A power management method used for power distribution in a transportation refrigeration unit. The power management method includes calculating engine power according to engine operating parameters; calculating power generator real-time input power according to power generator excitation current; calculating available power based on the power generator real-time input power and the engine power; and managing power distributed to a compressor based on the available power. The present invention further relates to a power management system. The power management method and system have the advantages of simplicity, reliability, stable operation and the like, the power generator real-time input power can be calculated according to the power generator excitation current, thus more power can be provided to the compressor on the premise that the power supply to power generator loads is guaranteed, and the operating efficiency of the transportation refrigeration unit is improved.

A vehicle heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can be configured to reduce and/or prevent condensation build up on one or more elements of the system. Subsequent to a power state of the vehicle being switched from an active state to an inactive state, a fresh mode air source can be selected as an intake for a blower. It can be determined whether an ambient temperature is greater than or equal to a predetermined temperature. It can then be determined whether the compressor was in operation prior to the vehicle having been switched from the active state to the inactive state. It can be determined whether a temperature of an evaporator of the HVAC system is rising. If it is determined that the ambient temperature is greater than or equal to the predetermined temperature value, that the compressor was in operation prior to the vehicle having been switched from the active state tot eh inactive state, and that the temperature of the evaporator is rising, a blower can be activated to blow air from the fresh mode air source across the evaporator.

An air-conditioning system including a primary circuit and a secondary circuit is provided. The primary circuit includes a flow of refrigerant, an evaporator and a chiller configured to exchange heat between a coolant and the refrigerant. The secondary circuit includes a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the chiller to receive the coolant. The heat exchanger includes a phase change material in heat exchange relationship with the coolant, such that the coolant exchanges heat with the phase change material to store thermal energy in the phase change material. The air-conditioning system is implemented in a machine in which during an idle-off state, the stored energy in the heat exchanger is discharged to provide an air-conditioning effect.

A HVAC system for a vehicle that includes a propulsion system, a frame, a passenger compartment, and a door coupled to the frame. The HVAC system includes a refrigeration circuit that selectively controls the temperature of the passenger compartment based on a sensed temperature within the passenger compartment. The refrigeration circuit includes an exterior heat exchanger, a first air moving device coupled to the exterior heat exchanger, an interior heat exchanger, a second air moving device coupled to the interior heat exchanger, and a compressor. The HVAC system also includes a controller that is operable to detect a condition of the vehicle that includes at least one of a position of the door, a location of the vehicle, and a load of the propulsion system. The controller is programmed to adjust the refrigeration circuit in response to the sensed passenger compartment temperature and the detected vehicle condition.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing transportation container temperature control. A system for transportation container temperature control comprises: a plurality of insulated compartments on a motored vehicle, each of the plurality of insulated compartments being configured to hold one or more items during transport, a temperature regulating system, a communication device, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: receive, via the communication device, a plurality of target temperatures each associated with an insulated compartment of the plurality of insulated compartments, determine current temperatures in each of the plurality of insulated compartments, and for each insulated compartment of the plurality of insulated compartments, cause the temperature regulating system to affect a temperature inside the insulated compartment based on a current temperature and a target temperature of the plurality of target temperatures associated with the insulated compartment.

Disclosed is a system for controlling the climate within an automobile when the engine thereof is turned off. The system comprises an auxiliary AC compressor disposed in fluid communication with the pre-existing AC lines of the automobile, an engine sensor for detecting the current status of the engine, and an AC switch. The system is configured such that, the compressor is activated upon the switch being turned on and upon the engine being turned off.

In the case where the temperature of a battery is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the battery is cooled with priority. In the case where the temperature of coolant to cool a PCU is equal to or higher than another predetermined temperature, the PCU is cooled with priority. In the case where the temperature of the battery is less than the predetermined temperature and the temperature of the coolant to cool the PCU is less than the other predetermined temperature, the air inside the vehicle cabin is cooled with priority.

A computer-implemented process for controlling a vehicle interior includes detecting a previously defined situation that relates to an undesirable environmental condition of the vehicle interior, and assessing both a risk level and an urgency level, based on a vehicle sensor input. The process also includes generating a vehicle command based upon the detected previously defined situation, the assessed risk level, and assessed urgency level, and executing the generated vehicle command to control at least one of an engine, a window, and a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit to modify an environmental condition of the vehicle interior.

Systems and methods are provided for controlling a hybrid powertrain of a hybrid vehicle, and may include: determining a value of a drive request for a combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle; determining electrical loading on batteries of the hybrid vehicle; adjusting operation of an accessory of the hybrid vehicle to reduce the electrical load of that accessory on the batteries of the hybrid vehicle when the drive request value is above a determined drive request threshold amount and the electrical loading on batteries of the hybrid vehicle is above a power loading threshold; and directing at least some of the power saved by adjusting operation of the accessory from the batteries of the hybrid vehicle to a drive motor of the hybrid vehicle to provide motive force for the vehicle.

The delivery system includes a vehicle and a server. The vehicle includes a power storage device and a refrigerator. The server performs a delivery planning process for determining an expected delivery time. In the delivery planning process, the server is configured to transmit, to the vehicle, an inquiry as to reception of the delivery matter. When the vehicle receives the inquiry from the server, the vehicle is configured to set a receivable time period and transmit it to the server. When the vehicle sets the receivable time period, if the vehicle is in a state that the vehicle is able to receive power from the power supply facility, the vehicle is configured to set the receivable time period to be longer than the receivable time period set if the vehicle is not in the state that the vehicle is able to receive power from the power supply facility.