Cold storage health monitoring system
US10240861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/14
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A monitoring system for a cold storage device such as a vapor compression refrigerator or freezer. The monitoring system learns operating characteristics of the cold storage device and issues alarm notifications when abnormal behavior is detected. Such a system can be used as an “early warning system” to flag when a cold storage device is not operating properly. Such a system could be particularly valuable in applications that make mission-critical use of cold storage devices, e.g., biomedical or pharmaceutical research labs, blood or tissue banks, grocery stores, restaurants, and the like.
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