Conservation insulated container and/or transportation of perishable or heat sensitive products
AssigneeL Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsJean-Pierre BERNARD, Antony DALLAIS
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Abstract
An isothermal container for preserving and/or transporting perishable or heat-sensitive products, includes a cryogenic compartment for a mass of a cryogenic fluid, a product storage compartment for the products to be preserved or transported, at least one Seebeck module, and at least one fan positioned within the product compartment to create forced convention therein that is electrically powered by the Seebeck module, which generates a voltage from the difference in temperature between the mass of cryogen and the ambient air temperature of the product compartment.
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An isothermal container for preserving and/or transporting perishable or heat-sensitive products, comprising
- a cryogenic compartment adapted and configured to accept a mass of a cryogen comprising lateral surfaces and a lower part that comprises a cold plate;
- a product storage compartment adapted and configured to store perishable or heat-sensitive products, wherein cooling of the products takes place through contact between the cold plate and air from the product compartment;
- at least one Seebeck module adapted and configured to generate a voltage from the difference in temperature between the mass of cryogen and an ambient temperature of air in the product compartment through the Seebeck effect;
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- at least one fan positioned within the product compartment that is adapted and configured to create forced convection in the product compartment and to be electrically powered by the voltage generated by the at least one Seebeck module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.