liquid in the embodiment is selected by an element containing the evaporation temperature of the evaporative liquid in the specific unidirectional thermal conductor structure in the embodiment and an element including a gas pressure in the unidirectional thermal conductor. To. The inside of the structure of the one-way thermal conductor has a gas pressure lower than the vapor pressure of the evaporative liquid contained in the embodiment. When the unidirectional thermal conductor is placed in a temperature controlled vessel in a substantially vertical position, the evaporative liquid evaporates from the bottom of the unidirectional thermal conductor and the resulting vapor is in one direction. It rises and condenses to the top of the heat conductor, which transfers heat energy from the bottom to the top of the one-way heat conductor. In some embodiments, the unidirectional thermal conductor is located between the condensing end and the evaporating end and between the liquid impermeable vessel of the cooling device and the storage area. It is provided with a structure having a heat insulating area.

Some embodiments include a heat conductive coupling block and a unidirectional heat conductor attached to a heat pipe. The coupling block and the heat pipe are arranged so as to moderate heat transfer along the length of the one-way heat conductor, for example.

In some embodiments, the first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the condenser, forms a branched structure. For example, FIG. 3 shows a branching / zigzag pattern of structures connected to form a condenser 350. The zigzag pattern may be arranged, for example, to uniformly distribute the internal fluid and form an active heat transfer region. In some embodiments, the first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the condenser, forms a branched structure and the branched portion of the branched structure. Each end of is the top region of the branch. In some embodiments, the first vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the condenser, forms a branched structure, the branch portion being the branch. Connect at the top of the structure. In some embodiments, the at least one wall that substantially forms the liquid impermeable container is made of one or more roll pressure welds. For example, one or more roll pressure welds may be made to include a first group of vapor impermeable structures with hollow interiors that are connected to form the condenser of the cooling device. The one or more roll pressure welding plates may be incorporated into the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container. In some embodiments, the first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the condenser, is the wall of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. It is built into at least one of them. For example, the first vapor permeable structure group may be a part of a roll pressure welding structure forming one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. In some embodiments, the first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the condenser, is the wall of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. Direct thermal contact with at least one of them.

In some embodiments, the second vapor impermeable structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the evaporator, forms a branched structure. FIG. 3 shows, for example, a branching / zigzag pattern of structures connected to form an evaporator 360. The zigzag pattern may be arranged, for example, to uniformly distribute the internal fluid and form an active heat transfer region. In some embodiments, the second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the evaporator, forms a branched structure and the branched portion of the branched structure. Each end of is the lowest region of the branch. In some embodiments, the second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the evaporator, forms a branched structure, the branch portion being the branch. Connect at the bottom of the structure. In some embodiments, the at least one wall that substantially forms the storage area is made of one or more roll pressure welds. For example, one or more roll pressure welds may be made to include a second group of vapor impermeable structures with hollow interiors that are connected to form the evaporator of the cooling device. The one or more roll pressure welding plates may be incorporated into the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area. The roll pressure weld plate may be made as one unit that is further bent or curved to form a storage area and / or a wall of a liquid impermeable container. In some embodiments, the second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the evaporator, is at least one of the walls of the storage area. It is built into one. In some embodiments, the second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, connected to form the evaporator, is at least one of the walls of the storage area. Direct thermal contact with one. For example, the second vapor permeable structure group may be part of a roll pressure welded structure that forms one or more walls of the storage region.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a cooling device 100 including a sensor 410 arranged between an inner surface of a container wall 320 and an evaporator coil set 330 in a liquid impermeable container 300. The sensor may be, for example, a temperature sensor such as an electronic temperature sensor. In some embodiments, the at least one sensor disposed between the one or more walls in the liquid impermeable vessel and the evaporator coil set, the at least one active cooling unit and the above. It is equipped with a sensor and a controller operably attached to the sensor. The sensor may be operably connected to the controller via a wireless connection. The sensor may be operably connected to the controller with a wired connector. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to transmit a signal containing detection data to the controller at regular time intervals, eg, every hour, every two hours, or every three hours. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to transmit a signal containing detection data to the controller at regular time intervals, eg, every minute, every two minutes, or every three minutes. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to transmit a signal containing detection data to the controller at regular time intervals, eg, every 1 second, every 2 seconds, or every 3 seconds. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to transmit a signal containing the detection data to the controller when the detection parameter is outside a certain set value range. For example, in some embodiments, the temperature sensor sends a signal to the mounting controller in response to the temperature sensor that detects a temperature outside a predetermined range, such as a temperature above 3 ° C or a temperature below 0 ° C. It is configured as follows.

In some embodiments, the controller comprises a circuit that turns the active cooling unit on and off according to the data received from the sensor. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, in the cooling device, the evaporator coil set 330 is arranged in the liquid impermeable container 300, and the phase change substance is located at a position 305 around the evaporator coil set 330. If so, it is adjusted to work efficiently. When the active cooling unit is operating, the compressor 335 operates to cool the cooling coil set 330, resulting in cooling of the phase change material at position 305 around the evaporator coil set 330. It is cooled by the coil set 330. The cooling device 100 may be adjusted to operate efficiently when it is cooled to a certain place in the liquid permeable container 300 such as the frost line 400, for example. The temperature sensor 410 is arranged between the predetermined frost line 400 and the wall 320 of the liquid impermeable container 300 in direct contact with the condenser 350.

In some embodiments, the internal temperature of the storage region is maintained within a predetermined temperature range when the phase change material placed in the liquid impermeable container is maintained within a predetermined temperature range. It has a regulated heat transfer system. For example, the cooling device sets the internal temperature of the storage region within the expected ambient temperature range because the heat transfer system removes heat from the storage region at a rate corresponding to the amount of heat leakage from the storage region. It may be provided with sufficient insulation to be passively maintained within. Elements included in the above adjustment of the heat transfer system include physical properties such as heat conduction properties of the material to be the heat transfer system, the evaporative liquid in the heat transfer system, the storage area and the liquid impermeable container. Includes the location and configuration of the heat transfer system, as well as the phase change material utilized within the liquid impermeable vessel.

