Method and apparatus for ripening perishable products in a
temperature-controlled room
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for ripening perishable products in a temperature-controlled room 失效
    在温度控制室内熟化易腐产品的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5899084A

    公开(公告)日:1999-05-04

    申请号:US781824

    申请日:1997-01-10

    摘要: A ripening room is disclosed for ripening perishable products, such as fruits and vegetables, and more particularly bananas, in which the air flow and temperature are closely controlled by the room construction and by a cooling control system that achieves uniform ripening of the fruit regardless of the physical location of the fruit within the room. These desired results are accomplished using a minimum quantity of energy and cooling capacity by use of an improved cooling controller that gradually changes the temperature setpoint over time to allow the cooling (refrigeration) system to operate near its full capacity without any periods of intense cooling (due to sudden changes of the temperature setpoint, as in the prior art). The uniform ripening is also achieved by an improved air distribution system that provides a greater back pressure in portions of a ripening room that, in conventional designs, receives far too much air flow.

    摘要翻译: 公开了熟化易腐食品如水果和蔬菜的熟化室,特别是香蕉,其中空气流动和温度由室内结构密切控制,并且通过冷却控制系统实现水果的均匀成熟,而不管 水果在房间内的实际位置。 这些期望的结果是通过使用改进的冷却控制器使用最小量的能量和冷却能力来实现的,所述改进的冷却控制器随时间逐渐改变温度设定值,以允许冷却(制冷)系统在其全部容量附近运行,而没有任何强烈的冷却时段( 由于温度设定点的突然变化,如现有技术中那样)。 均匀成熟也通过改进的空气分配系统实现,该系统在成熟室的部分中提供更大的背压,其在常规设计中接收太多的空气流。

    Method and apparatus for ripening products in a temperature-controlled
room
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for ripening products in a temperature-controlled room 有权
    在温度控制室内成熟产品的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6077160A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-20

    申请号:US291887

    申请日:1999-04-14

    摘要: A ripening room is disclosed for ripening perishable products, such as fruits and vegetables, and more particularly bananas, in which the air flow and temperature are closely controlled by the room construction and by a cooling control system that archives uniform ripening of the fruit regardless of the physical location of the fruit within the room. These desired results are accomplished using a minimum quantity of energy and cooling capacity by use of an improved cooling controller that gradually changes the temperature setpoint over time to allow the cooling (refrigeration) system to operate near its full capacity without any periods of intense cooling (due to sudden changes of the temperature setpoint, as in the prior art). The uniform ripening is also achieved by an improved air distribution system that provides a greater back pressure in portions of a ripening room that, in conventional designs, receives far too much air flow.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一个熟化室,用于熟化易腐食品,如水果和蔬菜,特别是香蕉,其中气流和温度由房间结构密切控制,并且通过冷却控制系统,其档案化水果的均匀成熟,而不管 水果在房间内的实际位置。 这些期望的结果是通过使用改进的冷却控制器使用最小量的能量和冷却能力来实现的,所述改进的冷却控制器随时间逐渐改变温度设定值,以允许冷却(制冷)系统在其全部容量附近运行,而没有任何强烈的冷却时段( 由于温度设定点的突然变化,如现有技术中那样)。 均匀成熟也通过改进的空气分配系统实现,该系统在成熟室的部分中提供更大的背压,其在常规设计中接收太多的空气流。