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TW201727174A
TW201727174A TW105133982A TW105133982A TW201727174A TW 201727174 A TW201727174 A TW 201727174A TW 105133982 A TW105133982 A TW 105133982A TW 105133982 A TW105133982 A TW 105133982A TW 201727174 A TW201727174 A TW 201727174A
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羅伯 H J 米洛斯
基斯 B 培亞
詹姆斯 麥可奎
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/34Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering
    • H02J7/35Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells

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Abstract

本發明揭示一種可攜式冷凍系統,其用於藥物或其他貴重、溫度敏感之材料的輸送中。該系統可使用GPS定位技術沿著網際網路連接透過一板載蜂巢式數據機來提供絕對全域位置,該板載蜂巢式數據機容許在裝置使用期間對溫度雲端通信並傳遞資料。冰箱可由一可再充電電池供電,可透過至AC主供應器或至該裝置所包含之光伏打面板的連接,將電再充回該可再充電電池。絕緣容器可透過真空絕緣面板構造的使用而被保持於一恆定溫度下。可透過經耦合至絕緣腔室且與具有熱管及一系統風扇之一熱交換器成對之熱電冷卻模組來使用來使該裝置冷卻。該裝置可透過所包含之圖形使用者介面顯示器而經由觸控或按鈕進行操作,或可由一遠端電腦,透過該雲端,經由一蜂巢式連接來對其存取及控制。The present invention discloses a portable refrigeration system for use in the delivery of drugs or other valuable, temperature sensitive materials. The system can provide absolute global location through an on-board cellular modem along the Internet connection using GPS positioning technology, which allows the temperature cloud to communicate and communicate data during device usage. The refrigerator can be powered by a rechargeable battery that can be recharged back to the rechargeable battery by connection to an AC main supply or to a photovoltaic panel included in the device. The insulated container can be maintained at a constant temperature through the use of a vacuum insulated panel construction. The device can be cooled by use of a thermoelectric cooling module coupled to the insulating chamber and paired with a heat exchanger having one of a heat pipe and a system fan. The device can be operated via touch or button through the included graphical user interface display, or can be accessed and controlled by a remote computer through the cloud via a cellular connection.

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可攜式冰箱及其使用方法Portable refrigerator and method of use thereof

本發明揭示一種可攜式冰箱,且更特定言之,本發明揭示一種可攜式熱電冰箱,其具有用於溫度敏感材料之輸送中之伴隨溫度監測特徵。The present invention discloses a portable refrigerator, and more particularly, a portable thermoelectric refrigerator having a temperature monitoring feature for use in the transport of temperature sensitive materials.

可攜式冷卻器盒及冰箱可用於各種實施例中。 在不比將救生疫苗輸送至世界上偏遠地區更明顯之諸多使用領域中存在對受控溫度遞送系統之需要。若此等疫苗的溫度上升至太高或下降低至將其冷凍,則此可永久地使疫苗失去活性,因此使其在接種抗病中無用,且在一些情況中,此可能不能安全地使用其。因此,在發展中國家及世界上不具有恆定電力之偏遠地區對冷凍藥物之需要係一嚴重問題。 在救生疫苗之遞送中,需要在傳遞該等疫苗時監測其等之溫度。世界衛生組織規定應將多數疫苗保持於攝氏2度至攝氏8度之一安全冷卻範圍內。缺乏用於疫苗遞送程式中之冷卻器盒之恆定可靠之監測系統在所遞送之藥物安全中產生不確定性,通常在以下方面造成浪費:未知的已經保持於安全範圍內之藥物必須被處理掉,且有時需要備用且無效率冷卻方法以保證在不存在更佳方法之情況下維持該安全範圍以監測遞送裝置之內容物之溫度。鑑於此情況,需要經常監測接近於在傳遞中之藥物或商品之內部溫度及裝置經歷之環境溫度兩者。 因為既需要藥物隨時可用又需要將其等維持於一某一溫度,故多年以來絕緣容器在傳遞至使用領域場所中已用於輸送疫苗及其他類似藥療法。然而,多數此等裝置係填充有冰塊或依賴於用於再冷凍之一單獨冷凍器系統之冷凍冰袋之被動絕緣容器。接著,仍需用於輸送要求溫度控制之品項之一自含式壓縮及可攜式冷卻儲存系統。Portable cooler boxes and refrigerators can be used in various embodiments. There is no need for a controlled temperature delivery system in many areas of use that are more apparent than the delivery of lifesaving vaccines to remote areas of the world. If the temperature of such vaccines rises too high or decreases to freezing them, this can permanently deactivate the vaccine, thus rendering it useless in vaccination and, in some cases, may not be safe to use. its. Therefore, the need for frozen drugs in remote areas of developing countries and the world without constant power is a serious problem. In the delivery of life-saving vaccines, it is necessary to monitor the temperature of such vaccines as they are delivered. The World Health Organization stipulates that most vaccines should be kept within a safe cooling range of 2 degrees Celsius to 8 degrees Celsius. The lack of a constant and reliable monitoring system for the chiller cartridge in the vaccine delivery program creates uncertainty in the safety of the delivered drug, often resulting in waste: unknown drugs that have been kept within safe limits must be disposed of And sometimes an alternate and inefficient cooling method is required to ensure that the safe range is maintained in the absence of a better method to monitor the temperature of the contents of the delivery device. In view of this situation, it is often necessary to monitor both the internal temperature of the drug or commodity in transit and the ambient temperature experienced by the device. Because both the drug is ready for use and needs to be maintained at a certain temperature, insulated containers have been used for delivery of vaccines and other similar drug therapies for many years in the field of delivery. However, most of these devices are filled with ice cubes or passive insulated containers that rely on frozen ice packs for re-freezing one of the individual freezer systems. Next, there is still a need for a self-contained compression and portable cooling storage system for delivering the required temperature control.

本發明揭示一種可用作一藥物輸送裝置或溫度敏感物質輸送裝置之可攜式冰箱,其可維持適當溫度以防止所輸送之品項之腐壞或損壞。本發明亦揭示在離網型場所中或當無可用於對一電子裝置供電之AC主電源時使用電池電力提供冷凍。冰箱中之電池可透過至AC主電源(例如,連接至來自一發電廠之一發電機或市政電網電力之一壁裝插座)、該冰箱上之一或多個光電伏打面板、或其等之組合之連接被再充電。冰箱可具有高效真空絕緣面板構造,例如從而遞送一較長持續時間之冷溫保持容器。此外,冰箱可具有一板載微控制器及圖形使用者介面,其容許對儲存腔室之內部溫度及外部溫度兩者之管理及接觸監測、判定剩餘電池充電之能力、及透過使用一GPS模組之定位及透過一蜂巢式數據機連接至網際網路雲端之傳達。 據此,本文描述一種可攜式醫療儲存裝置,其包括:一絕緣容器,其由真空絕緣面板環繞;一熱電冷卻器,其與該絕緣容器進行熱连通且透過接觸一熱交換器及風扇總成而冷卻;一電池能量源,其透過至AC主電源之連接或透過使用由所包含之光伏打模組產生之能量充電;一板載微處理器控制系統,其具有所包含之用於位置服務之GPS及用於與網際網路雲端網路進行通信且同時呈現系統效能之蜂巢式連接。 另外,本文描述一種可攜式醫療儲存裝置,其包括:一絕緣容器,其具有一絕緣門;一内部空腔,其由該絕緣容器環繞;一冷卻總成,其與包括一冷板、一熱傳導構件、一熱電冷卻器、具有熱管管材之一散熱器、及一風扇之冷卻總成熱连通;一溫度感測器,其用於感測該容器內之溫度;及一微處理器及一控制輸入面板,其與該熱電冷卻器、該溫度感測器及電池電連通。 亦揭示一種冷凍單元系統,其可具有一可攜式冷凍單元及與該可攜式冰箱單元進行資料通信之一遠端電腦。該冰箱單元可具有一絕緣內部空間。該單元可小於22 kg。該可攜式冷凍單元可具有電池、一位置感測器、一電信無線電、及一或多個溫度計,該一或多個溫度計經組態以量測該單元外之環境溫度及該內部空間內之內部溫度。該單元可具有儲存關於該內部空間之內容物之資料之一記憶體。 該位置感測器可具有一GPS接收器。該電信無線電可具有一蜂巢式數據機。該蜂巢式數據機可具有一GSM數據機。 本發明揭示一種用於使用該冷凍單元系統之方法。該方法可包含:由遠端電腦計算冰箱單元之一剩餘可操作壽命時間。該可操作壽命可包含該單元剩下之時間量,其中該內部空間將保持高於一所要溫度。該方法亦可包含:由該遠端電腦針對該單元計算至一所要目的地之一路線(即,行進路徑)。 該方法亦可包含:計算該單元之範圍。可使用該單元之該剩餘可操作壽命時間、該路線之一長度、及該單元之一歷史速度計算該範圍。 本發明進一步揭示一種冷凍單元系統,其可具有:一冷腔室,其處於一總成之中心,該總成具有直接接觸而附裝至該腔室之一熱電模組,藉此該接觸可容許熱之立即傳導遠離該冷腔室。該系統可具有真空絕緣面板,其環繞該冷腔室且依以便形成一緊密密封及一良好絕緣環境之一方式排列。該熱電模組可與一熱傳導板機械接觸,該熱傳導板具有藉由空氣循環用於傳導冷卻之鰭片及經組態以將熱傳導遠離該板至一較大熱交換器之熱管兩者。該熱交換器可耦合至一風扇,該風扇可通過該熱交換器之該等鰭片循環冷卻空氣以使該系統冷卻。該系統可具有熱探針,其等附接至該冷腔室及該熱交換器。該等熱探針可依容許監測系統溫度或溫度狀態之一方式經暴露至環境或溫度。此等溫度狀態繼而可由系統微處理器監測,且用作至一冷卻演算法之輸入,當由系統殼體中之一可再充電電池對該冷腔室供電時,該冷卻演算法可提供最大其冷卻時間量。 該冷腔室可由例如鋁片材金屬之一金屬製成。該真空絕緣面板可經形成為該冷腔室之輪廓且在邊緣處使用閉孔泡沫或聚合物捲帶進行密封。 用於使該熱電冷卻模組運作之演算法可經最佳化以當以來自該系統中之該可再充電電池之電力運作時提供冷卻時間之最大持續時間。該演算法可容許該單元在一設定溫度下或一溫度範圍下運作,且使該單元介於接通狀態與斷開狀態之間脈動,以便在隨著時間使用來自該電池之最少電量時將平均溫度保持於所要範圍內。 該系統微處理器可在運作該熱電冷卻模組以使該冷腔室冷卻時感測至AC主電源之連接且同時力圖對該電池組充電。 該熱電冷卻模組可在一能量提高狀態下運作以便使該單元迅速冷卻至該設定溫度範圍之低端。 控制該熱電模組電力狀態之該演算法可在將該系統自AC主電源移除且該系統依以便節省更多電力但在最長可行保持時間內仍運作於指定溫度範圍內之一方式僅以電池電力運作時,調整至冷卻模組之電力。 此外,本發明揭示一種冷卻一冷凍系統之方法,其可包含:使用來自由一電池組及/或AC主電源供電之一電力供應器之電力使一熱電冷卻模組脈動,且接著該電力經轉換成由該熱電模組使用之DC能量。該熱電模組可由運作一軟體演算法之一微處理器控制,該微處理器監測由板載溫度監測探針所提供之溫度。該軟體可判定在任一給定時間待遞送至該熱電模組之最佳電力以平衡以下要求:該冷腔室之迅速冷卻、該電池組中該充電之保存、及該冷腔室中冷保持溫度之一致性。 該軟體演算法可回應於由AC主連接、來自一車輛中之一PV太陽能面板、DC電連接之DC源連接所提供之外部電力、來自該電池組之DC電力、或其等之組合之存在減小電池空乏且保持該熱電模組依足以維持該冰箱之內部空間內之設定溫度之一妥適速率運作來調整該電力供應器之輸出。 該軟體演算法可藉由監測該熱電模組之回應時間、該環境溫度、及該電池充電狀態改良超時使用。該軟體演算法可監測該電池充電狀態並調高至該熱電模組之電力且直至來自該系統之該溫度讀數在該系統之該等溫度設定外,且繼而該軟體可發信號至該系統以發出任何警報以通知裝置之使用者、或裝置效能之遠端監測器已違反指定溫度範圍。