In some embodiments, the at least one sensor disposed between the one or more walls in the liquid impermeable vessel and the evaporator coil set, the at least one active cooling unit and the above. It is equipped with a sensor and a controller operably attached to the sensor. Some embodiments include at least one sensor located adjacent to the inner wall of the storage area, the at least one active cooling unit and a controller operably attached to the sensor. Some embodiments include at least one sensor located adjacent to the evaporator of the heat transfer system and a controller operably attached to the at least one active cooling unit and the sensor. To be equipped with. Some embodiments further include a circuit that turns on and off the at least one active cooling unit in response to data received from the sensor. For example, the temperature sensor is placed in the liquid impermeable container, receives a signal from the temperature sensor, and turns on / off to at least one active cooling unit according to the received signal from the temperature sensor. It may be operably connected to a controller configured to transmit a control signal, such as a control signal. In one embodiment, the liquid impermeable vessel is composed of water as a phase changer and whether the water is frozen or likely to freeze (eg, in the temperature range of 2 ° C to -1 ° C). It may be configured to include a temperature sensor arranged and adjusted for detection. The controller attached to the temperature sensor comprises a circuit configured to send an "off" control signal to the active cooling unit when the received data indicates, for example, a freezing temperature of 0 ° C. or lower. May be good. The controller may further include a circuit configured to transmit an "on" control signal to the active cooling unit if the received data indicates a sufficiently warm temperature, eg, 2 ° C. or higher. ..

Some embodiments include a heat transfer system that allows the heat flow rate to vary from the storage area to the liquid impermeable container. Some embodiments include a heat transfer system having at least one heat control device connected to the connector so that the heat control device reversibly controls the size of the hollow interior of the connector. Arrangement is configured. By reversibly controlling the size of the hollow inside of the connector, the liquid flow rate and vapor flow rate of the evaporative liquid in the heat transfer system, and thus the heat flow rate can be changed.

The "heat control device" used herein is configured to regulate the flow of evaporative liquid in a liquid or vapor state between the evaporative end and the condensed end by a heat transfer system. It is a device that has been installed. The heat control device modifies the heat transfer along the entire mounted heat transfer system by changing the configuration in response to the stimulus. In some embodiments, the thermal control device operates in a dual state that opens and closes the flow path in the heat transfer system. In some embodiments, the thermal control device is analog and operates in a plurality of possible states that open and close the flow paths in the heat transfer system to different levels. For example, the thermal control device may include valves with a plurality of partially restricted configurations. For example, a thermal controller is 20% restricted by a valve, 30% restricted by a valve, 40% restricted by a valve, 50% restricted by a valve, 60% restricted by a valve. A valve may be provided that can be stably set to a posture that includes flow, flow restricted by the valve 70%, and flow restricted by the valve 80%. For example, the thermal control device may include a valve that is a solenoid valve. The thermal controller may increase or decrease the thermal energy transferred by the heat transfer system by controlling the flow of evaporative liquid. The thermal controller may be configured, for example, to regulate the flow of evaporative liquid in a liquid or vapor state by a heat transfer system, depending on the temperature. In some embodiments, the thermal control device is a passive device. For example, the passive heat control device may include a bimetal element configured to change its posture in response to a temperature change in the heat transfer system. In some embodiments, the thermal control device is, for example, an active device that requires an operating force and is actively controlled by the controller. For example, the heat control device may include an electric valve inside the heat transfer system, such as inside the connector, attached to a controller and a power source outside the heat transfer system. For example, in some embodiments, the thermal control device comprises a valve such as a ball valve, a motor operably connected to the valve, and a battery operably connected to the motor. In some embodiments, the thermal control device is entirely within the regulated heat transfer system. In some embodiments, the heat control device is partly inside the regulated heat transfer system and partly outside the regulated heat transfer system, eg, one or more. It is equipped with a power joint or a control mechanism.

For example, FIG. 5 shows an embodiment comprising a heat control device 500 attached to a connector 370 of a heat transfer system. In the embodiments shown above, the thermal control device 500 comprises valves arranged and mounted to reversibly control the flow of vapors and fluids within the connector 370, thereby the thermal dynamics of the heat transfer system. Is adjusted. In some embodiments, the valve is operably connected to the controller, which comprises a circuit configured to transmit a control signal to the valve. For example, the valve may be operably connected to the controller via wireless connection. For example, the valve may be operably connected to the controller with a wired connector. For example, the controller may include a circuit configured to transmit a control signal to the valve in response to data received by the controller from a sensor located in the liquid impermeable container. Good. For example, the controller may include a circuit configured to transmit the control signal to the valve in coordination with the control signal transmitted by the controller to the compressor. In some embodiments, the thermal controller is a passive device and is not operably connected to the controller. For example, the thermal control device may include a mechanism adjusted to open and close a valve attached to the connector according to the temperature of the connector.

Some embodiments include a heating element located adjacent to the condenser of the heat transfer system so that the heating element is not cooled to a temperature below a predetermined minimum temperature. In order to do so, the condenser is configured to supply heat in a reversible and controllable manner. For example, the heating element may include, in some embodiments, an electric heating element operably connected to the controller and configured to correspond to a control signal transmitted from the controller. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the temperature sensor and transmit a control signal to the heating element according to the data of the temperature sensor. For example, one embodiment may include a temperature sensor located adjacent to the evaporator, the temperature sensor transmitting data to the controller, which controls the data received from the temperature sensor. A control signal is transmitted to the heating element accordingly. In some embodiments, the controller receives data from the active cooling unit and, in response to the data received from the active cooling unit, to a heating element located adjacent to the condenser of the heat transfer system. It may be configured to transmit a control signal. For example, the controller may be configured to turn on the heating element after the active cooling unit has been operating for, for example, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, or 24 hours.

In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises a second storage area configured to keep the interior of the device within a second temperature range. For example, the second temperature range may be below freezing (eg, less than 0 ° C.). In some embodiments, the second temperature range may be between −5 ° C. and −15 ° C. In some embodiments, the second temperature range may be between −15 ° C. and −25 ° C. The cooling device may include, for example, a second door arranged to allow the user to access the second storage area (see, eg, FIG. 2). Some embodiments of the cooling device are attached distal to the condenser to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable vessel and are one or more of the frozen phase change substances. A frame having a size and shape surrounding the container and at least one tensioner oriented so as to press the one or more containers against the one or more walls in the frame. In some embodiments, the frame is at least one positioning element oriented to assist in positioning the one or more containers of the frozen phase change material adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls. To be equipped. In some embodiments, the evaporator coil set comprises an outer portion disposed adjacent to an outer frame of the liquid opaque container and an inner portion disposed inside the liquid opaque container. To be equipped with. Some embodiments include two or more evaporator coil sets independently attached to the compressor, the first evaporator coil set being located inside the liquid impermeable vessel and the second. The evaporator coil set is arranged adjacent to the outside of the liquid permeable container.

