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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2017
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael James Vanous, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bartley Theis, Montrose, MN (US);
Srinivasa Rao Koppineedi, Karnataka, IN;
Vijaya Kumar K S, Tamilnadu, IN;
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A battery-powered power unit is provided in which a state of charge parameter is used to determine whether to shut off the battery-powered power unit, and an adjustment parameter is used to determine when to shut off the battery-powered power unit closer to a predetermined state of charge value for the battery. The state of charge parameter may be voltage across the battery, and the adjustment parameter may be current leaving the battery-powered power unit. The parameters may be values that are internal to the battery-powered power unit. The battery-powered power unit can be used in, for example, tractor auxiliary power units.