公开(公告)号：US20170321912A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15589690

申请日：2017-05-08

Applicant: Viking Cold Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Roger Ansted ,  Michael P. Crisman ,  Stan Nabozny ,  Brian Hampton ,  Paul Robbins

IPC: F24F5/00 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F28D17/00

CPC classification number: F24F5/0021 ,  F24F11/47 ,  F28D1/024 ,  F28D17/00 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F28D20/028 ,  F28D2020/0008 ,  F28F27/00 ,  Y02E60/145 ,  Y02E60/147

Abstract: A system including a chilled air generation system, a forced air convection system, one or more phase change material (PCM) modules, and a controller. The controller is configured to regulate the temperature of a facility by selectively utilizing the chilled air generation system and the forced air convection system based on multiple factors, which may include energy source type(s), relative costs of the energy from the source(s), availability of energy from the source(s), facility temperature, PCM module temperature, and/or temperature of goods stored within the facility, among other considerations. The controller may thus advantageously and cost-effectively control the periods of time during which the chilled air generation system is used and those during which the thermal energy stored in the PCM modules is used.

公开(公告)号：US20170108260A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-20

申请号：US15294035

申请日：2016-10-14

Applicant: Viking Cold Solutions, Inc.

Inventor： Roger Ansted ,  Stan Nabozny ,  Brian Hampton

IPC: F25D3/08 ,  F25D23/06

CPC classification number: F25D23/069 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D2201/126 ,  F25D2303/08222 ,  F25D2303/085 ,  F25D2500/04

Abstract: A cooler includes a body. The cooler also includes a divider that divides an interior of the body into a first zone and a second zone. A first phase change material module is disposed in the first zone of the interior of the body and a second phase change material module is disposed in the second zone of the interior of the body.