For example, FIG. 6 shows an embodiment in which the frame 600 is attached to the outer surface of the wall 320 of the liquid impermeable container 300. The liquid impermeable vessel comprises an internal position 305 that would comprise a phase change material that surrounds the evaporator coil set during use of the embodiment (for convenience of illustration, the evaporator coil set is shown in FIG. 6). It has not been). The frame is arranged and oriented adjacent to the outer surface portion 640 of the wall 320 of the liquid impermeable container 300 so as to hold the container 610 of the frozen phase change material. For example, the container for holding the frozen phase change material may, in some embodiments, include a World Health Organization (WHO) standard ice pack for medical service activities. The embodiment of the frame 600 shown in FIG. 6 comprises a substantially flat outer portion 650 adjacent to the outer surface portion 640 of the wall 320 and oriented to position the container 610 of the frozen phase change material. The positioning element 620 with two substantially flat facing surfaces is located between the inner surface of the substantially flat outer portion 650 of the frame and the substantially flat outer wall of the frozen phase changing material container 610. In the above embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the frame 600 includes two separate positioning elements 620. Each of the positioning elements has a knob 625 at one end, and the knob 625 is of a size and shape that assists the user in reversibly sliding the positioning element with respect to the frame 600, and therefore the adjacent container 610. Assists in removal. The substantially flat outer portion 650 of the frame 600 may include a guide portion 630, which is sized and shaped to determine the position of one or more knobs of each positioning element 620, and thus the positioning element 620. Maintains its relative position with respect to the frame 600. Some embodiments include one or more tension elements within the frame, which contact one or more containers of the frozen phase change material directly with the outer surface of the wall of the liquid impermeable container. Oriented to hold. For example, the frame may include an internal torsion spring. For example, the frame may include a semi-elliptical spring that is positioned and placed to hold the container.

In some embodiments, one or more containers of frozen phase change material are attached distal to the condenser to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container. It has a frame of size and shape that surrounds it, and the frame is placed in a second liquid impermeable container. The frame may be arranged and configured to maintain the position of one or more containers of the frozen phase change material that are in thermal contact with the second liquid impermeable container. The second liquid impermeable container has sufficient thermal properties to freeze one or more containers of a frozen phase changing substance that are in thermal contact with the second liquid impermeable container and maintain the frozen state. It may be configured to contain a substance. The second liquid impermeable container may be configured to contain a phase change substance. In some embodiments, the second liquid impermeable container may be configured to contain a second phase changing material having a lower freezing temperature than the first phase changing material. In some embodiments, the second liquid impermeable container may be configured to contain a second phase changing material having a higher melting point than the first phase changing material. For example, in an embodiment in which the first liquid impermeable container contains water as a phase change substance, the second liquid impermeable container contains salt water having a lower freezing temperature than (unsalted) water. For example, in an embodiment in which the first liquid impermeable container contains water as a phase changing substance, the second liquid impermeable container contains a phase changing substance having a freezing temperature of −10 ° C. For example, in an embodiment in which the first liquid impermeable container contains water as a phase changing substance, the second liquid impermeable container contains a phase changing substance having a freezing temperature of −20 ° C.

Some embodiments of the cooling device are one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container configured to hold the vapor change material inside the cooling device, the condenser. One or more walls integrally comprising a first group of vapor opaque structures having a hollow interior connected to form an evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid opaque container. One that integrally comprises at least one active cooling unit and a second group of vapor opaque structures having a hollow interior that are connected to substantially form a storage area and form an evaporator. The wall and the connector attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forming a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser and the hollow inside of the evaporator are provided. The condenser, the evaporator, and the connector form a heat transfer system built into the cooling device.

In some embodiments, the connector is sized and shaped to allow both liquid and vapor to flow between the interior of the evaporator and the interior of the condenser of the heat transfer system. For example, FIG. 5 shows a connector 370 arranged between the evaporator 360 and the condenser 350 of the heat transfer system built into the cooling device 100. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the heat transfer system is such that the liquid and vapor move in both directions within their hollow interiors, along a linear and substantially vertical (ie, up and down in FIG. Flow and operate.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the cooling device 100. In the embodiment shown above, the liquid impermeable container 300 is made of a wall 320. Two of the walls 320 of the liquid impermeable container 300 make thermal contact with the condenser 350 of the heat transfer system. For example, the wall may be made of a layered rolled joint material comprising the condenser that is bent and arranged to form the wall of the liquid impermeable container. The evaporator coil set 330 is arranged in the liquid permeable container 300, and the sensor 410 of the liquid opaque container 300 in direct thermal contact between the edge of the evaporator coil set 330 and a part of the condenser 350. It is placed between the inside of the wall 320. The evaporator coil set 330 may be operably attached to the compressor 335, and the compressor 335 may be further attached to the controller 380 and the power monitor 390. The cooling device 100 includes a power connector 395 to a power source such as a distribution network system. The embodiment of the condenser 350 shown in FIG. 7 is made to include a plurality of internal loops in the liquid / vapor flow path in the condenser 350. The cooling device 100 shown in FIG. 7 includes two connectors 370 in the heat transfer system. Each of the connectors 370 provides a bidirectional liquid-vapor flow path for the evaporative liquid within the hollow interior of the heat transfer system.

The cooling device 100 shown in FIG. 7 also comprises a storage area 310 substantially defined by a wall 340. Two of the walls 340 of the storage area 310 are in thermal contact with the evaporator 360 of the heat transfer system. For example, the wall may be made of a layered rolled joint with the evaporator that is bent and arranged to form the wall of the storage area. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the evaporator 360 comprises two separate paths, each integrated on each surface of the evaporator 360. Each of the two separate pathways is configured to provide a bidirectional liquid / vapor flow pathway within the hollow interior. The above two paths inside the evaporator 360 are connected at their lowest point 700.

In some embodiments, the cooling device is a heat transfer system comprising an evaporator, a condenser, and one or more connectors, each connector between the interior of the evaporator and the interior of the condenser. A double vapor / liquid flow path is formed in. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises an evaporator, a condenser, and a heat transfer system with one connector. In some embodiments, the cooling device comprises an evaporator, a condenser, and a heat transfer system with two connectors. For example, the two connectors may be arranged adjacent to two different surfaces of the cooling device. For example, the two connectors may be arranged adjacent to one surface of the cooling device. In some embodiments, the chiller comprises a heat transfer system with an evaporator, a condenser, and three connectors. For example, the three connectors may be arranged adjacent to three different surfaces of the cooling device, such as two sides and a back surface. For example, the three connectors may be arranged adjacent to one surface of the cooling device.

Some embodiments include a first group of vapor impermeable structures having a hollow interior connected to form a condenser. The vapor impermeable structure is also liquid impermeable. The vapor impermeable structure may be made of a plurality of tubes, tubular structures, or regions made of roll pressure welds or other materials, depending on the embodiment. Some embodiments include a condenser formed from a group of first vapor impervious structures, the vapor impermeable structure having a plurality of parts, each of which is at a lower position, said connector. Connected to. Some embodiments include a condenser formed from a group of first vapor impervious structures, the vapor impermeable structure having a plurality of parts, each of which is at a lower position, said connector. Connected to at least one other part in the upper position. Some embodiments include a condenser formed from a group of first vapor impermeable structures, wherein the vapor impervious structure has a plurality of portions, each portion at a lower position, said above. Connected to the connector and at least one intermediate position level. For example, in some embodiments, the first vapor impervious structure group forms a zigzag pattern, and the structures are connected to each other at the intersections of the patterns.

