Responsive cooling based on external factors

A refrigerated transport system comprising:

• a transport container;
• an environmental control unit removably connected to the transport container, the environmental control unit comprising:
• a thermoelectric device;
• a fan configured to blow air across the thermoelectric device;
• a cooling module configured to receive the air blown across the thermoelectric device and convey the air to a compartment of the transport container;
• a controller in electronic communication with the thermoelectric device and the fan;
• and
• a communication module in electronic communication with the controller and wireless communication with a computing device, wherein the communication module is configured to transmit parameters of the environmental control unit to the computing device through wireless communication;
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine a present location of the transport container;
• determine a destination of the transport container;
• evaluate an internal temperature of the transport container;
• determine, based on one or more of the destination, the present location, and the internal temperature, whether a condition inside of the transport container is sufficient to maintain an ideal temperature within the compartment with the cooling module switched off for at least some time during a remaining portion of travel to the destination;
• and
• control an on or off condition of the thermoelectric device based on the present location, the destination, and the internal temperature of the transport container.

A method of managing environmental conditions within a refrigerated transport system through a computing device, the method comprising:

• determining, via a processor in the computing device, a present location of the refrigerated transport system;
• determining, via the processor, a destination of the refrigerated transport system;
• evaluating, via the processor, an internal temperature of the refrigerated transport system;
• determining, based on one or more of the destination, the present location, and the internal temperature, whether a condition inside of the transport container is sufficient to maintain an ideal temperature for an item being cooled by the refrigerated transport system with the cooling modules switched off for at least a portion of time during travel to the destination;
• and
• controlling, via the processor, an on or off condition of a thermoelectric device based on the present location, the destination, and the internal temperature of the refrigerated transport system.