The present invention discloses a portable refrigerator that can be used as a drug delivery device or a temperature sensitive substance delivery device that maintains an appropriate temperature to prevent spoilage or damage of the delivered item. The present invention also discloses the use of battery power to provide refrigeration in an off-grid location or when there is no AC main power source available to power an electronic device. The battery in the refrigerator can be permeable to the AC main power source (eg, connected to one of a power plant or one of the wall outlets of the municipal grid power), one or more photovoltaic panels on the refrigerator, or the like The combination of the connections is recharged. The refrigerator can have a high efficiency vacuum insulated panel construction, such as to deliver a colder temperature holding container for a longer duration. In addition, the refrigerator may have an onboard microcontroller and a graphical user interface that allows management and contact monitoring of both the internal and external temperatures of the storage chamber, the ability to determine the remaining battery charge, and the use of a GPS module. The positioning of the group and the communication to the Internet cloud through a cellular modem. Accordingly, a portable medical storage device is described herein comprising: an insulated container surrounded by a vacuum insulated panel; a thermoelectric cooler in thermal communication with the insulated container and in contact with a heat exchanger and a fan Cooling; a battery energy source that is connected to the AC mains supply or through the use of energy generated by the included photovoltaic modules; an onboard microprocessor control system with included for location The GPS of the service and the cellular connection used to communicate with the Internet Cloud Network while presenting system performance. In addition, a portable medical storage device is described herein, comprising: an insulated container having an insulated door; an internal cavity surrounded by the insulated container; a cooling assembly including a cold plate, a a heat conducting member, a thermoelectric cooler, a heat sink having a heat pipe, and a cooling assembly of a fan; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature in the container; and a microprocessor and a A control input panel is in electrical communication with the thermoelectric cooler, the temperature sensor, and the battery. Also disclosed is a refrigeration unit system that can have a portable refrigeration unit and a remote computer that communicates data with the portable refrigerator unit. The refrigerator unit may have an insulated interior space. The unit can be less than 22 kg. The portable refrigeration unit can have a battery, a position sensor, a telecommunications radio, and one or more thermometers configured to measure an ambient temperature outside the unit and within the interior space The internal temperature. The unit may have a memory that stores information about the contents of the internal space. The position sensor can have a GPS receiver. The telecommunications radio can have a cellular modem. The cellular modem can have a GSM modem. A method for using the refrigeration unit system is disclosed. The method can include calculating, by the remote computer, a remaining operational life time of one of the refrigerator units. The operational lifetime may include the amount of time remaining for the unit, wherein the internal space will remain above a desired temperature. The method can also include calculating, by the remote computer, one of the routes to a desired destination (ie, the travel path) for the unit. The method can also include calculating a range of the unit. The range can be calculated using the remaining operational lifetime of the unit, one of the lengths of the route, and a historical speed of the unit. The present invention further discloses a refrigeration unit system that can have a cold chamber at the center of an assembly having a direct contact and attached to a thermoelectric module of the chamber, whereby the contact can be Allows immediate conduction of heat away from the cold chamber. The system can have a vacuum insulated panel that surrounds the cold chamber and is arranged in such a manner as to form a tight seal and a good insulating environment. The thermoelectric module can be in mechanical contact with a thermally conductive plate having fins that are circulated by air for conduction cooling and heat pipes configured to conduct heat away from the plate to a larger heat exchanger. The heat exchanger can be coupled to a fan that circulates cooling air through the fins of the heat exchanger to cool the system. The system can have a thermal probe that is attached to the cold chamber and the heat exchanger. The thermal probes can be exposed to the environment or temperature in a manner that allows monitoring of one of the system temperature or temperature conditions. These temperature states can then be monitored by the system microprocessor and used as input to a cooling algorithm that provides maximum cooling when the cold chamber is powered by a rechargeable battery in the system housing The amount of cooling time. The cold chamber can be made of, for example, one of the aluminum sheet metal. The vacuum insulated panel can be formed as a contour of the cold chamber and sealed at the edges using a closed cell foam or polymer web. The algorithm for operating the thermoelectric cooling module can be optimized to provide a maximum duration of cooling time when operating with power from the rechargeable battery in the system. The algorithm may allow the unit to operate at a set temperature or a temperature range and cause the unit to pulsate between an on state and an off state in order to use the minimum amount of power from the battery over time. The average temperature is kept within the desired range. The system microprocessor can sense the connection to the AC main power source while operating the thermoelectric cooling module to cool the cold chamber while attempting to charge the battery pack. The thermoelectric cooling module is operable in an energy boosting state to rapidly cool the unit to the lower end of the set temperature range. The algorithm for controlling the power state of the thermoelectric module can be performed by removing the system from the AC main power source and the system is operated to save more power but still operate within a specified temperature range for the longest feasible hold time. When the battery power is running, adjust the power to the cooling module. Moreover, the present invention discloses a method of cooling a refrigeration system, which can include: pulsing a thermoelectric cooling module using power from a power supply powered by a battery pack and/or an AC main power source, and then Converted to DC energy used by the thermoelectric module. The thermoelectric module can be controlled by a microprocessor operating a software algorithm that monitors the temperature provided by the onboard temperature monitoring probe. The software can determine the optimal power to be delivered to the thermoelectric module at any given time to balance the following requirements: rapid cooling of the cold chamber, storage of the charge in the battery pack, and cold hold in the cold chamber The consistency of temperature. The software algorithm may be responsive to the presence of an external power supplied by an AC primary connection, a PV solar panel from a vehicle, a DC source connection of a DC electrical connection, DC power from the battery pack, or the like. The output of the power supply is adjusted by reducing battery depletion and maintaining the thermoelectric module operating at a suitable rate sufficient to maintain a set temperature within the interior space of the refrigerator. The software algorithm can improve the timeout by monitoring the response time of the thermoelectric module, the ambient temperature, and the state of charge of the battery. The software algorithm monitors the state of charge of the battery and increases the power to the thermoelectric module until the temperature reading from the system is outside of the temperature settings of the system, and the software can then signal to the system Any alert is issued to inform the user of the device, or the remote monitor of the device's performance has violated the specified temperature range.