Some embodiments include a second group of vapor opaque structures with hollow interiors connected to form an evaporator. The vapor impermeable structure is also liquid impermeable. The vapor impermeable structure may be made of a plurality of tubes, tubular structures, or regions made of roll pressure welds or other materials, depending on the embodiment. Some embodiments include an evaporator formed from a second group of vapor impermeable structures, the vapor impervious structure having a plurality of portions, each portion of which is the connector in an upward position. Connected to. Some embodiments include an evaporator formed from a second group of vapor impermeable structures, the vapor impervious structure having a plurality of portions, each portion of which is the connector in an upward position. Connected to and connected to at least one other part in the lower position. Some embodiments include an evaporator formed from a second group of vapor impermeable structures, wherein the vapor impervious structure has a plurality of portions, each portion in an upper position, supra. Connected to the connector and at least one intermediate position level. For example, in some embodiments, the second vapor impervious structure group forms a zigzag pattern, and the structures are connected to each other at the intersections of the patterns.

In some embodiments, the heat transfer system is made of continuous roll pressure welds, the roll pressure welds comprising the evaporator, the condenser, and one or more connectors. For example, a roll pressure welder may be made with the desired internal flow path forming an evaporator, a condenser, and one or more channels between the evaporator and the condenser, during manufacture. The roll pressure weld, which is generally flat in the initial state, bends and forms the storage area and / or the wall of the liquid permeable container. For example, a roll pressure welder made to include the evaporator, the condenser, and the one or more connectors and which is substantially flat at the time of manufacture can be used in the storage area and / or the liquid impermeable container after the manufacture. It may be reconstructed to form a surface, and the reconstructed form may be incorporated into the cooling device during assembly of the cooling device. In some embodiments, the chiller comprises one or more walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller, and the liquid opaque. At least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the sex vessel and located between the one or more walls in the liquid impermeable vessel and the evaporator coil set. The sensor is connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more walls that substantially form a storage area and one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container. A first vapor impermeable structure group having a hollow interior, a second steam having a hollow interior connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a storage area. An opaque structure group and a connector attached to both the condenser and the evaporator to form a liquid / steam flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser and the hollow inside of the evaporator. It comprises a heat transfer system, and a controller operably attached to the at least one active cooling unit and the sensor.

In some embodiments, the cooling device also includes a heat conductive wall that is built into the liquid impermeable container and includes a region that projects beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container, and the heat conductive wall of the heat conductive wall. A wall having a heat insulating layer attached to the region of the heat conductive wall protruding beyond the edge of the liquid permeable container and adjacent to the region of the heat conductive wall, and a freezing wall mounted in the wall. It comprises a frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of phase change material. During use, as the heat passes through the surface of the cooling device, the heat is also dispersed along the heat transfer wall to the liquid impermeable container. This heat dissipation assists in keeping the internal storage area of the wall within a predetermined temperature range at which one or more containers of phase change material are frozen. For example, the heat conductive wall may contain a heat conductive metal such as copper or aluminum. For example, the insulation layer may include standard insulation materials such as those used in cooling devices, such as foam insulation or one or more vacuum insulation panels. A frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of frozen phase change material, mounted within the wall, comprises one or more positioning elements and / or frame elements such as one or more tensile elements. May be good.

FIG. 8 shows a mode of the cooling device in a schematic cross-sectional view. For convenience of illustration, FIG. 8 shows a portion of a cooling device that may be combined with other mechanisms described herein. FIG. 8 shows a liquid impermeable container 300 with a substantially flat wall 320. The interior of the liquid impermeable container 300 has a region 305 of a size and shape that forms a space adjacent to the cooling coil set. The vertical outer wall of the substantially flat wall 320 of the liquid impermeable container 300 is a heat conductive wall 805. The heat conductive wall 805, together with the lower outer wall 830 and the lower wall of the liquid impermeable container 300, forms a surrounding wall 810. Within the wall 810, there is a heat insulating layer 820 arranged at a position adjacent to the wall. A frame 600 of a size and shape surrounding one or more containers of the frozen phase change material is arranged within the insulating layer 820. In the embodiment shown above, the inner wall 850 partitions the heat insulating layer from the layer of the phase changing substance 840 arranged between the heat insulating layer 820 and the frame 600. In one embodiment, the system operates as a special system in which the system is configured exclusively for the function of the cooling device, and any related computer device of the system is not a general purpose computer, but a patent claim. It is integrated to act as a purpose-built computer for the system. In one embodiment, at least one associated computer device of the system operates as a special purpose computer for the claimed system, not as a general purpose computer. In one embodiment, at least one of the associated computer devices in the system is embedded in hardware in a particular ROM to instruct the at least one computer device. In one embodiment, one of ordinary skill in the art will find that the cooling devices and systems will bring progress, at least in the technical field of intermittent power-based cooling, for example in remote areas or resource-deficient areas. ..

The present disclosure has been made with reference to various exemplary embodiments. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that modifications and modifications to the above embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the various operating steps and the components for performing the operating steps are performed differently, depending on the particular application or considering any number of cost functions associated with the operation of the system. (For example, one or more of the above steps may be deleted, modified, or combined with other steps).

Further, the principles of the present disclosure, including components, may be reflected in a computer program product in a computer readable storage medium embodying computer readable program code means. Any non-temporary tangible computer-readable storage medium including magnetic storage devices (hard disks and floppy disks, etc.), optical storage devices (CD-ROMs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, etc.), and / or flash memory, etc. May be used. These computer program instructions are general purpose computers, specific applications, such that instructions executed on a computer or other programmable data processing device produce a machine that produces a means of performing a specified function. It may be written to a computer or other programmable data processing device. For example, the computer program instruction may be incorporated into the circuit of the controller of one embodiment of the cooling device. These computer program instructions also specify that, to a computer or other programmable data processing device, the instructions stored in computer-readable memory manufacture a product that includes an execution means that performs the specified function. It may be stored in a computer-readable memory that can be instructed to function in this way. The computer program instructions also cause a series of operating steps to be performed on a computer or other programmable device so that the instructions performed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps to perform the specified function. It may be loaded into a computer or other programmable data processing device to spawn a computer execution process.

