Freight container with cooling device
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooling solutions for component test benches and battery storage devices are complex and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A freight container equipped with an integrated cooling device, utilizing a cooling liquid, such as brine, and optionally a heat pump and heat exchanger, to cool technical devices like compressors and battery storage devices, with features for safety and flexibility, including explosion-proof design and leak detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing cooling solutions are used for component test benches and battery storage devices, then cooling function is achieved, but system complexity increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cooling device with the container structure itself, integrating the heat pump, heat exchanger, and cooling liquid reservoir into a unified system. The container walls serve as part of the thermal management system, eliminating the need for separate external cooling units and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliable cooling functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling device is designed to serve multiple purposes: it cools both component test benches and battery storage devices using the same system. The heat pump and heat exchanger can regulate temperature for different technical devices, providing a universal cooling solution that reduces the need for device-specific cooling systems.
2Productivity
If centralized cooling systems are used for technical devices, then cooling efficiency is maintained, but decentralization and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the cooling system into modular components that can be independently configured within different containers. Each container with its integrated cooling device can operate autonomously, allowing decentralization of cooling capacity to multiple locations while maintaining efficient cooling performance through standardized modular units.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling system transitions from centralized remote cooling to distributed localized cooling by integrating heat pumps and heat exchangers directly within containers at the point of use. This spatial redistribution enables flexibility and decentralization while maintaining cooling efficiency through reduced heat transfer distances and localized thermal management.
3Power
If flammable refrigerants are used in cooling devices, then cooling performance is improved, but safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent acknowledges the flammability of refrigerants but mitigates the hazard through explosion-proof design of the container and cooling device components. By designing the system to be inherently safe against explosions and incorporating leak detection with ventilation, the harmful property of flammable refrigerants is converted into a manageable risk that allows use of high-performance refrigerants while ensuring safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates preventive safety measures including explosion-proof design, leak detection sensors, and automatic ventilation systems that activate before dangerous conditions can develop. These pre-established safety mechanisms cushion against potential hazards from flammable refrigerants, allowing high-performance cooling while preventing accidents.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables simple, reliable, and safe cooling of technical devices, allowing flexible use and decentralization, reducing costs and resource use, while maintaining high efficiency and safety.
Implementation Method 1
The cooling device may have at least one heat pump and/or at least one heat exchanger
Implementation Method 2
at least one connection device, in particular several connection devices, may be provided in the container in order to guide the cooling liquid past the technical device and/or through it
Implementation Method 3
guide the cooling liquid past the technical device and/or through it
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a container for cooling a technical device, in particular a test bench for a technical component, preferably for a compressor, and/or a battery storage device. The method can include a freight container and integrating a cooling device for cooling a cooling liquid into the freight container.