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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Philip Lewis Lavrich, Mooresville, NC (US);
Robert Leslie Isaacs, Buffalo, MN (US);
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for power management of a transport refrigeration system electrically connected to a utility power source. The method including determining an operating mode for the transport refrigeration system based on one or more of an amount of utility power available from the utility power source to the transport refrigeration system, a current cost of the utility power, and a noise or emission regulation for operating a prime mover. A transport refrigeration system unit that includes a transport refrigeration unit and a controller configured to receive power from a utility power source or a primary energy source. The controller also configured to determine an operating mode for the transport refrigeration system based on one or more of an amount of utility power available from the utility power source to the transport refrigeration system, a current cost of the utility power, and a noise or emission regulation for operating the prime mover.