Pressure controlled cargo container for controlled atmosphere applications

    公开(公告)号:US11733124B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17046609

    申请日:2019-04-10

    发明人: Robert A. Chopko

    IPC分类号: G01M3/32 B65D90/51 B65D88/12

    摘要: A container box, having: a container controller for controlling the container box, one or more pressure transducers disposed within the container box, the one or more pressure transduces operatively connected to the container box, wherein the container box is configured for monitoring pressure within the container box with the pressure transducers, the container box configured to perform an airtightness test, including: pressurizing the container box until pressure in the container box is above a first threshold; monitoring pressure in the container box to determine when pressure in the container box is proximate the first threshold; monitoring a first duration during which pressure in the contain box drops from the first threshold to a second threshold; determining whether the first duration is within an acceptable range, and when the duration is outside the acceptable range, communicating an alert to a container box monitoring implement.

    Battery system for refrigerated transport container

    公开(公告)号:US11118833B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16310023

    申请日:2017-06-16

    摘要: A method of operating a transport refrigeration system including: controlling, using a controller (30), a plurality of components of the transport refrigeration system, the transport refrigeration system comprising a refrigerated trailer (108) and a refrigeration unit (22) configured to provide refrigerated air to the refrigerated trailer, the controlling includes operating at least one of the refrigeration unit and a battery system (190); powering, using an external power source (400), the refrigeration unit when the transport refrigeration system is connected to the external power source; detecting, using the controller, when the external power source is disconnected from the transport refrigeration system; detecting, using the controller, a connection to the battery system when the external power source is disconnected; activating the battery system when the external power source is disconnected; and powering, using the battery system, a select group of components of the refrigeration unit when the external power source is disconnected.

    Pressure Controlled Cargo Container for Controlled Atmosphere Applications

    公开(公告)号:US20210108984A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:US17046609

    申请日:2019-04-10

    发明人: Robert A. Chopko

    IPC分类号: G01M3/32 B65D88/12 B65D90/51

    摘要: A container box, having: a container controller for controlling the container box, one or more pressure transducers disposed within the container box, the one or more pressure transduces operatively connected to the container box, wherein the container box is configured for monitoring pressure within the container box with the pressure transducers, the container box configured to perform an airtightness test, including: pressurizing the container box until pressure in the container box is above a first threshold; monitoring pressure in the container box to determine when pressure in the container box is proximate the first threshold; monitoring a first duration during which pressure in the contain box drops from the first threshold to a second threshold; determining whether the first duration is within an acceptable range, and when the duration is outside the acceptable range, communicating an alert to a container box monitoring implement.

    Refrigeration unit having movable directional element

    公开(公告)号:US10830521B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US16098186

    申请日:2017-04-20

    摘要: A refrigeration unit for a vehicle comprising a condenser configured to be positioned outside of the vehicle, an evaporator in thermal communication with the condenser and configured to be positioned inside of a cargo space of the vehicle, the evaporator having a fan, and a movable directional element housed within the evaporator and deployable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position, the movable directional element is stowed within the evaporator and in the second position the movable directional element provides directional airflow control to air being blown by the fan of the evaporator.

    TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT (TRU) DIRECT CURRENT (DC) ARCHITECTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20200055366A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16476490

    申请日:2018-01-19

    IPC分类号: B60H1/00 B60H1/32

    摘要: A transport refrigeration unit (TRU) direct current (DC) architecture includes a communications bus (41), a DC power bus (42), first and second voltage control units (VCUs 43,44) respectively comprising a DC/DC converter (430) coupled to the DC power bus and a local controller (431,441) coupled to the communications bus and to the DC/DC converter, an energy storage unit (45) and a DC powered load. The energy storage unit is configured to provide to the DC power bus (42) a quantity of DC power via the DC/DC converter (430) of the first VCU in accordance with control exerted thereon by the local controller (431) of the first VCU and a DC powered load. The DC powered load is configured to receive from the DC power bus a quantity of DC power via the DC/DC converter of the second VCU in accordance with control exerted thereon by the local controller of the second VCU.

    BATTERY FOR TEMPORARY COOLING OF A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190331408A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16310049

    申请日:2017-06-16

    摘要: A method of operating a refrigeration unit (22) of a transport refrigeration system (200) including the steps of: controlling, using a controller (30), a plurality of components of the refrigeration system, the controlling includes operating at least one of a prime mover (26) and a battery system (190); monitoring, using a location tracking device (175), a location of the transport refrigeration system; powering, using the prime mover, the refrigeration unit when the location is outside a selected location; deactivating the prime mover when the location is within the selected location; activating the battery system when the location is within the selected location; and powering, using the battery system, the refrigeration unit when the location is within the selected location.

    COLD CHAIN INTELLIGENCE FOR CONSUMER MOBILE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20190164124A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US16318251

    申请日:2017-07-20

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/08 G06Q10/06

    摘要: A system for monitoring perishable goods including: a storage device to store perishable good requirements, producer inputs, safety alerts, consumer parameters, and historical quality parameters associated with the perishable goods; a risk management system coupled to the storage device. The risk management system including: a quality determination module to determine quality levels of the perishable goods in response to at least one of the historical quality parameters and perishable good requirements; a risk determination module to determine risk levels of the perishable goods in response to at least one of the historical quality parameters, perishable good requirements, producer inputs, consumer parameters, and safety alerts; and a meshing module to determine output parameters in response to at least one of the quality levels and the risk levels.

    DUAL CIRCUIT TRANSPORTATION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20170106726A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-20

    申请号:US15316879

    申请日:2015-06-30

    IPC分类号: B60H1/32

    摘要: A refrigeration system for a refrigerated cargo container includes two or more refrigeration circuits, each circuit configured to cool a compartment of the refrigerated cargo container. Each circuit includes a compressor (38) to compress a gaseous flow of refrigerant, a gas cooler (40) in fluid communication with the compressor to cool the compressed flow of refrigerant, and an evaporator (46) located at the compartment and in fluid communication with the gas cooler and the compressor. An electrical generator (34) is operably connected to the compressor of each circuit to drive the compressors and a control system operably connected to the electrical generator and the two or more circuits. The control system is configured to calculate a maximum electrical power generated by the generator, calculate a target electrical load of the components of each circuit, and distribute the available electrical power from the generator to meet the target electrical load of each circuit.