Fall 2022

Fall 2022 Muhammad Rashid Best Project Award winners.

Fall 2022 First Place

Thermostore

Team Members
Bea Almonte, Katie Balent, Nick Newkirk, Eric Woodring

Faculty Mentor
Professor Sam Russel

Abstract
The thermo-store system is a portable refrigeration system designed with medical applications in mind where records are required to verify the in-range temperatures of the products being stored inside. This system regulates temperature down to -1.5 degrees C, and stores recorded temperatures in an SQL database which is accessible remotely. The System provides an audible alarm when the internal temperature is out of range after initially reaching the set temperature. This system is intended to be operated using a 110V AC source but can operate using internal batteries for up to 2 hours during transport/transition periods. Thermo-store also has an internal voltage monitoring system that sounds an audible alarm when the voltage level reaches a prescribed threshold and displays a recharge battery on the screen as well. This system also records the status of the lid to record whether the lid is open or closed. The purpose of this product is to remove the burden of recording temperatures from the user in a medical environment where logging is critical. This product is portable, and it allows transmission of the log as long as the unit is connected to a WiFi source. The primary market of this device would be a hospital operating room environment for when blood that has been typed and screened is checked out for a surgery procedure. In the event that the blood is not used, the device maintains an accurate log so that the blood products may be returned to the blood bank.