In a general sense, the various aspects described herein function as different hardware, software (eg, hardware specifications) that are considered to consist of different types of "electric circuits". High-level computer programs), firmware, and / or any combination thereof, may be executed individually and / or collectively. Thus, as used herein, examples of an "electric circuit" include an electric circuit having at least one discrete electric circuit, an electric circuit having at least one integrated circuit, and at least one specific application. Electrical circuits with integrated circuits, general purpose computer devices made up of computer programs (eg, general purpose computers made up of computer programs that perform at least partially the processes and / or devices described herein, or books. A microcomputer composed of a computer program that executes at least a part of the processes and / or devices described in the specification, an electric circuit forming a memory device (for example, a form of memory (for example, random access, flash,). Read-only, etc.)), and / or electrical circuits (eg, modems, communication exchanges, optical-electric devices, etc.) that form communication devices, but are not limited thereto. The invention-specific matters described herein may be performed in analog, digital, or a combination of these formats.

The present specification has been described with reference to various embodiments. However, various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure should be considered in an exemplary rather than restrictive sense, and all such amendments are intended to be within the scope of this disclosure. Similarly, benefits, other effects, and means for solving problems have been described above with reference to various embodiments. However, any benefit, effect, means for solving a problem, and any element that provides or makes any advantage, effect, or solution stand out should be construed as a significant, necessary, or essential component or element. is not. As used herein, "comprises," "comprising," and any other variant, the process, method, article, or device with the element list is only those elements. Is intended to include non-exclusive inclusions that may also include other elements that are not explicitly stated or may include other elements that are not specifically stated in such processes, methods, systems, goods, or devices. ing.

Aspects of the invention described herein are set forth in the sections numbered below.

1. 1. With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second group of vapor impermeable structures with a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system provided with a connector having a hollow interior that is attached to form a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
A cooling device characterized by being provided with.

2. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the liquid impermeable container is arranged in the cooling device above the storage area.

3. 3. The liquid impermeable container is
Apertures of size, shape, and position that the above evaporator coil set can pass through,
A liquid permeable sealing material between the surface of the opening and the surface of the evaporator coil set,
The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the cooling device is provided with.

4. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container comprises multiple layers, the condenser being arranged adjacent to the surface of at least one of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to section 1, which is characterized.

5. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid opaque container comprise a plurality of layers, at least one of the one or more layers comprising a non-planar region and the liquid opaque. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein a plurality of surfaces of the sex container are formed.

6. The cooling device according to section 1, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area have an opening in a position, size, and shape for forming an access opening.

7. The cooling device according to section 1, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area are provided with openings in position, size, and shape for reversibly coupling with the door.

8. The cooling device according to section 1, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage region form five faces of a cubic structure.

9. The one or more walls that substantially form the storage area comprises a plurality of layers, wherein the evaporator is arranged adjacent to at least one surface of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to Section 1.

10. The cooling device according to section 1, wherein the at least one active cooling unit includes an active cooling system.

11. The cooling device according to section 1, wherein the at least one active cooling unit includes an electric compression system.

12. The at least one active cooling unit comprising the evaporator coil set
A first portion of the evaporator coil set arranged adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially forms the liquid impermeable container.
The second part of the evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid impermeable container, and
A frame of size and shape surrounding one or more containers of the frozen phase change material, which is in thermal contact with the first portion of the evaporator coil set.
The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the cooling device is provided with.

13. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the heat transfer system forms a unidirectional heat conductor in the cooling device.

14. 2. The heat transfer system according to section 1, wherein the heat transfer system comprises a continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior and a hermetically sealed evaporative liquid in the continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior. Cooling system.

15. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the condenser, forms a branched structure.

16. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the condenser is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the cooling device is provided.

17. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser directly heats with at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. The cooling device according to section 1, wherein the cooling device is in contact with each other.

18. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the evaporator, forms a branched structure.

19. The second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the evaporator is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the cooling device is provided.

20. The second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator directly heats with at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. The cooling device according to section 1, wherein the cooling device is in contact with each other.

21. The cooling device according to Section 1, wherein the connector is a substantially linear structure that is arranged substantially vertically when the cooling device is in a working posture.

22. The connector comprises a plurality of conduits having a first end attached to the evaporator and a second end attached to the condenser, each of which is inside the evaporator and the condenser. The cooling device according to section 1, characterized in that it is configured to provide a bidirectional flow path for liquids and vapors to and from the interior of the

23. The cooling device according to Section 1, further comprising a phase-changing substance arranged in the liquid impermeable container.

24. The cooling device according to Section 1, further comprising an access lid configured to allow the user to access the inside of the liquid impermeable container within the upper surface of the liquid impermeable container.

25. The cooling device according to section 1, further comprising at least one valve connected to the connector and configured to reversibly control the size of the hollow interior of the connector.

26. In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the at least one active cooling unit and the sensor.
The cooling device according to Section 1, further comprising.

27. The cooling device according to section 26, wherein the controller includes a circuit for turning on / off at least one active cooling unit according to data received from the sensor.

28. A thermal control device connected to the connector and arranged so as to reversibly control the size of the hollow inside of the connector.
In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the thermal control device and the sensor,
The cooling device according to Section 1, further comprising.

29. 28. The cooling device according to section 28, wherein the controller includes a circuit that transmits a control signal to the thermal control device in response to data received from the sensor.

30. A frame of size and shape that is attached distal to the condenser and surrounds one or more containers of the frozen phase change material on the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container. When,
Within the frame, at least one tensioner oriented so as to press the one or more containers against the one or more walls.
The cooling device according to Section 1, further comprising.

31. The frame comprises at least one positioning element adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls and oriented to assist in positioning the one or more containers of the frozen phase change material. The cooling device according to section 30.

32. The cooling device according to section 30, wherein the frame is arranged in a second liquid impermeable container.

33. With the liquid impermeable vessel, the evaporator coil set, the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area, and the enclosure surrounding the heat transfer system.
A door arranged within the outer shell to reversibly allow the user to access the storage area,
The cooling device according to Section 1, further comprising.

34. The cooling device according to section 1, further comprising a power monitor operably attached to the controller.

35. A heat conductive wall built in the liquid impermeable container and provided with a region protruding beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container.
A surrounding wall attached to the region of the heat conductive wall that protrudes beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container of the heat conductive wall and provided with a heat insulating layer adjacent to the region of the heat conductive wall.
A frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of frozen phase change material mounted within the wall.
The cooling device according to Section 1, further comprising.

36. A hollow interior that is connected to form a condenser, which is one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller. With one or more walls integrally comprising a first vapor permeable structure group having
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
One or more walls that substantially form a storage area, integrally comprising a second group of vapor opaque structures with hollow interiors connected to form an evaporator. With the wall
A connector attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forming a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser and the hollow inside of the evaporator.
With
The cooling device, wherein the condenser, the evaporator, and the connector form a heat transfer system built in the cooling device.

37. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the liquid impermeable container is arranged in the cooling device above the storage area.

38. The liquid impermeable container is
Apertures of size, shape, and position that the above evaporator coil set can pass through,
A liquid permeable sealing material between the surface of the opening and the surface of the evaporator coil set,
36. The cooling device according to section 36.

39. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container comprises multiple layers, the condenser being arranged adjacent to the surface of at least one of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to section 36.

40. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid opaque container comprise a plurality of layers, at least one of the one or more layers comprising a non-planar region and the liquid opaque. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the sex container forms a plurality of surfaces.

41. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the condenser, forms a branched structure.

42. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. 36. The cooling device according to section 36.

43. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser directly heats with at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. The cooling device according to section 36, characterized in contact.

44. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the at least one active cooling unit comprises an active cooling system.

45. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the at least one active cooling unit comprises an electric compression system.

46. The at least one active cooling unit is
A first portion of the evaporator coil set arranged adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially forms the liquid impermeable vessel, and
The second part of the evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid impermeable container, and
A frame of size and shape surrounding one or more containers of the frozen phase change material, which is in thermal contact with the first portion of the evaporator coil set.
36. The cooling device according to section 36.

47. 36. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area have an opening of position, size, and shape for forming an access opening.

48. 36. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area are provided with openings in position, size, and shape for reversibly coupling with the door.

49. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage region form five faces of a cubic structure.

50. The one or more walls that substantially form the storage area comprises a plurality of layers, wherein the evaporator is arranged adjacent to at least one surface of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to section 36.

51. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the evaporator, forms a branched structure.

52. The second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. 36. The cooling device according to section 36.

53. The second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator directly heats with at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. The cooling device according to section 36, characterized in contact.

54. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the connector is a substantially linear structure arranged substantially vertically when the cooling device is in a use posture.

55. The connector comprises a plurality of conduits having a first end attached to the evaporator and a second end attached to the condenser, each of which is inside the evaporator and the condenser. 36. The cooling device according to section 36, which is configured to provide a bidirectional flow path for liquids and vapors to and from the interior of the

56. The cooling device according to section 36, wherein the heat transfer system forms a unidirectional heat conductor in the cooling device.

57. 32. Section 36, wherein the heat transfer system comprises a continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior and an evaporative liquid sealed within the continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior. Cooling system.

58. The cooling device according to section 36, further comprising a phase-changing substance disposed in the liquid impermeable container.

59. The cooling device according to section 36, further comprising an access lid configured to allow the user to access the inside of the liquid impermeable container within the upper surface of the liquid impermeable container.

60. 36. The cooling device according to section 36, further comprising at least one thermal control device connected to the connector and configured to reversibly control the size of the hollow interior of the connector.

61. In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the at least one active cooling unit and the sensor.
36. The cooling device according to section 36.

62. The cooling device according to section 61, wherein the controller includes a circuit for turning on / off at least one active cooling unit according to data received from the sensor.

63. A thermal control device connected to the connector and arranged so as to reversibly control the size of the hollow inside of the connector.
In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the thermal control device and the sensor,
36. The cooling device according to section 36.

64. The cooling device according to section 63, wherein the controller includes a circuit that transmits a control signal to the thermal control device in response to data received from the sensor.

65. A frame of size and shape that is attached distal to the condenser and surrounds one or more containers of the frozen phase change material on the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container. When,
Within the frame, at least one tensioner oriented so as to press the one or more containers against the one or more walls.
36. The cooling device according to section 36.

66. The frame comprises at least one positioning element adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls and oriented to assist in positioning the one or more containers of the frozen phase change material. The cooling device according to section 65.

67. The cooling device according to section 65, wherein the frame is arranged in a second liquid impermeable container.

68. With the liquid impermeable vessel, the evaporator coil set, the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area, and the enclosure surrounding the heat transfer system.
A door arranged within the outer shell to reversibly allow the user to access the storage area,
36. The cooling device according to section 36.

69. The cooling device according to section 36, further comprising a power monitor operably attached to the controller.

70. A heat conductive wall built in the liquid impermeable container and provided with a region protruding beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container.
A surrounding wall attached to the region of the heat conductive wall that protrudes beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container of the heat conductive wall and provided with a heat insulating layer adjacent to the region of the heat conductive wall.
A frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of frozen phase change material mounted within the wall.
36. The cooling device according to section 36.

71. With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
A sensor disposed between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set in the liquid impermeable container.
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second group of vapor impermeable structures with a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system that is mounted and includes a connector that forms a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
A cooling device comprising the at least one active cooling unit and a controller operably attached to the sensor.

72. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the liquid impermeable container is arranged in the cooling device above the storage area.

73. The liquid impermeable container is
Apertures of size, shape, and position that the above evaporator coil set can pass through,
A liquid permeable sealing material between the surface of the opening and the surface of the evaporator coil set,
71. The cooling device according to section 71.

74. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid permeable container comprises multiple layers, the condenser being arranged adjacent to the surface of at least one of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to section 71.

75. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid opaque container comprise a plurality of layers, at least one of the one or more layers comprising a non-planar region and the liquid opaque. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein a plurality of surfaces of the sex container are formed.

76. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the at least one active cooling unit comprises an active cooling system.

77. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the at least one active cooling unit comprises an electric compression system.

78. The at least one active cooling unit comprising the evaporator coil set
A first portion of the evaporator coil set arranged adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially forms the liquid impermeable container.
The second part of the evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid impermeable container, and
A frame of size and shape surrounding one or more containers of the frozen phase change material, which is in thermal contact with the first portion of the evaporator coil set.
71. The cooling device according to section 71.

79. In the liquid impermeable container, the sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set is arranged so as to be immersed in a phase change substance when the cooling device is used. The cooling device according to section 71, characterized in that.

80. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set in the liquid impermeable container includes a temperature sensor.

81. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area have an opening of position, size, and shape for forming an access opening.

82. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area are provided with openings in position, size, and shape for reversibly coupling with the door.

83. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage region form five faces of a cubic structure.

84. The one or more walls that substantially form the storage area comprises a plurality of layers, wherein the evaporator is arranged adjacent to at least one surface of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to section 71.

85. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the heat transfer system forms a unidirectional heat conductor in the cooling device.

86. 31. Section 71, wherein the heat transfer system comprises a continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior and an evaporative liquid sealed within the continuous, substantially sealed hollow interior. Cooling system.

87. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the condenser, forms a branched structure.

88. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the cooling device is provided.

89. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser directly heats with at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. The cooling device according to section 71, characterized in contact.

90. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the second vapor impermeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the evaporator, forms a branched structure.

