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Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2016
Applicants:

Carrier Corporation, Jupiter, FL (US);

Cyril Menard;

Inventor:

Cyril Menard, Hauville, FR;

Assignee:

CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/18 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/32 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); B60P 3/20 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/188 (2013.01); B60H 1/00357 (2013.01); B60H 1/00428 (2013.01); B60P 3/20 (2013.01); F25D 29/003 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 7/32 (2013.01); H02N 2/181 (2013.01); B60H 1/00014 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/88 (2013.01);
Abstract

An energy harvesting system is provided. The energy harvesting system includes a transport refrigeration unit (TRU), a remote wireless element operably disposed to respond to a characteristic of the TRU and an energy harvesting circuit. The remote wireless element includes a battery and a response element powered by the battery. The energy harvesting circuit is coupled to the battery and configured to generate electricity from TRU movements. The electricity generated from the TRU movements is provided to at least one of the remote wireless element to power operations of the remote wireless element and the battery to charge the battery.


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