Integrated Solar-Powered Multi-Temperature Refrigerated Container System
As the price of photovoltaic power decreases, new opportunities for its use develop. Maintaining refrigerated space does not take an enormous amount of power, and therefore, solar-powered refrigeration offers an ideal application for photovoltaics. Furthermore, the containers of a Multi-Temperature Refrigerated Container System (MTRCS) offer a significant structure and surface area on which photovoltaic arrays can be mounted.
Mainstream engineers developed the key component technologies necessary to successfully demonstrate a solar-powered refrigerated container. These technologies include a DC hermetic compressor, an advanced high-lift refrigeration cycle, rechargeable nanotube batteries, an advanced condenser design, and a lightweight, backup diesel generator. As a result, the U.S. Army has invited our engineers to design and fabricate a rugged, highly reliable solar-powered refrigerated container.
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