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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020

Filed:

May. 25, 2016
Applicant:

Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Michal Kolda, Prague, CZ;

Václav Rajtmajer, Beroun, CZ;

Michal Hegar, Prague, CZ;

Markéta Kopecká, Vsetin, CZ;

Antonín Ryska, Prague, CZ;

Assignee:

Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F03B 7/00 (2006.01); F25B 6/02 (2006.01); F25B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/323 (2013.01); B60H 1/0065 (2013.01); B60H 1/00492 (2013.01); B60H 1/00771 (2013.01); B60H 1/3227 (2013.01); F03B 7/003 (2013.01); F25B 6/02 (2013.01); F25B 7/00 (2013.01); Y02B 30/72 (2013.01); Y02E 60/147 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for controlling the release of heat by a temperature control unit are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring a heat release condition of the temperature control unit. This method also includes determining, via a controller, whether to release the heat generated by the temperature control unit to an ambient environment outside of the internal space based on the heat release condition. Also, this method includes operating a HVAC circuit of the temperature control unit in a heat release mode when the controller determines that the heat generated by the temperature control unit is to be released to the ambient environment outside the internal space. Further, this method includes operating the HVAC circuit of the temperature control in a heat storage mode when the controller determines that the heat generated by the HVAC unit is not to be released to the ambient environment outside the internal space.


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