91. The second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the cooling device is provided.

92. The second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator directly heats with at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid opaque container. The cooling device according to section 71, characterized in contact.

93. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the connector is a substantially linear structure arranged substantially vertically when the cooling device is in a working posture.

94. The connector comprises a plurality of conduits having a first end attached to the evaporator and a second end attached to the condenser, each of which is inside the evaporator and the condenser. 71. The cooling apparatus according to section 71, characterized in that it is configured to provide bidirectional flow paths for liquids and vapors to and from the interior of the

95. The cooling device according to section 71, wherein the controller includes a circuit for turning on / off at least one active cooling unit according to data received from the sensor.

96. The cooling device according to section 71, further comprising a phase-changing substance disposed in the liquid impermeable container.

97. The cooling device according to section 71, further comprising an access lid configured to allow the user to access the inside of the liquid impermeable container within the upper surface of the liquid impermeable container.

98. The cooling device according to section 71, further comprising at least one thermal control device connected to the connector and configured to reversibly control the size of the hollow interior of the connector.

99. It is connected to the connector, arranged and configured to reversibly control the size of the hollow inside of the connector, operably attached to the controller, and configured to receive a control signal from the controller. The cooling device according to section 71, further comprising a heat control device.

100. A frame of size and shape that is attached distal to the condenser and surrounds one or more containers of the frozen phase change material on the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container. When,
Within the frame, at least one tensioner oriented so as to press the one or more containers against the one or more walls.
71. The cooling device according to section 71.

101. The frame comprises at least one positioning element adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls and oriented to assist in positioning the one or more containers of the frozen phase change material. The cooling device according to section 100.

102. The cooling device according to section 100, wherein the frame is arranged in a second liquid impermeable container.

103. With the liquid impermeable vessel, the evaporator coil set, the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area, and the enclosure surrounding the heat transfer system.
A door arranged within the outer shell to reversibly allow the user to access the storage area,
71. The cooling device according to section 71.

104. The cooling device according to section 71, further comprising a power monitor operably attached to the controller.

105. A heat conductive wall built in the liquid impermeable container and provided with a region protruding beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container.
A surrounding wall attached to the region of the heat conductive wall that protrudes beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container of the heat conductive wall and provided with a heat insulating layer adjacent to the region of the heat conductive wall.
A frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of frozen phase change material mounted within the wall.
71. The cooling device according to section 71.

All of the above-mentioned US patents, US patent application gazettes, US patent applications, foreign patents, foreign applications, and non-patent publications referred to herein and / or described in the application datasheet are with this specification. Incorporated herein as a reference, to the extent not inconsistent. Various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, but other aspects and embodiments will also be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting, the true scope and spirit of which is set forth in the following claims. ..