[相關申請案之交叉參考] 本申請案係關於2015年11月10日申請之美國臨時申請案第62/253,272號,該案以全文引用方式併入本文中。 圖1a、圖1a’及圖1a’’展示約30英吋高、10英吋寬,及14英吋深,或具有更小尺寸之一可攜式冷凍單元(在本文中亦稱為一冰箱)。該可攜式冷凍單元可含有處於總成內之一絕緣容器,其可具有一約4至12公升容量(例如,一8公升容量)之冷腔室或內部空間。該絕緣容器可經固持於一外殼總成內,且具有一絕緣門以容許對該絕緣容器之內容物進行存取。該絕緣門可圍繞該門之頂部及底部兩者處之門鉸鏈旋轉。當該絕緣門抵靠外殼總成按壓時,可產生一密封件,該密封件將內部冷溫保持為比較高之外部空氣環境溫度穩定。冰箱單元可具有由光伏打電池組成之一可卸離光伏打面板總成。此光伏打面板總成用於自落於該等光伏打電池上之入射太陽光產生電。該光伏打面板總成可在輸送期間透過使用擷取光伏打面板之頂部邊緣及底部邊緣之面板安裝突片而被留存於可攜式冰箱之側上。該單元可具有一AC出口及/或插頭及電線,(例如)用於單元操作及電網充電。該總成之頂部上係一擋板,其為待放置及存取之圖形使用者介面螢幕提供一位置。 如圖1a’中所展示,該單元可具有一觸控螢幕使用者介面螢幕。該單元可具有進口通道,諸如一冷卻進口。腔室之內部空間可具有擱架(如圖5a至圖5e中所展示)及/或定制區段。該單元可具有一手提把手(由在圖1a’中之殼隱藏),其係可折疊以當該把手未處於使用中時,與該單元之頂部表面齊平而放置。該單元之該殼可具有一光伏打面板總成或太陽能面板,其(例如)係以鉸鏈方式附接至該殼之剩餘部分,使得該太陽能面板可向上旋轉,以在期望一更強充電時更直接面向太陽。 該單元可具有一電力插頭(例如,用於附接至一AC主電源之一AC插頭)。該插頭可處於可延伸電力電線上且可回縮,且當未延伸時由太陽能面板隱藏。 圖1a’’繪示該單元之絕緣門可旋轉打開,從而對該單元之絕緣容器或內部空間進行存取。 圖1b展示可攜式冷凍單元之前部,該可攜式冷凍單元具有用於在接近系統之頂部處可見之熱交換器排出電路之空氣進口或冷卻進口狹槽。圖1b中所展示之該系統具有關閉之絕緣門及鎖定位置中所展示之門鎖,因此在用於輸送之壓縮下將門保持為關閉。 圖1c展示可攜式冷凍單元之外殼之右側,其中該外殼之側材料係由片材金屬製成。此材料可係鋁、鋼或適用於持久外部使用裝置之另一質輕合金。 圖1d展示可攜式冷凍單元之背部,其具有接近總成之頂部安置之空氣進口狹槽。亦可在該單元之背面板上發現用於一電力電線之連接之AC電力入口。接近於電力電線之入口可係一熔絲座及在供能期間用於單元之安全及操作之一電力開關。 圖1e展示可攜式冷凍單元之頂部,其在擋板之頂部中具有一通風排氣口。此排出區域容許在操作期間熱氣自熱交換器總成釋放,且更具體而言,用於使排風扇在其操作時放出熱系統。排熱區域上方係一手提把手,其整合至該單元之頂部處之擋板中。該把手容許以類似於一手提箱之一方式提可攜式單元。可攜式冷凍單元重量可小於大約22 kg,例如,取決於組件選擇、電池大小及絕緣容器容量自大約6 kg至大約22公斤。該單元可用於涼品項之遞送領域中。 圖2展示光伏打面板,未自單元總成之側安裝其,因此容許該面板經放置於距該單元一距離處以收集太陽光線並生成電以對板載電池系統充電。由光伏打面板與單元之間所使用之掛接纜線之長度判定此面板可與該單元分離之距離。一典型掛接纜線長度可係自5米至15米,因此容許在其中纜線可透過一打開之窗延伸至可攜式冷凍單元之一診療所區域外放置該面板。亦展示未經附接之擋板,此係因為其應需用於初始組裝,且可能用於伺服排風扇或容許對使用者介面螢幕後所隱藏之微控制器印刷電路板存取。應移除該擋板以容許接入佈線、或切換附接至微控制器PCB之通信印刷電路板上之一用戶識別卡。 圖3a表示可攜式冷凍系統之內部元件。展示不具有周圍真空絕緣面板絕緣總成之絕緣容器。在該絕緣容器總成之頂部上係熱交換器總成。安置於該總成之絕緣容器組件下方的係電源組總成。該電源組含有可再充電電池,其可具有一鋰離子類型(LiON)或一鋰離子(LiFE)材料或具有更傳統之各種鉛酸。該等電池位於接近於充電控制器及系統電力供應器,該系統電力供應器判定適當之電池充電位準並將傳入AC電力轉換成適當之DC電力以用於系統中。 圖3b展示具有一平坦性質且同時處於一彎曲組態中之個別面板之真空絕緣面板總成。該等面板可由膨脹發泡體、金屬化膜及/或鋁箔製成,其已經接合並接著於真空下密封,因此生成高效絕緣板材料。此真空絕緣面板總成可用作裝置之絕緣容器部分之一套,且該總成根據需要將系統之內部部分保持為十分冷以將適當之冷卻位準提供至可攜式冷凍系統之內容物。 圖3c展示絕緣門與可攜式冷凍系統分離且證實可如何將門安裝於鉸鏈上並使其擺動至正確位置中且如先前圖式中所示般靠緊。位於裝置之擋板部件中之使用者介面螢幕同時具有觸控螢幕能力及軟鍵功能性,該軟體功能性容許取決於使用者意圖及使用階段改變輸入螢幕。使用者介面螢幕後方可係一印刷電路板(PCB),其含有用於系統級操作、監測、電力調整及以溫度讀數形式回饋至板載通信模組之微控制器,其可執行用於單元之追蹤演算法(其包含接收衛星位置資料)且與網際網路雲端進行通信。 圖4a展示安裝至絕緣容器之外部側之熱電模組。絕緣容器之頂部由諸如鋁之一金屬材料組成以促成良好地傳導熱電模組之冷卻效應。總成之此部分被稱為冷板,此係因為其處於自熱電模組接收冷之側上。圖4b展示熱交換器總成及其伴隨部件。透過使用一模組安裝框、模組安裝柱、及模組安裝支架使熱電模組、或TE模組直接接觸絕緣容器之冷板以用於抵靠絕緣容器之頂部上之冷板穩固地壓縮TE模組。TE模組之此總成通常提供有一熱膠以更佳地協助熱能之傳導遠離冷板且將其傳導至與TE模組接觸而安置且安置於TE模組之頂部上之熱板之側。 圖4b亦展示直接接觸熱板之經由具有高導電材料之熱管所連接而直接接觸系統之頂部處之熱交換器之TE模組之頂部側。此熱交換器總成具有一設計,該設計尤其適於依一有效且固態方式傳導大量熱遠離一相對較小區域,藉此熱板或熱管在正常操作期間不存在移動,藉此挽救組件歸因於溫度之迅速增加之大小之可能變化。熱管透過總成之頂部處之熱交換器延伸,使得所傳導之遠離熱板之熱經排出至熱交換器中,該熱交換器繼而由一頂部安裝之排風扇使其冷卻,該排風扇吸收熱交換器外之熱且將其傳送遠離可攜式冷凍單元。 圖5a至圖5e繪示絕緣容器之內部空間或腔室可具有一或多個擱架。可相對於彼此平行且水平地定向該等擱架。可滑動地延伸該等擱架,且可自內部空間滑動地移除該等擱架。該等擱架可經鎖定至內部空間內之適當位置中。 冰箱單元可具有附接至絕緣容器之外表面之冷箱。該等冷箱可各具有填充有350 g相變材料(例如,來自NC之Arden之RGEES LLC之PCM-OM06P)之一貯器。該相變材料可在5.5 C下改變相位。該等冷箱可具有高潛熱儲存且可安全地接觸溫度敏感負載。 冷箱可係矩形,且可經附接至絕緣容器之側、頂部、底部、背部、或其等之組合。該等冷箱可經附接至絕緣門。可自冰箱單元滑動地移除該等冷箱。舉例而言,較暖之冷箱可經交換以用於較冷之冷箱。 圖6展示系統之電子組件及其等在表示其等連接及相關功能性之一示意性佈局中之功能。方塊圖展示導向AC-DC電力供應器及轉換器之AC主入口。此組件可透過一中繼器將DC電力提供至系統。AC主電源亦可經連接至對電池組充電之一電池充電器。接著,電池繼而可透過該中繼器將DC電力提供至系統。當光伏打太陽能面板經連接且產生電時,其可將DC電力饋送至太陽能充電控制器中,該太陽能充電控制器繼而可對電池充電。接著,電池可透過中繼器將DC電力運轉至系統,此與當自AC主電源充電時相同。 微控制器中央處理單元(CPU)可控制系統之邏輯且將DC電力分散至包含熱電模組、電阻加熱器、及排風扇之系統級組件。該微控制器亦將較小DC電壓發送至讀取絕緣容器之內部溫度及外部環境溫度之熱敏電阻器。該微控制器亦經連接至通信模組,該通信模組包含一GPS接收器以經由衛星及GPRS/GSM數據機判定全域位置,該GPRS/GSM數據機提供至網際網路及支援裝置功能性之資料擷取態樣之基於雲端之伺服器之連接。 設計用於可攜式冷凍單元之電子系統係基於可具有含觸控面板之一320×240 TFT彩色顯示器之一PIC24EP處理器。此為單元提供使用者介面,且亦監測並控制冷凍腔室之加熱或冷卻。TE模組之存在容許絕緣容器之冷卻。絕緣容器中之一較小電阻加熱器之可能加入亦意謂系統可用於加熱內容物,其足以避免冷凍內容物之任何風險。 連接至處理器上之IO接腳之電力MOSFET提供對熱電模組、一電阻式加熱器、及風扇之控制。 使用連接至類比輸入之處理器上之NTC熱敏電阻器監測冷凍腔室及TE模組散熱器之溫度。使用板載類比轉數位轉換器(ADC)轉換所得電壓,且使用標準Steinhart-Hart演算法計算實際溫度並顯示該等實際溫度。 常規地對溫度取樣,且作為一實例,依每秒一次之速率對溫度取樣,且在可係8秒之一時間範圍內由韌體對該等溫度求平均。 韌體係基於在每秒1至100次之範圍內之一週期性中斷。作為一實例,在其中每秒20次之情況中,此將各秒劃分成20個時隙。將各種處理器任務分配至不同時隙以使處理器上之負載均等且容許更佳電力管理。在各中斷上,觸控面板經取樣以判定使用者是否已向系統輸入任何事物。 可使用具有一0.1 C滯後之一簡單接通/斷開恆溫類型演算法完成溫度控制。使用者經由一選單選擇控制設定點。預設可係任一溫度但很可能係5 C。當溫度高於設定點減去滯後時,TE模組接通。當溫度下降至低於彼點時,TE模組斷開。當溫度上升至高於設定點加滯後時,TE模組再次接通。此循環可能耗費自30秒至10分鐘,且作為一實例,此循環可將腔室溫度保持於+0.3 C與-0.1 C內。 亦可經由風扇控制TE模組熱交換器溫度。若熱交換器溫度上升至高於一設定最大值,例如40C,則可開啟風扇直至溫度下降至一安全位準,可能低於35C。此循環可取決於環境溫度耗費自數10秒至數分鐘之一段時間。 CPU可具有支援一GSM (行動電話類型)數據機及一GPS接收器之特徵。此等兩個介面之組合將容許可攜式冷凍系統經由GPS接收器判定其位置,且接著使用GSM電話介面以向一伺服器報告系統之位置及狀態。此將容許在領域中經由網際網路及經雲端連接之電腦伺服器對任何數目個可攜式冷凍系統之遠端管理。 冰箱可將腔室內保持為低於10℃而無需下降至低於0℃、或另一所要溫度目標或範圍。舉例來說,使用者可選擇約6℃ (例如,2℃至8℃)之一所要溫度範圍。由冰箱中之一恆溫器進行之溫度量測可具有大於+/-1℃之一公差。 CPU可控制溫度之設定點。CPU可取決於冰箱之電源及所要溫度範圍改變腔室中溫度之設定點。舉例而言,若冰箱正以主電源運作,則CPU可將腔室溫度設定點設定成接近所選擇之溫度範圍之下端(例如,在來自範圍之底部之25%處)或底部。接著,腔室內容物可盡可能多地經冷凍使得當主電源斷開時,冰箱之內容物必須進一步增溫以退出所要範圍之頂部。此可導致一更長總運作時間。 若冰箱正以電池電力運作,則CPU可將腔室溫度設定點設定成接近所選擇之溫度範圍之上端(例如,來自範圍之底部之75%)之一溫度。電池電力使用可與裝置之內部溫度與外部溫度之間之差值成比例,故容許內部溫度上升可減小自電池汲取之電力,從而延長電池壽命。 當冰箱由主電源供電時,可依一較高速率對內部電池充電,可在約4小時內對該電池再充電。若唯一可用之外部電源係太陽能,則CPU可藉由將其自主電源連接期間之速率減小至太陽能面板可支援之一位準來控制電池充電速率。此可取決於由將前述資料遞送至CPU之感測器或僅由量測來自太陽能面板之輸入電壓之CPU直接偵測之面板相對於態樣之定向以及季節、時間及大氣透明度。在此情況中,該腔室溫度設定點可由CPU設定,儘管該CPU係以電池電力運作。 可由CPU每秒至少一次檢查電力條件,且可據此調整內部設定。 圖7係用於冰箱之例示性效能規格之一表。 圖8繪示一冷凍單元管理系統可具有可攜式冷凍單元、一遠端電腦、一運作者電腦、或其等之組合。遠端電腦及/或運作者電腦可各自係一或多個伺服器、桌上型電腦或膝上型電腦、諸如智慧型電話之行動裝置、平板電腦、PDA、條形碼掃描器、或其等之組合。 可攜式冷凍單元可通過一遠端至冰箱連接與遠端電腦進行資料通信。運作者電腦可由一運作者攜帶或經攜載於攜載可攜式冷凍單元之一車輛中。運作者電腦可通過一遠端至運作者連接與遠端電腦進行資料通信。可攜式冷凍單元可通過一運作者至冰箱連接與運作者電腦進行資料通信。任何連接皆可係透過區域網路、廣域網路、無線保真、藍芽、行動電話類型連接(例如,GSM)、紅外線、光學(例如,條碼掃描)、或其等之組合。 遠端電腦及/或運作者電腦可接收及/或請求來自可攜式冷凍單元之資料,其包含單元之內部空間之當前及/或歷史溫度及/或單元外之環境溫度(例如,單元可使單元內及/或外之數位溫度計與該單元中之CPU通信,此可將溫度發送至遠端及/或運作者電腦)、單元之位置、單元中所儲存之品項及其等之大小(例如,此可經手動鍵入至單元之記憶體中及/或此可由內部空間內之掃描內部空間且使用影像識別軟體,及/或僅發送影像本身作為內部空間之內容物之一視覺日誌之一光掃描器來判定),或其等之組合。 遠端電腦及/或運作者電腦可將資料發送至冷凍單元以(例如,藉由增加內部空間內之溫度,及/或減小單元之工作循環頻率來延長電池壽命)調整單元設定。 冷凍單元及/或遠端電腦可(例如)在電池中之剩餘電力低於到達預期目的地所需之一位準時,基於當前電力負載、單元之行進速度(基於GPS讀數),及行進至目的地之剩餘長度,將一訊息發送至運作者電腦以要求運作者停止,將該單元中之插頭遞送至一電源或將太陽能面板曝露至太陽或另一光源,且亦在該單元存在一故障時,警示運作者電腦(例如,根據一非預期較高之內部空間溫度或較低之內部空間溫度)。 圖9繪示可處於經網路連結之冷凍系統中之可攜式冰箱單元。該系統可具有節點(諸如遠端節點,諸如一伺服器(例如,一雲端伺服器))、供應管理器端子、醫療技術人員端子,及本端節點(諸如冰箱單元),或其等之組合。該等節點皆可(例如)通過網際網路透過雲端伺服器與彼此直接或間接進行資料通信。該等端子可係桌上型電腦、膝上型電腦、手持式裝置(例如,平板電腦、智慧型電話),或其等之組合。 冰箱單元可(例如,經由衛星及/或GPRS/GSM數據機,及/或一直接接線乙太網路連接)與雲端伺服器進行通信。該單元可將單元上傳資料上傳至雲端伺服器。該單元上傳資料可包含(例如)位置資料(其包含目前位置及先前位置)或路徑、電池充電位準、內部溫度、外部溫度、所要路線、用於識別單元及/或驅動器/信使之串列資訊、手動鍵入節點(例如,由驅動器鍵入之關於本端環境條件之資訊)、所要/預設定最大、最小內部溫度,及/或溫度範圍,或其等之組合。 執行於單元之一處理器及/或雲端伺服器及/或系統中之另一節點上之一演算法可基於位置、所要路線、電池充電、內部溫度、外部溫度,及所要最大、最小內部溫度,及/或溫度範圍,或其等之組合來計算單元之剩餘距離範圍。(亦可由演算法對單元本身執行此計算。)該演算法將計算經估計之剩餘電池充電可將單元之內部溫度保持於所要溫度範圍(例如,其包含低於最大溫度或高於最小溫度)內之時間,且接著可基於經投影之單元速度來估計單元之一距離範圍。該雲端伺服器可將單元下載資料下載至單元,該資料包含距離範圍,且在單元之內部溫度不再處於所要範圍內、最大,或最小之前,是否期望單元到達一所要目標位置或端點。 雲端伺服器(或其他節點)可透過一網站介面經由電子郵件、文本或SMS訊息(如針對醫療技術人員介面所展示)、自動音訊訊息(如前述方法之附件)或音訊線,或其等之組合,將本文所揭示之任何資料分散至任何節點。 圖10、圖11a至圖11c、及圖12a至圖12c繪示使用者介面螢幕、遠端電腦、運作者電腦,或其等之組合可顯示由單元所提供及/或由任何節點計算之資訊。可在單元及/或任何介面上存取及觀測該使用者介面螢幕。 圖10繪示顯示器可係一概要顯示器、螢幕或頁或具有一概要顯示器、螢幕或頁。該概要頁可展示相對於時間之內部單元溫度。該概要頁可展示預期電池剩餘可操作時間。該可操作時間可係電池可基於電池之剩餘充電對單元供電以將內部空間保持為低於一所要溫度的剩餘時間。該概要頁可展示至遞送單元之目的地之一預期剩餘時間。 圖11a繪示顯示器可係一地圖顯示器、螢幕或頁或具有一地圖顯示器、螢幕或頁。該地圖顯示器可繪示一地圖,該地圖展示單元的當前位置、包含單元的起始位置、單元之所要目的地的路徑、經估計的可容許單元範圍、,至一所要目的地(例如,處於經估計之可容許單元範圍內之一所要目的地)之一經投影的路徑。可容許範圍可係系統基於電池充電、所要內部溫度、外部溫度、經投影之速度,及其等之組合所計算之單元可行進的距離。 圖11b繪示地圖顯示器可基於不同電池充電位準來顯示經估計之各種可容許範圍。舉例而言,若電池具有五個小時之剩餘充電,則可基於其他可用資料來展示一第一可容許範圍。若電池具有八個小時之剩餘充電,則可基於其他可用資料來展示一第二可容許範圍。若電池具有十二個小時之剩餘充電,則可基於其他可用資料來展示一第三可容許範圍。經投影的範圍可基於對電池之額外充電的可能需要來通知運作者或其他使用者將該範圍延伸至一特定所要目的地。 圖11a及圖11b繪示可將可容許範圍估計為界定距單元之當前位置之恆定半徑之圓。圖11c繪示系統可基於沿著特定路線而非作為一恆定半徑之預期速度及距離計算可容許範圍。該系統可基於當前電池充電資料及其他資料計算哪些所要目的地在可容許範圍內(例如,具有檢查標記)、及哪些所要目的地不在可容許範圍內(例如,具有交叉或「X」)。 圖12a繪示顯示器可係一第一溫度控制顯示器、螢幕或頁或具有一第一溫度控制顯示器、螢幕或頁。該第一溫度控制頁可展示單元之當前內部溫度(內部空間內部)及/或環境溫度(外部周圍)、內部空間之所要溫度範圍、網路通信連接之強度、電池充電剩餘百分比、或其等之組合。該第一溫度控制頁可具有一按鈕(例如,「設定」)以提升成第二溫度控制頁。 圖12b繪示顯示器可係一第二溫度控制顯示器、螢幕或頁或具有一第二溫度控制顯示器、螢幕或頁。該第二溫度控制頁可展示單元迄今在跳脫中之操作時間(例如,「HRS OPS」) (可在各跳脫開始之前手動或自動重設該操作時間)、目前設定溫度範圍、用於調整該溫度範圍之控製件(例如,分別用於將溫度增加及減少一單一度之「+」及「-」)、最新設定溫度範圍、網路通信連接之強度、電池充電剩餘百分比、或其等之組合。在該第二溫度控制頁中,使用者可修改內部空間之所要溫度範圍。該第二溫度控制頁可具有一按鈕(例如,「繼續」)以提升成第三溫度控制頁。 圖12c繪示顯示器可係一第三溫度控制顯示器、螢幕或頁或具有一第三溫度控制顯示器、螢幕或頁。該第三溫度控制頁可展示由內部空間自單元之跳脫開始所經歷之最大及最小溫度(例如,該最大及最小跳脫溫度可在針對各跳脫動身之前經手動或自動重設)、一保持時間(即,用於將該內部空間保持於所要溫度範圍內之預期剩餘之電池可操作時間)、網路通信連接之強度、電池充電剩餘百分比、或其等之組合。 該顯示器可透過該第一、該第二、及該第三溫度控制頁自動及/或手動循環。 上文變動係出於繪示性目的,且熟習此項技術者應明白,根據本文之揭示內容及教示內容之理念且不脫離本文之揭示內容及教示內容之各種等效修改或變化亦應落於隨附申請專利範圍之技術範疇內。舉例而言,本文所揭示之任何材料可用於製造任何元件。 具有可用於與本文之本發明組合之元件之系統及方法包含美國專利第6,929,061號、第7,728,711號、第8,026,792號、第8,280,550號、第9,182,155號、及美國專利公開案第2009/0139248號、第2012/0036869號、第2015/0143823號中所教示之系統及方法,該等專利皆以全文引用之方式併入本文。 本文中被描述為單數形式之任何元件可變成複數形式(即,被描述為「一」之任何事物皆可係一者以上),且可個別地使用複數元件。一屬元素之任何物種元素可具有彼屬之任何其他物種元素之特性或元素。術語「包括」不意謂具限制性。