Methods and systems for providing predictive energy consumption feedback for powering a transport climate control system using external data

US12017505B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THERMO KING LLC · US

Inventors

• Philip Lewis Lavrich · Mooresville, US
• Mark D. Leasure · Eagan, US
• Casey Briscoe · Minnetonka, US
• Grant A. Baumgardner · Minneapolis, US
• Ryan Wayne Schumacher · Bloomington, US
• Wallace Stephen Hubbard · Chanhassen, US
• Panayu Robert Srichai · Minneapolis, US
• Matthew Srnec · Minnetonka, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 31, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 25, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 25, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/88
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for providing energy consumption feedback for powering a transport climate control system using external data. This can include determining whether an energy level of an energy storage source is greater than an expected energy consumption of a transport climate control system during a route, based on route parameters and route conditions. The route conditions may be obtained from a source such as a remote server, and include data such as weather data, traffic data, or the like. The systems and methods may further compare current energy levels to an updated predictions of energy consumption during transit to determine if the energy level is sufficient to complete the route and alert the user when the energy level is insufficient to complete the route.