Carrier Corporation

Ciara N Poolman

Robert A Chopko

Ivan Rydkin

Giorgio Rusignuolo

Larry D Burns

Paul Papas

Jeffrey John Burchill

Marc Beasley

Renee A Eddy

Parmesh Verma

Yu Chen

Craig Drew Bogli

Christopher Michael Huffines

Joseph George Bodkin

Garrison S Moseley

Greg Deldicque

Kyle Aaron

A refrigerated transport system comprises a body enclosing a refrigerated compartment. A refrigeration system () comprises first and second vapor compression loops each having: a refrigerant charge; a compressor (A,B) for driving the refrigerant of the refrigerant charge; a first heat exchanger (A,B) positioned to reject heat to an external environment in a cooling mode; and a second heat exchanger (A,B) positioned to absorb heat from the refrigerated compartment in the cooling mode.

Parallel loop intermodal container

A system for managing ripeness of perishable goods including: a storage device to store perishable good requirements, ripening capability parameters, ripening schedules, and perishable good parameters associated with the perishable goods; and a ripeness management system coupled to the storage device. The ripeness management system including: a current ripeness determination module to determine current ripeness levels in response to at least one of the perishable good parameters, the perishable good requirements, and the ripening schedules; a ripeness schedule module to determine predicted ripeness levels in response to at least one of the current ripeness levels, the ripening capability parameters, and the ripening schedules; and a meshing module to determine ripening schedule adjustments in response to at least one of the current ripeness levels, the perishable good parameters, the ripening schedules, and the ripening capability parameters.

Prep in transit management system for perishable good transport

An environmental control unit for use with a transport container is provided. The environmental control unit includes: a thermoelectric device; a fan to blow air across the thermoelectric device; a cooling passage configured to receive the air blown across the thermoelectric device and convey the air to a compartment of a transport container when the transport container is removably connected to the environmental control unit; a controller in electronic communication with the thermoelectric device and the fan; a battery configured to power the environmental control unit; and one or more piezoelectric devices configured to generate electrical power to charge the battery, wherein each of the one or more piezoelectric devices is electrically connected to the battery.

Actively cooled device for small scale delivery

A transport refrigeration system having a refrigeration unit including: a refrigeration circuit () configured to circulate a first refrigerant; a mechanical subcooler (); and a battery system () configured to power the mechanical subcooler. The mechanical subcooler is thermally connected to the refrigeration circuit.

Mechanical subcooler with battery supplement

A transport refrigeration unit includes at least one component, a frame (), and an energy storage module (). The at least one component is driven by electrical power. The frame () is constructed and arranged to structurally support the plurality of components. The energy storage module () is adapted to provide the electrical power, and is internally located and supported by the frame ().

Transport refrigeration unit

A transportation refrigeration unit includes an evaporator circulating a flow of refrigerant therethrough to cool a flow of supply air flowing over the evaporator, a first compressor operably connected to an engine and driven by the engine, a second compressor operably connected to a battery and driven by the battery. The first compressor and/or the second compressor are in fluid communication with the evaporator to compress the flow of refrigerant and configured and connected in parallel with one another. A condenser is in fluid communication with the evaporator and the first compressor and/or the second compressor.

Dual compressor transportation refrigeration unit

A system for managing sanitation of a container for perishable goods including: a storage device to store perishable good requirements, sanitation schedule parameters, sanitation requirements, sanitation test results, and perishable good parameters associated with the perishable goods; and a sanitation management system coupled to the storage device. The sanitation management system including: a sanitation assessment module to determine sanitation risk levels in response to at least one of the perishable good parameters, the perishable good requirements, the sanitation schedule parameters, sanitation test results, and the sanitation requirements; a sanitation schedule module to determine sanitation schedule adjustments in response to at least one of the sanitation risk level, the sanitation schedule parameters, and the sanitation requirements; and a meshing module to determine output parameters in response to at least one of the sanitation risk levels and the sanitation schedule adjustments.

Sanitation management system for perishable good transport

A transport refrigeration system () having: a refrigeration unit () configured to circulate refrigerant through a refrigeration circuit; a battery system () configured to power the refrigeration unit; and a heat transfer system () thermally connected to the battery system, the heat transfer system being configured to transfer heat from the flash tank to the battery system through the vaporized refrigerant. The refrigeration unit includes: a refrigerant compression device () having an inlet and an outlet; a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger () fluidly connected to the outlet; a flash tank () fluidly connected to the refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger, the flash tank being configured to separate the refrigerant into a liquefied refrigerant and a vaporized refrigerant; and a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger () fluidly connected to the flash tank and configured to receive the liquefied refrigerant from the flash tank, the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger being fluidly connected to the inlet.

Hot gas bypass for battery pack cold start

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

Transport refrigeration unit (TRU) direct current (DC) architecture

A method of operating a transport refrigeration system including: controlling, using a controller (), a plurality of components of the transport refrigeration system, the transport refrigeration system comprising a refrigerated trailer () and a refrigeration unit () configured to provide refrigerated air to the refrigerated trailer, the controlling includes operating at least one of the refrigeration unit and a battery system (); powering, using an external power source (), 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.

Battery system for refrigerated transport container

A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) unit includes an evaporator circulating a flow of refrigerant therethrough to cool a flow of compartment air flowing over the evaporator, and a condenser operably connected to the evaporator to condense the flow of refrigerant therethrough. The evaporator and the condenser are relatively positioned such that a liquid condensate at an exterior of the evaporator is directed by gravity onto an exterior of the condenser to increase an operating capacity of the condenser.

Redistribution of condensate for increased cooling capacity

A cooling unit () for a vehicle () is provided. The cooling unit includes a compressor () electrically connected to a power module (), a condenser () operably connected to the compressor, an evaporator () operably connected to the compressor and the condenser, the evaporator configured to cool ambient air (), and at least one flexible duct () configured to fluidly connect the evaporator with a cargo held in a cargo space of the vehicle.

Flexible cooling system for vehicles

A refrigerated transport system () comprises a body () enclosing a refrigerated compartment (). A refrigeration system () comprises: a vapor compression loop () having a first heat exchanger () positioned to reject heat to an external environment in a cooling mode. A heat transfer loop () has a second heat exchanger () positioned to absorb heat from the refrigerated compartment in the cooling mode. An inter-loop heat exchanger () has a first leg () along the vapor compression loop and a second leg () along the heat transfer loop in heat exchange relation with the first leg.

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Ciara N Poolman