Temperature control system for food items
A program comprises a code for implementing a method for regulating the temperature of an environment containing a product when the program is run in a computer system. The method includes measuring an environment temperature; detecting a product temperature; comparing the product temperature with a reference temperature; and varying the environment temperature on the basis of the outcome of the comparing. The detecting includes acquiring the product temperature internally of the product near its outside surface.
1. A computer readable storage medium comprising a program for regulating the temperature of an environment containing a product, the program containing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:
measuring an environment temperature via at least one sensor element;
detecting a product temperature via the at least one sensor element;
comparing said product temperature with a reference temperature;
varying said environment temperature on the basis of the outcome of said comparing, wherein
said detecting comprises acquiring said product temperature internally of said product near an outside surface thereof,
before said comparing calculation said reference temperature on the basis of said product temperature is provided,
said measuring comprises measuring a further environment temperature at a preset distance from said outside surface,
and further comprising assessing the difference between said product temperature and said further environment temperature, wherein said varying said environment temperature terminates when said product temperature is equal to or greater than an algebraic function of said difference.
2. The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein said algebraic function comprises a second degree polynomial function of said difference.
3. The storage medium according to claim 1 , and further comprising acquiring a product core temperature internally of said product at a distance from said outside surface greater than the distance at which said product temperature is acquired near said outside surface.
4. The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein said varying comprises actuating a refrigerating arrangement for cooling said environment.
5. The storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein after said actuating stopping said refrigerating arrangement is provided.
6. The storage medium according to claim 5 , wherein after said stopping keeping said refrigerating arrangement inactive is provided.
7. The storage medium according to claim 6 , wherein after said keeping inactive further actuating said refrigerating arrangement is provided.
8. The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor element comprises a plurality of sensor elements.
9. The storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one sensor element comprises a plurality of sensor elements.
10. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a program for regulating the temperature of an environment containing a product, the program containing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method comprising:
measuring an environment temperature via at least one sensor element;
detecting a product temperature via the at least one sensor element;
comparing said product temperature with a reference temperature;
varying said environment temperature on the basis of the outcome of said comparing, wherein
said detecting comprises acquiring said product temperature internally of said product near an outside surface thereof,
before said comparing setting said reference temperature is provided,
said measuring comprises measuring a further environment temperature at a preset distance from said outside surface,
and further comprising assessing the difference between said product temperature and said further environment temperature, wherein said varying said environment temperature terminates when said product temperature is equal to or greater than an algebraic function of said difference.