Testing for an air leak in a controlled atmosphere container

Abstract

Provided is a controlled atmosphere container controller for a controlled atmosphere container. The controlled atmosphere container comprises a cargo space for storing cargo, and the controller is configured to perform a test for an air leak in the controlled atmosphere container. The test comprises the controlled atmosphere container controller causing a first characteristic of an atmosphere in the cargo space to have a first value, stopping causing the first characteristic to have the first value, receiving, in a time period following the stopping, a signal from a sensor configured to sense a second characteristic of the atmosphere in the cargo space, the signal representative of a value of the second characteristic of the atmosphere in the cargo space during the time period, and performing an action to permit determination of an air leak in the controlled atmosphere container, on the basis of the signal.

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