Storage device including target UV illumination ranges
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed within a storage area;
an ethylene destruction chamber configured to destroy ethylene gas; and
a monitoring and control system configured to;
enable selection of each of a plurality of selectable operating configurations, the plurality of selectable operating configurations including;
a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration, wherein each selectable operating configuration has a combination of a corresponding target intensity range and a target wavelength range for the ultraviolet radiation;
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 a 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 ultraviolet radiation generated by the at least one ultraviolet radiation source using a selected one of the plurality of selectable operating configurations and the set of current conditions; and
control the ethylene destruction chamber in order to reduce the level of ethylene gas within the storage area.
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Abstract
Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area at target wavelengths and/or target intensities. The target wavelength ranges and/or target intensity ranges of the ultraviolet radiation sources can correspond to at least one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration.
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one ultraviolet radiation source configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed within a storage area; an ethylene destruction chamber configured to destroy ethylene gas; and a monitoring and control system configured to; enable selection of each of a plurality of selectable operating configurations, the plurality of selectable operating configurations including;
a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration, wherein each selectable operating configuration has a combination of a corresponding target intensity range and a target wavelength range for the ultraviolet radiation;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 a 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 ultraviolet radiation generated by the at least one ultraviolet radiation source using a selected one of the plurality of selectable operating configurations and the set of current conditions; and control 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, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A food storage device comprising:
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a storage area configured to store at least one perishable food item; 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; enable selection of each of a plurality of selectable operating configurations, the plurality of selectable operating configurations including;
a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration, wherein each selectable operating configuration has a combination of a corresponding target intensity range and a target wavelength range for the ultraviolet radiation;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 a 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 ultraviolet radiation generated by the at least one ultraviolet radiation source using a selected one of the plurality of selectable operating configurations and the set of current conditions; and control the ethylene destruction chamber in order to reduce the level of ethylene gas within the storage area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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; enable selection of each of a plurality of selectable operating configurations, the plurality of selectable operating configurations including;
a storage life preservation operating configuration, a disinfection operating configuration, and an ethylene decomposition operating configuration, wherein each selectable operating configuration has a combination of a corresponding target intensity range and a target wavelength range for the ultraviolet radiation;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 a 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 ultraviolet radiation generated by the at least one ultraviolet radiation source using a selected one of the plurality of selectable operating configurations and the set of current conditions; and control the ethylene destruction chamber in order to reduce the level of ethylene gas within the storage area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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