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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Rudolf Johannes Van Wijk, Waddinxveen, NL;
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A transportation refrigeration system () including: a transportation refrigeration unit; an energy storage device () configured to provide electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit; an electric generation device () operably connected to at least one of a wheel () or axle () of the transport refrigeration system, the electric generation device being configured to generate electrical power from at least one of the wheel and the wheel axle to charge the energy storage device when the electric generation device is activated; a power management module () in electrical communication with the energy storage device and the electric generation device, the power management module being configured to determine a current temperature of the electric generation device (), wherein the power management module is configured to adjust a torque limit of the electric generation device in response to a current temperature of the electric generation device.