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US 2026/0063336 A1Published application
Container storage device
AssigneeHitachi High-Tech Corporation
InventorsTakahiro KUMAGAI, Takenori OKUSA, Yoshiki MURAMATSU
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Abstract
To improve cooling performance of a container storage device in which an electrothermal device is used. The container storage device includes a storage unit configured to store a container storing a liquid, and a cooling unit configured to cool air aspirated from the storage unit and supply the cooled air to the storage unit. The cooling unit includes a plurality of fins arranged along a flow of the air, and electrothermal devices respectively connected to the fins.
Claims10
A container storage device comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store a container storing a liquid;
- and
- a cooling unit configured to cool air aspirated from the storage unit and supply the cooled air to the storage unit, wherein
- the cooling unit includes
- a plurality of fins arranged along a flow of the air, and
- electrothermal devices respectively connected to the fins,
- the container storage device further comprises:
- a control unit configured to control the electrothermal devices such that a difference in power consumed by the electrothermal devices falls within a predetermined range, and
- the control unit sets a target temperature of each of the electrothermal devices based on a flow rate ratio of the circulating air flowing into and cooled by the fins.
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A container storage device comprising:
- a storage unit configured to store a container storing a liquid;
- and
- a cooling unit configured to cool air aspirated from the storage unit and supply the cooled air to the storage unit, wherein
- the cooling unit includes
- a plurality of fins arranged along a flow of the air,
- electrothermal devices respectively connected to the fins, and
- a drain configured to discharge dew condensation water generated by the fin,
- a single number of fins and the drain are arranged in a region where the air flows downward, a plurality of fins are arranged in a region where the air flows upward, and
- the container storage device further comprises:
- a control unit configured to control the plurality of electrothermal devices such that a power consumed by the electrothermal device arranged most upstream among the plurality of electrothermal devices arranged along the flow of the air is maximized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.