A transportation refrigeration system including: a transportation refrigeration unit comprising a motor; a power conversion unit configured convert an amplitude, a frequency and a phase of an input electrical power signal, wherein the power conversion unit comprises a first power bridge, a DC link and a second power bridge; an energy storage device configured to supply electrical power to the motor via the power conversion unit during a road mode; a first switch configured to selectively connect the first power bridge to the energy storage device or the motor; and a second switch configured to selectively connect the second power bridge to the motor or a power grid; wherein the first switch and second switch are positioned to connect the first power bridge and second power bridge to specified sources and outputs during each of the road mode and the standby mode.

A system, for determination of required environmental conditions for transport and storage of goods, that includes one or more boxes to be placed in a vehicle. Each box has an indicator code, on the exterior surface of the box, that includes information related to environmental conditions required to be maintained. A scanning device associated with the vehicle and configured to read said indicator code from each box. A control circuitry is operationally connected to the scanning device The control circuitry is configured to compute the readings of the indicator codes from each box to determine the required environmental conditions to be maintained inside the vehicle.

A system, for determination of required environmental conditions for transport and storage of goods, that includes one or more boxes to be placed in a vehicle. Each box has an indicator code, on the exterior surface of the box, that includes information related to environmental conditions required to be maintained. A scanning device associated with the vehicle and configured to read said indicator code from each box. A control circuitry is operationally connected to the scanning device The control circuitry is configured to compute the readings of the indicator codes from each box to determine the required environmental conditions to be maintained inside the vehicle.

A transport refrigeration unit (TRU) is provided and includes a power generation unit, a catalytic element, a tubular element fluidly interposed between the power generation unit and the catalytic element and a control System. The control System is disposed and configured to control operations of the power generation unit in accordance with readings of sensed characteristics of fluid flows between the power generation unit and the catalytic element.

A transport refrigeration unit (TRU) is provided and includes a power generation unit, a catalytic element, a tubular element fluidly interposed between the power generation unit and the catalytic element and a control System. The control System is disposed and configured to control operations of the power generation unit in accordance with readings of sensed characteristics of fluid flows between the power generation unit and the catalytic element.

A refrigerant detection assembly operable to detect refrigerant mixed with air includes a housing having an internal cavity fluidly connected with an ambient atmosphere surrounding the housing via an opening. A subassembly mounted within the internal cavity includes an air chamber fluidly connected with the internal cavity, a non-dispersive infrared sensor operably coupled to the air chamber, a printed circuit board, and a heat conduction plate mechanically and thermally coupled to the printed circuit board. At least one insulator is arranged within the internal cavity at a position between a portion of the subassembly and the housing. A shell is connectable to the housing in overlapping arrangement with the opening. The shell has at least one shell opening formed therein such that a flow path extends from the shell opening, through the opening formed in the housing to the internal cavity, and into the air chamber.

Vehicle-rental-system includes: rental-vehicle for rent to user; user-terminal carried by user; and management-server configured to manage operation, locking, and unlocking of rental-vehicle. Rental-vehicle is automatic-drive-vehicle having first-space available for user, and second-space available for luggage. Management-server includes processor and memory. Processor is configured to perform: receiving reservation-information of rental-vehicle transmitted from user-terminal; calculating usage-fee of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information; acquiring payment-information of usage-fee; setting operation-schedule of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information when payment-information is acquired; outputting travel-command to rental-vehicle in accordance with operation-schedule; and outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle when rental-vehicle and user-terminal are mutually authenticated. Reservation-information includes usage-information of at least one of first-space and second-space. Processor is configured to perform: outputting unlocking-command includes outputting unlocking-command of at least one of first-space and second-space based on reservation-information when outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle.

Vehicle-rental-system includes: rental-vehicle for rent to user; user-terminal carried by user; and management-server configured to manage operation, locking, and unlocking of rental-vehicle. Rental-vehicle is automatic-drive-vehicle having first-space available for user, and second-space available for luggage. Management-server includes processor and memory. Processor is configured to perform: receiving reservation-information of rental-vehicle transmitted from user-terminal; calculating usage-fee of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information; acquiring payment-information of usage-fee; setting operation-schedule of rental-vehicle based on reservation-information when payment-information is acquired; outputting travel-command to rental-vehicle in accordance with operation-schedule; and outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle when rental-vehicle and user-terminal are mutually authenticated. Reservation-information includes usage-information of at least one of first-space and second-space. Processor is configured to perform: outputting unlocking-command includes outputting unlocking-command of at least one of first-space and second-space based on reservation-information when outputting unlocking-command of rental-vehicle.

In an illustrative embodiment, a panel assembly for partitioning a trailer cargo space is provided including a first insulated panel and a second insulated panel, each insulated panel including a first side vertical edge having a connecting edge, and a second side vertical edge having a connecting edge. One of the insulated panels includes one or more spaced apart vertical cut lines proximate the first side vertical edge, where, when a given cut line is cleaved, the cleaved cut line is configured to form a new second side vertical edge having a connecting edge. A first mating extrusion may secure with a second side vertical edge of the first insulated panel, and a second mating extrusion may secure with a first side vertical edge of the second insulated panel where, upon mating the first and second mating extrusions, an insulated wall is formed.

A transport refrigeration system includes a transportation refrigeration unit; an energy storage device configured to provide electrical power to the transportation refrigeration unit; and an electric generation device 340 operably connected through a mechanical interface 370 to at least one of a wheel 364 of the transport refrigeration system and a wheel axle 365 of the transport refrigeration system; the mechanical interface includes: a first clutch mechanism 371 operable to selectively engage the electric generation device with at least one of the wheel and the wheel axle to generate electrical power to charge the energy storage device; and a second clutch mechanism 372, the second clutch mechanism is an overrunning clutch configured to disengage the electric generation device from the wheel and/or the wheel axle when a rotational velocity of the electric generation device is greater than a rotational velocity of the wheel and/or the wheel axle.