上述組態、元件、或完整總成及方法及其等之元件、及其態樣之變動可與彼此組合於任一組合中且相對彼此進行修改。[CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0002] This application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety in its entirety in its entirety in the the the the the the the the the the the the Figure 1a, Figure 1a' and Figure 1a'' show a portable freezer unit (also referred to herein as a refrigerator) of about 30 inches high, 10 inches wide, and 14 inches deep, or having a smaller size. ). The portable refrigeration unit can contain an insulated container within the assembly that can have a cold or internal space of about 4 to 12 liters capacity (e.g., an 8 liter capacity). The insulative container can be retained within a housing assembly and has an insulated door to permit access to the contents of the insulative container. The insulated door is rotatable about a door hinge at both the top and bottom of the door. When the insulating door is pressed against the housing assembly, a seal can be created which maintains the internal cold temperature to a relatively high ambient temperature. The refrigerator unit may have a detachable photovoltaic panel assembly consisting of a photovoltaic battery. The photovoltaic panel assembly is for generating electricity from incident sunlight that falls on the photovoltaic cells. The photovoltaic panel assembly can be retained on the side of the portable refrigerator during transport by using panel mounting tabs that capture the top and bottom edges of the photovoltaic panel. The unit may have an AC outlet and/or plug and wires, for example for unit operation and grid charging. Attached to the top of the assembly is a baffle that provides a location for the graphical user interface screen to be placed and accessed. As shown in Figure 1a', the unit can have a touch screen user interface screen. The unit may have an inlet passage, such as a cooling inlet. The interior space of the chamber may have a shelf (as shown in Figures 5a to 5e) and/or a custom section. The unit can have a carrying handle (hidden by the shell in Figure 1a') that can be folded to be placed flush with the top surface of the unit when the handle is not in use. The housing of the unit can have a photovoltaic panel assembly or solar panel that is, for example, hingedly attached to the remainder of the housing such that the solar panel can be rotated upwards for a stronger charge when desired More directly facing the sun. The unit can have a power plug (eg, for attachment to one of the AC mains power AC plugs). The plug can be on an extendable power line and can be retracted and hidden by the solar panel when not extended. Fig. 1a'' illustrates that the insulated door of the unit is rotatably opened to access the insulated container or interior space of the unit. Figure 1b shows the front of a portable refrigeration unit having an air inlet or cooling inlet slot for a heat exchanger discharge circuit visible near the top of the system. The system shown in Figure 1b has a closed insulated door and a door lock shown in the locked position, thus keeping the door closed under compression for delivery. Figure 1c shows the right side of the outer casing of the portable refrigeration unit, wherein the side material of the outer casing is made of sheet metal. This material can be aluminum, steel or another lightweight alloy suitable for long-lasting external use. Figure 1d shows the back of a portable refrigeration unit having an air inlet slot disposed proximate the top of the assembly. An AC power inlet for the connection of a power line can also be found on the back panel of the unit. The inlet close to the power line can be a fuse holder and one of the power switches for the safety and operation of the unit during energization. Figure 1e shows the top of a portable refrigeration unit with a venting vent in the top of the baffle. This discharge region allows hot gas to be released from the heat exchanger assembly during operation and, more specifically, for the exhaust fan to vent the thermal system during its operation. Above the heat removal area is a carrying handle that is integrated into the baffle at the top of the unit. The handle allows the portable unit to be lifted in a manner similar to one of the suitcases. The portable freezer unit can weigh less than about 22 kg, for example, depending on component selection, battery size, and insulated container capacity from about 6 kg to about 22 kg. This unit can be used in the field of delivery of cool items. Figure 2 shows a photovoltaic panel that is not mounted from the side of the unit assembly, thus allowing the panel to be placed at a distance from the unit to collect sunlight and generate electricity to charge the onboard battery system. The length of the hook cable used between the photovoltaic panel and the unit determines the distance that the panel can be separated from the unit. A typical hook cable length can be from 5 meters to 15 meters, thus allowing the panel to be placed outside of the clinic area of one of the portable refrigeration units through an open window. An unattached baffle is also shown, as it is required for initial assembly and may be used for servo exhaust fans or for access to the microcontroller printed circuit board hidden behind the user interface screen. The baffle should be removed to allow access to the wiring, or to switch one of the subscriber identification cards attached to the communication printed circuit board of the microcontroller PCB. Figure 3a shows the internal components of a portable refrigeration system. Show insulated containers that do not have a surrounding vacuum insulated panel insulation assembly. A heat exchanger assembly is placed on top of the insulated container assembly. A power pack assembly disposed below the insulated container assembly of the assembly. The power pack contains a rechargeable battery that can have a lithium ion type (LiON) or a lithium ion (LiFE) material or a more conventional variety of lead acid. The batteries are located proximate to the charge controller and system power supply, which determines the appropriate battery charge level and converts the incoming AC power to the appropriate DC power for use in the system. Figure 3b shows a vacuum insulated panel assembly having a flat panel and an individual panel in a curved configuration. The panels may be made of expanded foam, metallized film and/or aluminum foil that have been joined and then sealed under vacuum, thus creating a highly efficient insulating sheet material. The vacuum insulated panel assembly can be used as a set of insulated container portions of the device, and the assembly maintains the interior portion of the system as cold as needed to provide the appropriate cooling level to the contents of the portable refrigeration system. . Figure 3c shows the insulated door separated from the portable refrigeration system and demonstrates how the door can be mounted on the hinge and swayed into the correct position and abutted as shown in the previous figures. The user interface screen located in the bezel member of the device has both touch screen capability and soft key functionality, and the software functionality allows the input screen to be changed depending on the user's intention and stage of use. A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided behind the user interface screen, which contains a microcontroller for system level operation, monitoring, power adjustment, and feedback to the onboard communication module in the form of temperature readings, which can be used for the unit The tracking algorithm (which includes receiving satellite location data) and communicates with the Internet cloud. Figure 4a shows a thermoelectric module mounted to the outer side of an insulated container. The top of the insulating container is composed of a metallic material such as aluminum to promote a good cooling effect of the thermoelectric module. This portion of the assembly is referred to as the cold plate because it is on the cold side of the self-heating module. Figure 4b shows the heat exchanger assembly and its accompanying components. By using a module mounting frame, a module mounting post, and a module mounting bracket, the thermoelectric module or the TE module directly contacts the cold plate of the insulating container for stable compression against the cold plate on the top of the insulating container. TE