Carrier Corporation

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Robert A Chopko

Michael F Taras

Parmesh Verma

Yu Chen

John Edward Cronin

John Robert Reason

Craig Drew Bogli

Larry D Burns

Thomas D Radcliff

Frederick James Cogswell

Catherine Thibaud

Stella M Oggianu

Zidu Ma

Ciara N Poolman

Ivan Rydkin

Giorgio Rusignuolo

Allen C Kirkwood

Robert Stephen Simeone

Paul Papas

Jeffrey John Burchill

Mikhail B Gorbounov

Mark J Perkovich

Benjamin Edward Ferguson

Alan S Drucker

Christopher Michael Huffines

Bart Antonie Van Hassel

Chester D Ripka

Mary D Saroka

Craig R Walker

Joseph George Bodkin

Veronica Adetola

Abdelrahman I Elsherbini

Christopher G Repice

Nader S Awwad

Igor B Vaisman

Ankit Anand Gupta

Greg Deldicque

Marc Beasley

Joel W Androff

Renee A Eddy

Eeuwe Durk Kooi

Steven A Lozyniak

Michael Balistreri

Luis Arnedo

Garrison S Moseley

Mary Teresa Lombardo

Kenneth B Barrett

Jason A Gough

John Douglas Lamb

Robert J Backus

H Richard Roudebush

James C Wilson

Richard T Pandzik

James Casasanta

Abdelrahman ElSherbini

Richard Clark

Mark W Baldwin

Bruce E Sing

Brigit M Corman

Thomas Dewolf

Kumar Anup

James R Reason

Denis L Sourdin

Gregory I Natke

Ciara Poolman

Yu H Chen

Dylan Jonathan Wilson

Warren Clough

Raymond A Rust

An engineless transport refrigeration unit includes a direct current compressor motor, condenser fan motor, evaporator fan motor, an energy storage device, and a generator. The energy storage device is configured to provide direct current electric power to the compressor motor the condenser fan motor, and the evaporator fan motor. The energy storage device is configured to provide power within a range of two hundred volts to six hundred volts. The compressor motor is configured to operate at a direct current voltage range of two hundred to six hundred volts.

Engineless transport refrigeration unit

A transport refrigeration unit (TRU) system (IO) is provided. The TRU system includes a TRU (), an electrical grid and a control unit. The TRU () is configured to be operably coupled a container () and includes components configured to control an environment within an interior of the container () and a TRU battery pack () configured to store energy for powering at least the components. The control unit is communicative with the TRU () and the electrical grid and is configured to manage power supplies and demands between the TRU battery pack () of each TRU () and the electrical grid.

Transport refrigeration unit architecture and controls for smart grid optimization and integration

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 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.

Pressure controlled cargo container for controlled atmosphere applications

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

A system for dynamically mitigating resonance in a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) during a mission, having: a TRU controller configured for operating a TRU engine during the mission according to an operational baseline, and while operating the TRU engine, contemporaneously performing steps including: obtaining a first set of data that comprises real time measurements from one or more accelerometers installed in the TRU; converting the real measurements to a second set of data that comprises real time shock and vibration data; processing the second set of data in a control loop to determine an updated operational baseline that avoids resonance detected in the first set of data; and operating the TRU engine according to the updated operational baseline.

Mitigation of resonance in a transport refrigeration unit

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 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

Disclosed is a system for managing power in a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) installed on a trailer, having: a TRU controller configured to perform steps such as: executing a system-level energy manager, wherein the TRU controller: adaptively selects energy flow parameters based on one or more mission specific parameters and TRU power health; executes a predictive analytics module for collecting mission specific parameters and predicting TRU cooling power demands; and executes an online optimization module for generating a power source schedule for the TRU based on the predicted TRU cooling power demands; and operating the TRU according to the generated power source schedule.

Load management for refrigerated truck unit

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 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.

Refrigeration unit having movable directional element

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Baldwinsville, NY, United States of America

Robert A Chopko