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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2022
Eppendorf SE, Hamburg, DE;
Eppendorf SE, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A method of operating an item of laboratory equipment cooled using a flammable refrigerant. The method includes ventilating an interior of the cooled laboratory equipment with the aid of a fan, wherein control of the fan is carried out over a first time period by a first control device; checking, with the aid of a first predefined criterion, whether the ventilation was successful; transferring control of the fan to a second control device if ventilation was successful over the first time period; checking, with the aid of a second predefined criterion, whether the fan is being successfully controlled by the second control device; activating a power supply for at least one further device, which is to be electrically powered, of the cooled laboratory equipment if the fan is being successfully controlled by the second control device. A corresponding item of laboratory equipment is also disclosed.