module. The assembly of the TE module typically provides a thermal glue to better assist in the conduction of thermal energy away from the cold plate and conduct it to the side of the hot plate placed in contact with the TE module and placed on top of the TE module. Figure 4b also shows the top side of the TE module that is in direct contact with the hot plate via a heat pipe with a highly conductive material that directly contacts the heat exchanger at the top of the system. The heat exchanger assembly has a design that is particularly adapted to conduct a large amount of heat away from a relatively small area in an efficient and solid state manner, whereby the hot plate or heat pipe does not move during normal operation, thereby saving the component Possible changes due to the rapid increase in temperature. The heat pipe extends through the heat exchanger at the top of the assembly such that heat conducted away from the hot plate is discharged to the heat exchanger, which in turn is cooled by a top mounted exhaust fan that absorbs heat exchange The heat outside the unit is transmitted away from the portable freezing unit. 5a to 5e illustrate that the interior space or chamber of the insulated container may have one or more shelves. The shelves can be oriented parallel and horizontally relative to one another. The shelves are slidably extendable and are slidably removed from the interior space. The shelves can be locked into position within the interior space. The refrigerator unit may have a cold box attached to an outer surface of the insulated container. The cold boxes can each have a reservoir filled with 350 g of phase change material (eg, PCM-OM06P from RGEES LLC of Arden, NC). The phase change material can change phase at 5.5 C. The cold boxes can have high latent heat storage and can safely contact temperature sensitive loads. The cold box can be rectangular and can be attached to the side, top, bottom, back, or the like of the insulated container. The cold boxes can be attached to the insulated doors. The cold boxes can be slidably removed from the refrigerator unit. For example, warmer cold boxes can be exchanged for cooler cold boxes. Figure 6 shows the functionality of the electronic components of the system and their like in an exemplary layout representing their connections and related functionality. The block diagram shows the AC main inlet to the AC-DC power supply and converter. This component provides DC power to the system through a repeater. The AC main power source can also be connected to one of the battery chargers that charge the battery pack. The battery can then provide DC power to the system through the repeater. When the photovoltaic solar panels are connected and generate electricity, they can feed DC power into a solar charge controller, which in turn can charge the battery. Next, the battery can run DC power to the system through the repeater, which is the same as when charging from the AC mains. The microcontroller central processing unit (CPU) controls the logic of the system and distributes the DC power to system-level components that include thermoelectric modules, resistive heaters, and exhaust fans. The microcontroller also sends a small DC voltage to the thermistor that reads the internal temperature of the insulated container and the external ambient temperature. The microcontroller is also coupled to a communication module that includes a GPS receiver for determining global location via satellite and GPRS/GSM modems, the GPRS/GSM modem providing Internet and support device functionality The data is taken from the connection of the cloud-based server. The electronic system designed for the portable freezing unit is based on a PIC24EP processor that can have one of the 320 x 240 TFT color displays with a touch panel. This provides a user interface for the unit and also monitors and controls the heating or cooling of the freezing chamber. The presence of the TE module allows for cooling of the insulated container. The possible addition of one of the smaller insulated heaters in the insulated container also means that the system can be used to heat the contents, which is sufficient to avoid any risk of freezing the contents. A power MOSFET connected to the IO pin on the processor provides control of the thermoelectric module, a resistive heater, and a fan. The temperature of the freezer compartment and the TE module heatsink is monitored using an NTC thermistor on the processor connected to the analog input. The resulting voltage was converted using an on-board analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and the actual temperature was calculated using the standard Steinhart-Hart algorithm and displayed. The temperature is conventionally sampled, and as an example, the temperature is sampled at a rate of once per second, and the temperatures are averaged by the firmware within one of the time periods of 8 seconds. The tough system is based on one of the periodic interruptions in the range of 1 to 100 times per second. As an example, in the case where 20 times per second, this divides each second into 20 time slots. Various processor tasks are assigned to different time slots to equalize the load on the processor and allow for better power management. At each break, the touch panel is sampled to determine if the user has entered anything into the system. Temperature control can be accomplished using a simple on/off thermostat type algorithm with a 0.1 C hysteresis. The user selects a control set point via a menu. The preset can be any temperature but is likely to be 5 C. When the temperature is higher than the set point minus the hysteresis, the TE module is turned on. When the temperature drops below the point, the TE module is disconnected. When the temperature rises above the set point plus hysteresis, the TE module is turned back on. This cycle can take from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, and as an example, this cycle maintains the chamber temperature within +0.3 C and -0.1 C. The temperature of the TE module heat exchanger can also be controlled via a fan. If the heat exchanger temperature rises above a set maximum, such as 40C, the fan can be turned on until the temperature drops to a safe level, possibly below 35C. This cycle can take anywhere from 10 seconds to several minutes depending on the ambient temperature. The CPU may have features that support a GSM (Mobile Phone Type) modem and a GPS receiver. The combination of these two interfaces will allow the portable refrigeration system to determine its location via the GPS receiver and then use the GSM telephone interface to report the location and status of the system to a server. This will allow remote management of any number of portable freeze systems in the field via the Internet and cloud-connected computer servers. The refrigerator can maintain the chamber below 10 ° C without dropping to below 0 ° C, or another desired temperature target or range. For example, the user can select one of the desired temperature ranges of about 6 ° C (eg, 2 ° C to 8 ° C). The temperature measurement by one of the thermostats in the refrigerator may have a tolerance greater than +/- 1 °C. The CPU can control the set point of the temperature. The CPU can change the set point of the temperature in the chamber depending on the power source of the refrigerator and the desired temperature range. For example, if the refrigerator is operating at primary power, the CPU can set the chamber temperature set point to be near the lower end of the selected temperature range (eg, at 25% from the bottom of the range) or the bottom. The chamber contents can then be frozen as much as possible so that when the main power source is disconnected, the contents of the refrigerator must be further warmed to exit the top of the desired range. This can result in a longer total operating time. If the refrigerator is operating on battery power, the CPU can set the chamber temperature set point to a temperature near one of the upper ends of the selected temperature range (eg, 75% from the bottom of the range). Battery power usage can be proportional to the difference between the internal and external temperatures of the device, so allowing the internal temperature to rise can reduce the power drawn from the battery, thereby extending battery life. When the refrigerator is powered by the main power source, the internal battery can be charged at a higher rate and the battery can be recharged in about 4 hours. If the only external power source available is solar, the CPU can control the battery charging rate by reducing the rate during its autonomous power connection to one level supported by the solar panel. This may depend on the orientation of the panel relative to the aspect and the seasonality, time and atmospheric transparency of the panel directly detected by the sensor that delivers the aforementioned data to the CPU or only by the CPU that measures the input voltage from the solar panel. In this case, the chamber temperature set point can be set by the CPU, although the CPU operates on battery power. The power condition can be checked by the CPU at least once per second, and the internal settings can be adjusted accordingly. Figure 7 is a table of exemplary performance specifications for a refrigerator. 