Carrier Corporation

Peter Van Der Plas

Rudolf Johannes Van Wijk

Xu She

XuQiang Liao

Xuqiang Liao

Ruud Van Wijk

Hiu Lam Kwok

The transportation refrigeration system () comprising: a transport container being integrally connected to a vehicle; a transportation refrigeration unit configured to provide conditioned air to the refrigerated cargo space; an energy storage device () configured to provide electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit; an electric generation device () configured to generate electrical power from at least one of the wheel () and the wheel axle () to charge the energy storage device () when the electric generation device is activated; an inertial sensor () configured to detect at least one of a deceleration of the vehicle and a downward pitch of the vehicle; and a power management module () in electrical communication with at least one of the energy storage device (), the electric generation device (), and the inertial sensor (), wherein the power management module activates the electric generation device when the inertial sensor detects at least one of the deceleration of the vehicle and the downward pitch of the vehicle.

Generator movement control

A multi-unit transport refrigeration system including: a first transportation refrigeration unit configured to refrigerate a first transport container; a second transportation refrigeration unit configured to refrigerate a second transport container; and an energy management system including: an energy storage device configured to store electricity to power the first second transportation refrigeration unit; and a power conversion system electrically connecting the energy storage device to the first transportation refrigeration unit and the second transportation refrigeration unit, the power conversion system including: a first DC/DC converter configured to increase a voltage of the electricity received from the energy storage device from a first voltage to a second voltage; and a first DC/AC inverter configured to convert the electricity received from the first DC/DC converter from DC to AC and then convey the electricity to at least one of the first transportation refrigeration unit or the second transportation refrigeration unit.

Electrical architecture for powering multiple transport refrigeration units

A transportation refrigeration system including: a transportation refrigeration unit; an energy storage device configured to provide electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit; an electric generation device operably connected to at least one of a wheel and a wheel axle of the transport refrigeration system, the electric generation device being configured to generate electrical power from at least one of the wheel and the wheel axle to charge the energy storage device when the electric generation device is activated; a rotational velocity sensor configured to detect a rotational velocity of the electric generation device; and a power management module in electrical communication with the energy storage device, the electric generation device, and the rotational velocity sensor, wherein the power management module is configured to decrease a torque limit of the electric generation device when the rotational velocity of the electric generation device decelerates greater than a selected deceleration.

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Katwijk ZH, Netherlands

Peter Van Der Plas