Envirotainer RKN e1 - Limits and Ambient Conditions; Cargo Pre-conditioning Requirements; Minimum Operating Time; Exposure to Extreme Heat

Operations Manual
2. LIMITS, AMBIENT CONDITIONS
Envirotainer RKN e1 Container
2. LIMITS, AMBIENT CONDITIONS
• The container is designed to maintain the temperature of the cargo shipped by cooling or
heating the air inside the container.
The following conditions must apply for the container to work properly:
2.1 PRE-CONDITIONING OF CARGO
• The container does not have battery capacity to cool down or heat up a large quantity of
cargo.
• The container is designed to maintain the temperature of the cargo. It is therefore very
important that the cargo is pre-conditioned correctly.
2.2 MINIMUM OPERATING TIME - FULLY CHARGED CONTAINER
• For a +5°C (+41°F) container set temperature the minimum operating time without
recharging the batteries is 30 hours provided that the ambient temperature is between -10°C
and +30°C (+14°F and +86°F). However, the operating time will increase if the ambient
temperature is closer to the container set temperature of the cargo space.
• For other container set temperatures contact Envirotainers Customer Care team for advice:
customercare@envirotainer.com
2.3 EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT; ABOVE +30°C (+86°F)
The container can maintain the temperature in the loading area even though the ambient
temperature is between +30°C and +40°C (+77°F and +104°F), but the battery consumption
will increase, and the container operating time will therefore decrease.
For example, if the ambient temperature is +35°C (+95°F) and the container set temperature is
+5°C (+41°F), the container can maintain the temperature but the container operating time will
be reduced.
2.4 EXPOSURE TO EXTREME COLD; BELOW -10°C (+14°F)
The container can maintain the temperature in the loading area even though the ambient
temperature is between -10°C and -20°C (+14°F and -4°F), but the battery consumption will
increase, and the container operating time will therefore decrease.
For example, if the ambient temperature is -20°C (-4°F) and the container set temperature is
+5°C (+41°F), the container can maintain the temperature but the container operating time will
be reduced.
Doc No. MO-RKN-3009
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