8 illustrates a freezing unit management system that can have a portable freezing unit, a remote computer, a carrier computer, or a combination thereof. The remote computer and/or the carrier computer can each be one or more servers, a desktop or laptop, a mobile device such as a smart phone, a tablet, a PDA, a barcode scanner, or the like. combination. The portable freezing unit can communicate with the remote computer through a remote to refrigerator connection. The operator's computer can be carried by a carrier or carried in a vehicle carrying a portable refrigeration unit. The carrier computer can communicate with the remote computer through a remote to carrier connection. The portable freezing unit can communicate with the carrier computer through a carrier to the refrigerator. Any connection may be through a regional network, a wide area network, a wireless fidelity, a Bluetooth, a mobile phone type connection (eg, GSM), infrared, optical (eg, barcode scanning), or combinations thereof. The remote computer and/or the carrier computer can receive and/or request information from the portable freezing unit that includes the current and/or historical temperature of the interior space of the unit and/or the ambient temperature outside the unit (eg, the unit can The digital thermometer inside and/or outside the unit communicates with the CPU in the unit, which can send the temperature to the remote and/or carrier computer), the location of the unit, the item stored in the unit, and the like. (For example, this can be manually typed into the memory of the unit and/or this can be used to scan the internal space in the internal space and use the image recognition software, and/or only the image itself can be sent as one of the contents of the internal space. An optical scanner to determine), or a combination thereof. The remote computer and/or the carrier computer can send the data to the freezing unit to adjust the unit settings (for example, by increasing the temperature in the internal space and/or reducing the operating cycle frequency of the unit to extend battery life). The freezing unit and/or the remote computer can, for example, be based on current electrical load, unit travel speed (based on GPS readings), and travel to destination when the remaining power in the battery is below one level required to reach the intended destination The remaining length of the ground, a message is sent to the operator's computer to request the operator to stop, the plug in the unit is delivered to a power source or the solar panel is exposed to the sun or another light source, and also when there is a fault in the unit , alert the operator computer (for example, based on an unexpectedly higher internal space temperature or lower internal space temperature). Figure 9 illustrates a portable refrigerator unit that can be in a network-connected refrigeration system. The system can have a node (such as a remote node, such as a server (eg, a cloud server)), a provisioning manager terminal, a medical technician terminal, and a local end node (such as a refrigerator unit), or a combination thereof . These nodes can communicate directly or indirectly with each other, for example, via the Internet through a cloud server. The terminals can be desktop computers, laptop computers, handheld devices (eg, tablets, smart phones), or combinations thereof. The refrigerator unit can communicate with the cloud server (e.g., via a satellite and/or GPRS/GSM modem, and/or a direct-wired Ethernet connection). This unit can upload unit upload data to the cloud server. The unit upload data may include, for example, location data (which includes current location and previous location) or path, battery charging level, internal temperature, external temperature, desired route, serial number for identification unit and/or driver/messenger Information, manual typing of nodes (eg, information about local environmental conditions entered by the drive), desired/pre-set maximum, minimum internal temperature, and/or temperature range, or combinations thereof. An algorithm executed on one of the units of the processor and/or another node in the cloud server and/or system may be based on location, desired route, battery charging, internal temperature, external temperature, and desired maximum and minimum internal temperatures , and / or temperature range, or a combination thereof, to calculate the remaining distance range of the unit. (This calculation can also be performed by the algorithm on the unit itself.) The algorithm will calculate the estimated remaining battery charge to maintain the internal temperature of the unit within the desired temperature range (eg, it contains below or above the maximum temperature) The time within, and then one of the unit distance ranges can be estimated based on the projected unit velocity. The cloud server can download the unit download data to the unit, the data includes a range of distances, and whether the unit is expected to reach a desired target position or endpoint before the internal temperature of the unit is no longer within the desired range, maximum, or minimum. The cloud server (or other node) can use an email interface, text or SMS message (such as displayed for the medical technician interface), automatic audio message (such as the attachment of the aforementioned method) or audio line, or the like. Combine to disperse any of the materials disclosed herein to any node. 10, FIG. 11a to FIG. 11c, and FIG. 12a to FIG. 12c illustrate a user interface screen, a remote computer, a carrier computer, or the like, which can display information provided by the unit and/or calculated by any node. . The user interface screen can be accessed and viewed on the unit and/or any interface. Figure 10 illustrates a display that can be a summary display, screen or page or has a summary display, screen or page. This summary page shows the internal unit temperature relative to time. This summary page shows the expected battery remaining operational time. The operable time may be that the battery may power the unit based on remaining charge of the battery to maintain the internal space for a remaining time below a desired temperature. The summary page can show one of the expected remaining times to the destination of the delivery unit. Figure 11a illustrates that the display can be a map display, screen or page or have a map display, screen or page. The map display may depict a map showing the current location of the unit, the starting location of the containing unit, the path of the desired destination of the unit, the estimated allowable unit range, to a desired destination (eg, at A projected path that is estimated to allow one of the desired destinations within the range of cells. The allowable range may be the distance that the system can travel based on battery charging, desired internal temperature, external temperature, projected speed, and combinations thereof. Figure 11b illustrates that the map display can display various estimated allowable ranges based on different battery charging levels. For example, if the battery has five hours of remaining charge, a first allowable range can be displayed based on other available materials. If the battery has eight hours of remaining charge, a second allowable range can be displayed based on other available materials. If the battery has twelve hours of remaining charge, a third allowable range can be