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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2018
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Luis Arnedo, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Veronica Adetola, West Hartford, CT (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A trailer refrigeration unit is provided. Aspects include a plurality of power sources, wherein the plurality power sources are selectively coupled to a power converter and at least one compressor. The power converter is coupled to at least one fan and is selectively coupled to the at least one compressor. A microcontroller circuit is included and is configured to selectively operate the trailer refrigeration unit in one of a plurality of modes based on an environmental parameter within the trailer refrigeration unit. The plurality of modes includes a first mode where the at least one compressor and at least one fan are powered by the power converter and a second mode where the at least one compressor is powered by at least one of the plurality of power sources.