F25D11/003

Secured delivery container

A secure delivery container can have a body with a chamber that can receive one or more items for delivery to an end recipient and a door actuatable to close the chamber in a locked position and open to allow access to the items. The container can have a heat transfer system with one or more heat transfer elements in thermal communication with one or more surfaces of the body that define the chamber and configured to heat or cool the one or more surfaces to heat or cool the delivery items in the chamber. The container can wirelessly communicate with a remote electronic device to receive information from the remote electronic device and to communicate operational information from the one or more heat transfer elements to the remote electronic device.

Management system and management program
11614277 · 2023-03-28 · ·

The present application is at least directed to a control system to cool cooled objects and to keep cooled objects cool without cooling an entire storage space for cooled objects. The control system includes containers, which hold cooled objects and a TES member to cool the cooled objects. The control system is configured to judge if it is time to replace the TES member based on a combination of cooled objects, stored in the containers to keep cool, and the TES member. The control system also is configured to notify if it is time to replace the TES member based upon the judging step.

Beverage cooling apparatus and method
11486635 · 2022-11-01 ·

A container enclosing a volume. The container having a container floor facing the volume, a release valve, and a container roof positioned opposite the container floor. The container roof having a container roof inlet that penetrates the container roof. A trough is coupled to the container roof inlet. The trough has at least one beverage mount for holding the beverage, a trough outlet, and a water pump coupled to the trough for transferring a fluid through the trough and the trough outlet.

Transport climate control system power architecture
11489431 · 2022-11-01 · ·

A transport climate control system is disclosed. The system includes a compressor, a motor-generator-rectifier machine, a belt drive connected to the motor-generator-rectifier machine and the compressor, at least one condenser fan, at least one evaporator fan, and a DC to DC converter. The motor-generator-rectifier machine connects to the at least one condenser fan, the at least one evaporator fan, and the DC to DC converter. The motor-generator-rectifier machine includes a motor, a low voltage generator connected to the motor, and a rectifier connected to the low voltage generator. The motor-generator-rectifier machine can provide a first low voltage DC power to the at least one condenser fan, the at least one evaporator fan, and the DC to DC converter. The DC to DC converter can convert the first low voltage DC power to a second low voltage DC power that is different from the first low voltage DC power.

SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING THE INSULATION PROPERTIES OF A THERMALLY INSULATED TRANSPORT UNIT
20220341658 · 2022-10-27 · ·

A system for evaluating insulation properties of a thermally insulated transport unit contains at least one thermally insulated transport unit for transporting and/or storing goods. The thermally insulated transport unit contains at least one temperature sensor configured to provide actual temperature data of the temperature within the thermally insulated transport unit. The system also includes at least one evaluation component for evaluating the insulation properties, at least based on a comparison of actual temperature data and calculated temperature data based on a thermal model of the thermally insulated transport unit.

AC BATTERY PACK WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS AND COOLING
20220341652 · 2022-10-27 ·

A transport refrigeration unit is configured to provide conditioned air to a refrigerated cargo space and includes: an AC battery pack configured to store and convert DC electricity to AC electricity and provide the AC electricity to power the transport refrigeration unit as three phase electrical power, the AC battery pack includes: a first phase group including a first plurality of battery modules, the first phase group being configured to provide the AC electricity in a first phase; a second phase group including a second plurality of battery modules, the second phase group being configured to provide the AC electricity in a second phase; and a third phase group including a third plurality of battery modules, the third phase group being configured to provide the AC electricity in a third phase. The first phase, the second phase, and the third phase are each shaped as a stair step sine wave.

REFRIGERATED RAILCAR SYSTEM
20220340180 · 2022-10-27 ·

A refrigerated railcar system that is configured to have a plurality of reefers operably coupled thereto wherein the present invention provides improved electrical coupling of the reefers. The refrigerated railcar system of the present invention includes a plurality of railcars that are operable to have secured thereto reefers ranging from twenty to fifty-three feet. The railcars have a first end and a second end with an electrical junction box present at each end. A generator railcar is present in the system and is electrically coupled to an adjacent railcar present on opposing ends thereof. The generator railcars include subpanel modules and a wiring harness that are operable to electrically couple to electrical junction boxes present at opposing ends of the generator railcars. A platform is coupled to the container of the generator railcar and is configured to have the wiring harness secured underneath thereto.

Cold storage box and cold storage box management system
11480387 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A cold storage box is provided that allows individual confirmation that stored objects such as medicine, food, and beverages have been managed at an appropriate temperature. The cold storage box 1 includes: a storage part which can house stored objects; a lid part which covers an opening part of the storage part; and a cooling device which cools the storage part, and the cold storage box includes an RF tag provided for each of the stored objects and equipped with a temperature sensor and a control part which communicates with the RF tag at appropriate time intervals via an antenna part provided inside the storage part and stores ID information of the RF tag and temperature information sensed by the temperature sensor of the RF tag.

TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH COUNTER-ROTATING FAN ASSEMBLY
20230083462 · 2023-03-16 ·

An illustrative example embodiment of a transport refrigeration system includes an evaporator air management system having an evaporator heat exchanger and an air passage downstream of the evaporator heat exchanger. A two-stage fan assembly within the air passage includes a first fan stage having a first fan rotor, a first motor associated with the first fan rotor for selectively causing the first fan rotor to rotate in a first direction about a fan axis, a second fan stage having a second fan rotor in series with the first fan rotor, and a second motor associated with the second fan rotor for selectively causing the second fan to rotate in a second, opposite direction about the fan axis. The first and second fan stages draw air across the evaporator heat exchanger and through the air passage.

MOBILE MULTI-ZONE REFRIGERATOR
20220335757 · 2022-10-20 ·

A mobile multizone refrigerator comprises a plurality of secure refrigerated storage zones each having a lockable door connected to a zone opening controller. The zone opening controller is connected by a network interface to a server capable of receiving and facilitating zone opening requests from the user devices of affiliated users of the storage zones. Upon receipt of an authenticated zone opening request, the server will transmit a zone opening instruction to the controller affiliated with the storage zone in question, resulting in its opening. The refrigerator is mobile allowing it to be moved into and between locations with ease.