displayed based on other available materials. The projected range may be communicated to the operator or other user to extend the range to a particular desired destination based on the potential need for additional charging of the battery. Figures 11a and 11b illustrate a circle that can estimate the allowable range as a constant radius defining the current position of the unit. Figure 11c illustrates that the system can calculate an allowable range based on expected speeds and distances along a particular route rather than as a constant radius. The system can calculate which desired destinations are within an allowable range (eg, with inspection indicia) and which desired destinations are not within an allowable range (eg, have a cross or "X") based on current battery charging data and other data. Figure 12a illustrates that the display can be a first temperature controlled display, screen or page or has a first temperature controlled display, screen or page. The first temperature control page can display the current internal temperature of the unit (internal space) and/or ambient temperature (outside), the desired temperature range of the internal space, the strength of the network communication connection, the percentage of battery charge remaining, or the like. The combination. The first temperature control page can have a button (eg, "set") to be promoted to a second temperature control page. Figure 12b illustrates that the display can be a second temperature controlled display, screen or page or have a second temperature controlled display, screen or page. The second temperature control page can display the operating time of the unit so far in the trip (for example, "HRS OPS") (the operation time can be manually or automatically reset before each trip starts), the current set temperature range, and Controlling the temperature range (eg, "+" and "-" for increasing and decreasing the temperature, respectively, the latest set temperature range, the strength of the network communication connection, the percentage of battery charge remaining, or A combination of the same. In the second temperature control page, the user can modify the desired temperature range of the interior space. The second temperature control page can have a button (eg, "continue") to be promoted to a third temperature control page. Figure 12c illustrates that the display can be a third temperature controlled display, screen or page or has a third temperature controlled display, screen or page. The third temperature control page can display the maximum and minimum temperatures experienced by the internal space from the trip of the unit (eg, the maximum and minimum trip temperatures can be manually or automatically reset prior to each trip) A hold time (ie, the expected remaining battery operational time for maintaining the internal space within a desired temperature range), the strength of the network communication connection, the percentage of battery charge remaining, or a combination thereof. The display can be automatically and/or manually cycled through the first, second, and third temperature control pages. The above changes are for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art should understand that various equivalent modifications or variations of the present disclosure and teachings without departing from the scope of the disclosure and teachings of the present disclosure should also fall. It is within the technical scope of the attached patent application. For example, any of the materials disclosed herein can be used to make any component. Systems and methods having elements that can be used in combination with the present invention herein include U.S. Patent Nos. 6,929,061, 7,728,711, 8,026,792, 8,280,550, 9, 182,155, and U.S. Patent Publication No. 2009/0139248, The systems and methods taught in 2012/0036, 869, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Any element described herein as a singular can be in the plural form (i.e., any of the items described as "one" can be more than one), and the plural elements can be used individually. Any species element of a genus element may have the characteristics or elements of any other species element of the genus. The term "comprising" is not intended to be limiting. Variations of the above-described configurations, components, or complete assemblies and methods, and the like, and variations thereof, can be combined with each other in any combination and modified relative to one another.

圖1a至圖1e分別係處於打開組態(圖1a)及關閉組態(圖1b至圖1d)之可攜式冰箱單元之一變動之等距透視圖、前視圖、右視圖、後視圖及俯視圖。 圖1a’係冰箱之一變動之一照片影像。 圖1a’’係處於其中門打開之一組態之冰箱之一變動之內部空間及環繞組件之一照片影像之一特寫圖。 圖2係一等距視圖,其中展示處於一經移除組態中之頂部擋板及光伏打面板。 圖3a展示在其周圍不具有絕緣面板之絕緣容器。展示圖式之底部處之電源組,該電源組含有可再充電電池、充電控制器、及其他電力電子器件。圖3b展示環繞絕緣容器之真空絕緣面板總成。圖3c展示絕緣門至絕緣容器之附接。 圖4a係可攜式冰箱單元之一變動之一分解圖,該可攜式冰箱單元在具有TE模組之絕緣容器上具有機械接觸絕緣容器之表面及熱交換器總成兩者之熱交換器總成。 圖4b展示熱交換器總成之細節,該熱交換器總成包含冷板、熱電模組、模組安裝框、模組安裝柱、模組安裝支架、熱板、熱管、熱交換器及排風扇。展示處於總成之底部之總成之電池組及充電元件。 圖5a、圖5b分別係出於繪示性目的不具有前門之冰箱之一變動之經修剪的前視圖及等距視圖。 圖5c係出於繪示性目的而展示之不具有外殼之圖5a及圖5b之冰箱之一經修剪之等距視圖。 圖5d及圖5e分別係圖5a及圖5b之冰箱之一經修剪之等距視圖及前截面圖。 圖6提供表示系統中之各種電組件、其等與彼此之關係、該等組件之間之連接,及其等在該系統中之相對功能角色之一電示意圖。 圖7係冰箱之例示性效能規格之一表。 圖8係覆疊於繪示系統之組件之近似例示性地理位置之一地圖上之冷凍單元管理系統之一變動之一示意網路圖。 圖9係一經網路連結之冷凍單元管理系統之一變動之一示意圖。 圖10繪示用於單元介面螢幕、遠端電腦、運作者電腦,或其等之變動之一概要顯示器之一變動。 圖11a至圖11c繪示用於單元介面螢幕、遠端電腦、運作者電腦,或其等之變動之一地圖顯示器的變動。 圖12a至圖12c繪示用於單元介面螢幕、遠端電腦、運作者電腦,或其等之變動之溫度控制顯示器的變動。Figure 1a to Figure 1e are isometric perspective, front, right and rear views of one of the portable refrigerator units in an open configuration (Figure 1a) and a closed configuration (Figure 1b to Figure 1d), respectively. Top view. Figure 1a' is a photo image of one of the changes in the refrigerator. Figure 1a'' is a close-up view of a photo image of one of the interior spaces and surrounding components of one of the refrigerators in which one of the doors is open. Figure 2 is an isometric view showing the top baffle and photovoltaic panel in a removed configuration. Figure 3a shows an insulated container without an insulating panel around it. Shows the power pack at the bottom of the diagram, which contains rechargeable batteries, charge controllers, and other power electronics. Figure 3b shows a vacuum insulated panel assembly surrounding an insulated container. Figure 3c shows the attachment of an insulated door to an insulated container. 4a is an exploded view of one of the portable refrigerator units having a heat exchanger having a surface of the insulating container and a heat exchanger assembly on the insulating container having the TE module. Assembly. Figure 4b shows details of a heat exchanger assembly including a cold plate, a thermoelectric module, a module mounting frame, a module mounting post, a module mounting bracket, a hot plate, a heat pipe, a heat exchanger, and an exhaust fan. . Shows the battery pack and charging components at the bottom of the assembly. Figures 5a, 5b are respectively trimmed front and isometric views of one of the refrigerators without front doors for illustrative purposes. Figure 5c is a trimmed isometric view of one of the refrigerators of Figures 5a and 5b without the outer casing shown for illustrative purposes. Figure 5d and Figure 5e are respectively an isometric view and a front cross-sectional view of one of the refrigerators of Figures 5a and 5b. Figure 6 provides an electrical schematic diagram showing the various electrical components in the system, their relationship to each other, the connections between such components, and their relative functional roles in the system. Figure 7 is a table of exemplary performance specifications for a refrigerator. Figure 8 is a schematic network diagram of one of the variations of the refrigeration unit management system overlaid on one of the approximate exemplary geographic locations of the components of the pictorial system. Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of one of the changes in one of the networked freeze unit management systems. Figure 10 illustrates one of the variations of the summary display for a unit interface screen, a remote computer, a carrier computer, or the like. Figures 11a through 11c illustrate variations of a map display for use in a unit interface screen, a remote computer, a carrier computer, or the like. Figures 12a through 12c illustrate variations in a temperature controlled display for a unit interface screen, a remote computer, a carrier computer, or the like.