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With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second group of vapor impermeable structures with a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system provided with a connector having a hollow interior that is attached to form a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
Equipped with a,
The at least one active cooling unit comprising the evaporator coil set
A first portion of the evaporator coil set arranged adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially forms the liquid impermeable vessel, and
The second part of the evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid impermeable container, and
A frame of size and shape surrounding one or more containers of the frozen phase change material, which is in thermal contact with the first portion of the evaporator coil set.
Cooling device according to claim Rukoto equipped with. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container comprises a plurality of layers, and the condenser is arranged adjacent to the surface of at least one of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to claim 1. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid opaque container comprise a plurality of layers, at least one of the one or more layers comprising a non-planar region and the liquid opaque. The cooling device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of surfaces of the sex container are formed. The one or more walls that substantially form the storage region comprises a plurality of layers, wherein the evaporator is arranged adjacent to at least one surface of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to claim 1. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. The cooling device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling device is provided. The second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator is incorporated in at least one of the one or more walls of the storage area . The cooling device according to claim 1. The connector comprises a plurality of conduits having a first end attached to the evaporator and a second end attached to the condenser, each of which is inside the evaporator and the condenser. The cooling device according to claim 1, wherein the cooling device is arranged so as to provide a bidirectional flow path for liquid and vapor. The cooling device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one valve connected to the connector and arranged so as to reversibly control the size of the hollow inside of the connector. In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the at least one active cooling unit and the sensor.
The cooling device according to claim 1, further comprising. A thermal control device connected to the connector and arranged so as to reversibly control the size of the hollow inside of the connector.
In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the thermal control device and the sensor,
The cooling device according to claim 1, further comprising. With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second vapor permeable structure group having a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system equipped with a connector having a hollow interior that is attached to form a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
With
A frame of size and shape that is attached distal to the condenser to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container and surrounds the one or more containers of the frozen phase change material. When,
Within the frame, at least one tensioner oriented so as to press the one or more containers against the one or more walls.
A cooling device characterized by further comprising. The cooling device according to claim 1, further comprising a power monitor operably attached to the cooling device. With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second group of vapor impermeable structures with a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system provided with a connector having a hollow interior that is attached to form a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
With
A heat conductive wall built in the liquid impermeable container and provided with a region protruding beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container.
A surrounding wall attached to the region of the heat conductive wall that protrudes beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container of the heat conductive wall and provided with a heat insulating layer adjacent to the region of the heat conductive wall.
A frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of frozen phase change material mounted within the wall.
A cooling device characterized by further comprising. A hollow interior that is connected to form a condenser, which is one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller. With one or more walls integrally comprising a first vapor permeable structure group having
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
One or more walls that substantially form a storage area, integrally comprising a second group of vapor opaque structures with hollow interiors connected to form an evaporator. With the wall
A connector attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forming a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser and the hollow inside of the evaporator.
With
The condenser, the evaporator, and the connector form a heat transfer system built into the cooling device .
The at least one active cooling unit is
A first portion of the evaporator coil set arranged adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially forms the liquid impermeable vessel, and
The second part of the evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid impermeable container, and
A frame of size and shape surrounding one or more containers of the frozen phase change material, which is in thermal contact with the first portion of the evaporator coil set.
Cooling device according to claim Rukoto equipped with. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container comprises a plurality of layers, and the condenser is arranged adjacent to the surface of at least one of the plurality of layers. The cooling device according to claim 14 . The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid opaque container comprise a plurality of layers, at least one of the one or more layers comprising a non-planar region and the liquid opaque. The cooling device according to claim 14 , wherein a plurality of surfaces of the sex container are formed. The cooling device according to claim 14 , wherein the first steam impermeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the condenser, forms a branched structure. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. The cooling device according to claim 14 , wherein the cooling device is provided. The cooling device according to claim 14 , wherein the one or more walls that substantially form the storage area form five faces of a cubic structure. The cooling device according to claim 14 , wherein the second steam impermeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the evaporator, forms a branched structure. The second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator is incorporated in at least one of the one or more walls of the storage area . The cooling device according to claim 14 . The connector comprises a plurality of conduits having a first end attached to the evaporator and a second end attached to the condenser, each of which is inside the evaporator and the condenser. 14. The cooling device according to claim 14 , wherein the cooling device is arranged so as to provide a bidirectional flow path for liquid and vapor. In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the at least one active cooling unit and the sensor.
14. The cooling device according to claim 14 , further comprising. A thermal control device connected to the connector and arranged so as to reversibly control the size of the hollow inside of the connector.
In the liquid permeable container, at least one sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set, and
A controller operably attached to the thermal control device and the sensor,
14. The cooling device according to claim 14 , further comprising. A hollow interior that is connected to form a condenser, which is one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller. With one or more walls integrally comprising a first vapor permeable structure group having
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
One or more walls that substantially form a storage area, integrally comprising a second group of vapor opaque structures with hollow interiors connected to form an evaporator. With the wall
A connector attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forming a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser and the hollow inside of the evaporator.
With
The condenser, the evaporator, and the connector form a heat transfer system built into the cooling device.
A frame of size and shape that is attached distal to the condenser and surrounds one or more containers of the frozen phase change material on the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container. When,
Within the frame, at least one tensioner oriented so as to press the one or more containers against the one or more walls.
A cooling device characterized by further comprising. The cooling device according to claim 14 , further comprising a power monitor operably attached to the cooling device. A hollow interior that is connected to form a condenser, which is one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller. With one or more walls integrally comprising a first vapor permeable structure group having
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
One or more walls that substantially form a storage area, integrally comprising a second group of vapor opaque structures with hollow interiors connected to form an evaporator. With the wall
A connector attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forming a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser and the hollow inside of the evaporator.
With
The condenser, the evaporator, and the connector form a heat transfer system built into the cooling device.
A heat conductive wall built in the liquid impermeable container and provided with a region protruding beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container.
A surrounding wall attached to the region of the heat conductive wall that protrudes beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container of the heat conductive wall and provided with a heat insulating layer adjacent to the region of the heat conductive wall.
A frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of frozen phase change material mounted within the wall.
A cooling device characterized by further comprising. With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
A sensor disposed between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set in the liquid impermeable container.
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second group of vapor impermeable structures with a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system that is mounted and includes a connector that forms a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
It comprises at least one active cooling unit and a controller operably attached to the sensor .
The at least one active cooling unit comprising the evaporator coil set
A first portion of the evaporator coil set arranged adjacent to the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially forms the liquid impermeable container.
The second part of the evaporator coil set arranged inside the liquid impermeable container, and
A frame of size and shape surrounding one or more containers of the frozen phase change material, which is in thermal contact with the first portion of the evaporator coil set.
Cooling device according to claim Rukoto equipped with. The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container comprises a plurality of layers, and the condenser is arranged adjacent to the surface of at least one of the plurality of layers. 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 . The one or more walls that substantially form the liquid opaque container comprise a plurality of layers, at least one of the one or more layers comprising a non-planar region and the liquid opaque. 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 , which comprises forming a plurality of surfaces of a sex container. In the liquid impermeable container, the sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set is arranged so as to be immersed in a phase change substance when the cooling device is used. 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 . 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 , wherein the sensor arranged between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set in the liquid impermeable container includes a temperature sensor. The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior connected so as to form the condenser is built in at least one of the one or more walls of the liquid permeable container. 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 . The second vapor opaque structure group having the hollow interior connected to form the evaporator is incorporated in at least one of the one or more walls of the storage area . 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 . The connector comprises a plurality of conduits having a first end attached to the evaporator and a second end attached to the condenser, each of which is inside the evaporator and the condenser. 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 , wherein the cooling device is arranged so as to provide a bidirectional flow path for liquid and vapor. 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 , further comprising at least one thermal control device connected to the connector and configured to reversibly control the size of the hollow interior of the connector. With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
A sensor disposed between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set in the liquid impermeable container.
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second group of vapor impermeable structures with a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system that is mounted and includes a connector that forms a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
It comprises at least one active cooling unit and a controller operably attached to the sensor.
A frame of size and shape that is attached distal to the condenser and surrounds one or more containers of the frozen phase change material on the outer surface of the one or more walls that substantially form the liquid impermeable container. When,
Within the frame, at least one tensioner oriented so as to press the one or more containers against the one or more walls.
A cooling device characterized by further comprising. The cooling device according to claim 37 , wherein the frame is arranged in a second liquid impermeable container. 28. The cooling device according to claim 28 , further comprising a power monitor operably attached to the controller. With one or more walls that substantially form a liquid impermeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller.
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
A sensor disposed between the one or more walls and the evaporator coil set in the liquid impermeable container.
With one or more walls that effectively form the storage area,
A first vapor permeable structure group with a hollow interior, a storage area, connected to form a condenser that is in thermal contact with one or more of the above walls that substantially form a liquid opaque container. To a second group of vapor impermeable structures with a hollow interior, and both the condenser and the evaporator, which are connected to form an evaporator that is in thermal contact with the one or more walls that are formed. A heat transfer system that is mounted and includes a connector that forms a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow interior of the condenser and the hollow interior of the evaporator.
It comprises at least one active cooling unit and a controller operably attached to the sensor.
A heat conductive wall built in the liquid impermeable container and provided with a region protruding beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container.
A surrounding wall attached to the region of the heat conductive wall that protrudes beyond the edge of the liquid impermeable container of the heat conductive wall and provided with a heat insulating layer adjacent to the region of the heat conductive wall.
A frame of size and shape that surrounds one or more containers of frozen phase change material mounted within the wall.
A cooling device characterized by further comprising. A hollow interior that is connected to form a condenser, which is one or more walls that substantially form a liquid permeable container configured to hold the phase change material inside the chiller. With one or more walls integrally comprising a first vapor permeable structure group having
With at least one active cooling unit with an evaporator coil set located inside the liquid impermeable vessel,
One or more walls that substantially form a storage area, integrally comprising a second group of vapor impermeable structures with hollow interiors connected to form an evaporator. With the wall
A connector attached to both the condenser and the evaporator and forming a liquid / vapor flow path between the hollow inside of the condenser and the hollow inside of the evaporator.
With
The condenser, the evaporator, and the connector form a heat transfer system built into the cooling device.
The first vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the condenser, forms the first branch structure.
The second vapor permeable structure group having the hollow interior, which is connected so as to form the evaporator, forms the second branch structure.
The first branch structure and the second branch structure are both zigzag-shaped.
The branch point of the first branch structure is at the bottom of the condenser,
The branch point of the second branch structure is above the evaporator,
A cooling device characterized in that the first branch structure and the second branch structure are connected only at the branch points.

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