公开(公告)号：WO2017155883A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：PCT/US2017/020951

申请日：2017-03-06

Applicant: TOKITAE LLC

Inventor： CALDERON, Ryan ,  FRIEND, Michael ,  GHIONEA, Simon Jeffrey ,  MILLER, Andrew Kuehl ,  NORTON, Bryan

IPC: C12M1/00 ,  C12M1/02 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G01N29/34

Abstract: Described embodiments include a culture incubator, method, and sensor circuit. A culture incubator includes an accessible incubation compartment configured to contain a culture item at a specified incubation temperature; a phase change material having a phase transition temperature over the specified incubation temperature; and a heat transfer element in thermal communication with the phase change material and configured to transfer heat to the phase change material. A sensor circuit is configured to acquire data indicative of a phase composition state of the phase change material. A manager circuit is configured to determine a difference between the phase composition state and a target phase composition state for the phase change material. A controller circuit is configured to transfer heat to the phase change material in an amount estimated to change the phase composition state of the phase change material to the target phase composition state.

Abstract translation: 所描述的实施例包括培养培养箱，方法和传感器电路。 培养培养箱包括可接近的培养室，其被配置为在指定的培养温度下容纳培养物品; 相变温度超过规定温育温度的相变材料; 以及传热元件，其与相变材料热连通并被配置成将热传递至相变材料。 传感器电路被配置为获取指示相变材料的相组成状态的数据。 管理器电路被配置为确定相变材料的相组成状态与目标相组成状态之间的差异。 控制器电路被配置成以估计的量将热量传递至相变材料，以将相变材料的相组成状态改变为目标相组成状态。