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US 11,959,674 B2Granted
Refrigeration system
AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.
InventorKiichirou Satou
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Abstract
A refrigeration system including a storage in which multiple containers are joined and each include a refrigeration apparatus includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a third communication unit that perform communication so that the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers operate in synchronization with each other.
Claims13
A refrigeration system comprising:
- multiple containers joined together to form a storage, the multiple containers each including a refrigeration apparatus, wherein
- the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers each include a controller and a communication circuit,
- the communication circuits of the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers are configured so that the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers connect and communicate with each other,
- the controller of one of the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers is set to a main controller,
- the controller of a remaining one of the refrigeration apparatuses is set to a slave controller,
- the communication circuits in the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers allow the main controller and the slave controller to communicate with each other,
- when a defrosting operation is performed, the main controller sends time information of a clock to the slave controller, the time information indicating when the clock has reached a scheduled time, and causes the refrigeration apparatuses of the containers to operate in synchronization with each other based on the time information of the clock.
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