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一種用於使用一冷凍單元系統之方法,其中該系統包括: 一可攜式冷凍單元,其具有一絕緣內部空間,其中該單元小於22 kg,且其中該可攜式冷凍單元包括電池、一位置感測器、一電信無線電,及一或多個溫度計,該一或多個溫度計經組態以量測該單元外之一環境溫度及該內部空間內之一內部溫度,且其中該單元包括儲存關於該內部空間之內容物之資料之一記憶體;及 一遠端電腦,其與該可攜式冷凍單元進行資料通信,其中該方法包括: 由該遠端電腦計算該冰箱單元之一剩餘可操作壽命時間,其中該可操作壽命包括該單元剩下之時間量,其中該內部空間將保持高於一所要溫度。A method for using a refrigeration unit system, wherein the system comprises: a portable refrigeration unit having an insulated interior space, wherein the unit is less than 22 kg, and wherein the portable refrigeration unit includes a battery, a location a sensor, a telecommunications radio, and one or more thermometers configured to measure an ambient temperature outside the unit and an internal temperature within the interior space, and wherein the unit includes storage a memory of the content of the internal space; and a remote computer that performs data communication with the portable freezing unit, wherein the method comprises: calculating, by the remote computer, one of the remaining refrigerator units Operating life time, wherein the operational life includes the amount of time remaining for the unit, wherein the internal space will remain above a desired temperature. 如請求項1之方法,其中該位置感測器包括一GPS接收器。The method of claim 1, wherein the position sensor comprises a GPS receiver. 如請求項1之方法,其中該電信無線電包括一蜂巢式數據機。The method of claim 1, wherein the telecommunications radio comprises a cellular modem. 如請求項3之方法,其中該蜂巢式數據機包括一GSM數據機。The method of claim 3, wherein the cellular data machine comprises a GSM data machine. 如請求項1之方法,進一步包括:由該遠端電腦針對該單元計算至一所要目的地之一路線(即,行進路徑)。The method of claim 1, further comprising: calculating, by the remote computer, a route to a desired destination (ie, a travel route) for the unit. 如請求項5之方法,進一步包括:計算該單元之範圍,其中使用該單元之該剩餘可操作壽命時間、該路線之一長度及該單元之一歷史速度來計算該範圍。The method of claim 5, further comprising: calculating a range of the unit, wherein the range is calculated using the remaining operable lifetime of the unit, a length of the route, and a historical speed of the unit. 一種冷凍單元系統,其包括: 一總成,其具有處於該總成中心之一冷腔室,該總成包括以直接接觸附裝至該腔室之一熱電模組,其中該模組經組態以容許熱之立即傳導遠離該冷腔室; 絕緣件,其環繞該冷腔室且依以便形成一緊密密封及良好絕緣環境之一方式排列; 一熱交換器,其包括鰭片; 一熱傳導板,其小於該熱交換器,其中該熱傳導板包括藉由空氣循環用於傳導冷卻的鰭片及經組態以將熱傳導遠離該板至一較大熱交換器的熱管,其中該熱電模組係與該熱傳導板機械接觸; 一風扇,其中該熱交換器經耦合至該風扇,且其中該風扇經組態以通過該熱交換器之該等鰭片來循環冷卻空氣以使該系統冷卻; 熱探針,其經附接至該冷腔室、該熱交換器,且經暴露至具有一環境溫度之周圍環境,其中該等探針經組態以監測該系統溫度狀態; 一系統微處理器,其經組態以監測系統溫度狀態並基於該系統溫度狀態來執行一冷卻演算法,當由系統殼體中之一可再充電電池對該冷腔室供電時,該冷卻演算法將最大化其冷卻時間。A refrigeration unit system comprising: an assembly having a cold chamber at a center of the assembly, the assembly including a thermoelectric module attached to the chamber in direct contact, wherein the module is grouped a state to allow immediate conduction of heat away from the cold chamber; an insulating member surrounding the cold chamber and arranged in such a manner as to form a tight seal and a good insulating environment; a heat exchanger comprising fins; a heat transfer a plate that is smaller than the heat exchanger, wherein the heat transfer plate includes fins that are circulated by air for conduction cooling and heat pipes configured to conduct heat away from the plate to a larger heat exchanger, wherein the thermoelectric module Mechanically contacting the heat transfer plate; a fan, wherein the heat exchanger is coupled to the fan, and wherein the fan is configured to circulate cooling air through the fins of the heat exchanger to cool the system; a thermal probe attached to the cold chamber, the heat exchanger, and exposed to an ambient environment having an ambient temperature, wherein the probes are configured to monitor the temperature state of the system; a system microprocessor a cooling algorithm that is configured to monitor a system temperature state and perform a cooling algorithm based on the system temperature state, the cooling algorithm will be maximized when the cold chamber is powered by a rechargeable battery in the system housing Reduce its cooling time. 如請求項7之系統,其中該冷腔室包括一金屬。The system of claim 7, wherein the cold chamber comprises a metal. 如請求項8之系統,其中該金屬包括鋁片材金屬。The system of claim 8 wherein the metal comprises aluminum sheet metal. 如請求項7之系統,其中該絕緣件係由真空絕緣面板組成。The system of claim 7, wherein the insulating member is comprised of a vacuum insulated panel. 如請求項8之系統,其中該絕緣件包括真空絕緣面板,其經形成為該冷腔室之輪廓,且在邊緣處使用閉孔泡沫或聚合物捲帶來進行密封。The system of claim 8 wherein the insulating member comprises a vacuum insulated panel formed as a contour of the cold chamber and sealed at the edge using a closed cell foam or polymer coil. 如請求項8之系統,其中該冷卻演算法經最佳化以當以來自該系統中之該可再充電電池的電力運作時,提供冷卻時間的最大持續時間。The system of claim 8, wherein the cooling algorithm is optimized to provide a maximum duration of cooling time when operating with power from the rechargeable battery in the system. 如請求項12之系統,其中該演算法容許該單元在一設定溫度下或一溫度範圍下運作,且使該單元在接通狀態與斷開狀態之間脈動,以便在隨著時間使用來自該電池之最少電量時,將平均溫度保持於該範圍內。The system of claim 12, wherein the algorithm allows the unit to operate at a set temperature or a temperature range and cause the unit to pulsate between an on state and an off state for use over time When the battery is at a minimum charge, the average temperature is kept within this range. 如請求項8之系統,其中該系統微處理器可在運作該熱電冷卻模組以使該冷腔室冷卻時,感測該系統至AC主電源之連接,且同時力圖對該電池充電。The system of claim 8, wherein the system microprocessor is operative to sense the connection of the system to the AC main power source while operating the thermoelectric cooling module to cool the cold chamber, and at the same time attempt to charge the battery. 如請求項14之系統,其中該熱電冷卻模組在一能量提高狀態下運作,以便使該單元迅速冷卻至該設定溫度範圍之低端。The system of claim 14, wherein the thermoelectric cooling module operates in an energy boosting state to rapidly cool the unit to a lower end of the set temperature range. 如請求項14之系統,其中控制該熱電模組電力狀態之該演算法在將該系統自AC主電源移除而僅以電池電力運作時,該系統依以便節省更多電力但在最長可行保持時間內仍運作於指定溫度範圍內之一方式來調整至該冷卻模組之該電力。The system of claim 14, wherein the algorithm for controlling the power state of the thermoelectric module is to save more power but to maintain the longest possible operation when the system is removed from the AC main power source and operated only by battery power. The power is still adjusted to the cooling module by operating in one of the specified temperature ranges. 一種冷卻一冷凍系統之方法,其中: 使用來自包括一電池組及/或AC主電源之一電力供應器之電力使一熱電冷卻模組脈動,且其中若該電力係AC,則接著該電力經轉換成遞送至該熱電冷卻模組之DC,且其中該熱電模組係由執行一軟體演算法之一微處理器控制,該微處理器監測由至少一個溫度監測探針所提供之溫度,其中該軟體演算法經組態以判定在任一給定時間待遞送至該熱電模組之最佳電力以平衡以下要求:該冷腔室之迅速冷卻、該電池組中該充電之保存,及該冷腔室中冷保持溫度之一致性。A method of cooling a refrigeration system, wherein: a thermoelectric cooling module is pulsed using power from a power supply including a battery pack and/or an AC main power source, and wherein if the power system is AC, then the power is passed through Converting to a DC delivered to the thermoelectric cooling module, and wherein the thermoelectric module is controlled by a microprocessor executing a software algorithm that monitors a temperature provided by at least one temperature monitoring probe, wherein The software algorithm is configured to determine the optimal power to be delivered to the thermoelectric module at any given time to balance the following requirements: rapid cooling of the cold chamber, preservation of the charge in the battery pack, and the cooling The temperature in the chamber is kept constant. 如請求項17之方法,其中該軟體演算法回應於由AC主連接、來自一車輛中之一PV太陽能面板或DC電連接之DC源連接所提供的外部電力,或來自該電池組之DC電力的存在,依以便減小電池空乏且保持該熱電模組依足以維持該系統內之設定溫度之一妥適速率運作之一方式來調整該電力供應器之輸出。The method of claim 17, wherein the software algorithm is responsive to external power provided by an AC primary connection, a DC source connection from a PV solar panel or a DC electrical connection in a vehicle, or DC power from the battery pack The presence of the power supply is adjusted in such a manner as to reduce battery depletion and maintain the thermoelectric module in a manner sufficient to maintain a suitable rate of the set temperature within the system. 如請求項17之方法,其中該軟體演算法監測該電池充電狀態並調高至該熱電模組之電力且直至來自該系統之該溫度讀數在該系統之該等溫度設定外,且繼而至該系統之軟體信號發出不同範圍之警示之任何者以通知裝置之使用者或裝置效能之遠端監測器已違反指定溫度範圍。The method of claim 17, wherein the software algorithm monitors the state of charge of the battery and increases the power to the thermoelectric module and until the temperature reading from the system is set at the temperature of the system, and then the The software signal of the system issues any of a range of alerts to notify the user of the device or the remote monitor of the device's performance has violated the specified temperature range.
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