SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL IN AN AUTOMATED GRID BASED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

Abstract

System and method of controlling a plurality of storage volume temperatures in an automated grid based storage and retrieval system. A plurality of storage volumes (406) is arranged adjacent one another below horizontal rails (110), a plurality of vertical walls (402) surrounding each of the plurality of storage volumes (406), a cooler system (403) drawing air from an input (404) of the cooler system (403), cool the air, and blow cooled air through an output (405) of the cooler system (403), for each of the plurality of storage volumes (406), a first air damper (408) connected between the output (405) of the cooler system (403) and an air release area (409) above the storage volumes (406), and a second air damper (410) connected between a void (411) beneath the storage volumes and the input (404) of the cooler system (403). A controller (414) for each of the plurality of storage volumes adjust airflow through the first air damper (408) to control an overpressure and air temperature in the air release area (409), and adjust airflow through the second air damper (410) to control an underpressure in the void (411), such that a storage volume temperature is controlled separately for each of the plurality of storage volumes (406), the storage volume temperature being defined by the air temperature in the air release area (409) and a differential pressure between the overpressure in the air release area (409) and the underpressure in the void (411).

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F25D 13/ 04 A I F25D 17/ 00 A I