Automatical in situ control of the confined environment of metabolically active produce

A control system for controlling the storage of metabolically active produce in a defined confined environment, said control system comprising at least one gas analyzing and one pressure measurement means comprising a control unit for determining an adjusted gas medium composition of the confined environment for protecting the produce against metabolic degradation; at least one operating/actuating means for adapting the gas medium in the confined storage environment based on said determined adjusted gas medium composition; wherein the control unit is adapted for determining the adjusted gas medium composition based on a mathematical model of the system that determines a metabolic coefficient of the produce by combining measured, changes of gas composition in the confined environment with dynamic pressure changes in the confined space. The value of the metabolic coefficient is used as input for a control algorithm to continuously adjust the gas composition in the confined space in response to the metabolic activity of the produce.

Patent Publication Number: WO2017198793

Year filing: 2017

Year approval: 2018

Year publication: 2017

Status: Requested

Technology domains: Food chemistry

Validated for IOF-key: Yes

Attributed to: Associatie KULeuven