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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2002
Eugene Thomas Anderson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Arnost Hurych, Karlin, CS;
Vladimir Sulc, Bloomington, MN (US);
Greg Truckenbrod, Fridley, MN (US);
Donald J. Bongaards, Shorewood, MN (US);
Zdenek Kaiser, Prague, CS;
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of powering a refrigeration system. The method includes providing a mover and an alternator, the alternator being coupled to the mover and generating a power signal. The method also includes monitoring at a control a plurality of system parameters and sending a control signal based on the system parameters from the control. The method further includes receiving the power signal and the control signal at an inverter-based device which has a plurality of inverters, converting the power signal into a controlled power signal based on the control signal, and driving a plurality of components of the refrigeration system with the controlled power signal, which are also controlled by the control.