Storage device including target UV illumination ranges
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1. A system comprising:
- a set of ultraviolet radiation sources configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed at a set of items within a storage area;
an ethylene destruction chamber configured to destroy ethylene gas; and
a monitoring and control system configured to;
monitor, using data from a visual camera and a chemical sensor, a set of current conditions of at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area, the set of current conditions including a level of ethylene gas within the storage area and a change in a visual appearance of the at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area;
control the ultraviolet radiation generated by the set of ultraviolet radiation sources using the set of current conditions and a target effect for the set of items by adjusting at least one of;
an intensity, a wavelength, a temporal distribution, or a spatial distribution of the ultraviolet radiation; and
control the ethylene destruction chamber in order to reduce the level of ethylene gas within the storage area.
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Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area at target wavelengths, target intensities, a target temporal distribution, and/or a target spatial distribution. The target attribute(s) of the ultraviolet radiation can correspond to at least one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, an ethylene decomposition operating configuration, and/or the like.
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1. A system comprising:
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a set of ultraviolet radiation sources configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed at a set of items within a storage area; an ethylene destruction chamber configured to destroy ethylene gas; and a monitoring and control system configured to; monitor, using data from a visual camera and a chemical sensor, a set of current conditions of at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area, the set of current conditions including a level of ethylene gas within the storage area and a change in a visual appearance of the at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area;control the ultraviolet radiation generated by the set of ultraviolet radiation sources using the set of current conditions and a target effect for the set of items by adjusting at least one of;
an intensity, a wavelength, a temporal distribution, or a spatial distribution of the ultraviolet radiation; andcontrol the ethylene destruction chamber in order to reduce the level of ethylene gas within the storage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device comprising:
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a set of ultraviolet radiation sources configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed at a set of items within a storage area; an ethylene destruction chamber configured to destroy ethylene gas; and a monitoring and control system configured to; monitor, using data from a visual camera and a chemical sensor, a set of current conditions of at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area, the set of current conditions including a level of ethylene gas within the storage area and a change in a visual appearance of the at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area;control the ultraviolet radiation generated by the set of ultraviolet radiation sources using the set of current conditions and a target effect for the set of items by adjusting at least one of;
an intensity, a wavelength, a temporal distribution, or a spatial distribution of the ultraviolet radiation; andcontrol the ethylene destruction chamber in order to reduce the level of ethylene gas within the storage area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A refrigeration device comprising:
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a storage area configured to store at least one refrigerated item; a component configured to control at least one environmental condition of the storage area, wherein the at least one environmental condition includes at least one of; a temperature, a humidity, a gas convection, or a fluid convection; at least one ultraviolet radiation source configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed within the storage area; an ethylene destruction chamber configured to destroy ethylene gas; and a monitoring and control system configured to; monitor, using data from a visual camera and a chemical sensor, a set of current conditions of at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area, the set of current conditions including a level of ethylene gas within the storage area and a change in a visual appearance of the at least one of;
the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area;control the ultraviolet radiation generated by the set of ultraviolet radiation sources using the set of current conditions and a target effect for the set of items by adjusting at least one of;
an intensity, a wavelength, a temporal distribution, or a spatial distribution of the ultraviolet radiation; andcontrol the ethylene destruction chamber in order to reduce the level of ethylene gas within the storage area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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