Clutch burnishing
AssigneeThermo King Corporation
InventorsAlexandros Athanasakopoulos, Scott A. Waters, Vincent McCannell-Unger, Timothy J. Neu, Lucas Koch
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Abstract
Technologies for enhancing performance of a clutch that is installed in connection with a transport climate control system is provided. Enhancing performance of the clutch can be performed by establishing engagement cycling parameters for the clutch, cycling the clutch through a repetition of engagement and disengagement in accordance with the established engagement cycling parameters, and terminating the cycling upon achievement of at least one predetermined criterion.
Claims19
A method for enhancing performance of a clutch that engages with a prime mover to provide power to a transport climate control system that includes a compressor and a controller, the method comprising:
- burnishing the clutch prior to utilization thereof by the transport climate control system, the burnishing comprising:
- establishing engagement cycling parameters for the clutch;
- automatically cycling the clutch through a repetition of engagement and disengagement in accordance with the established engagement cycling parameters;
- and
- terminating the cycling upon achievement of at least one predetermined criterion.
A computer-readable medium having executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to burnish an electromagnetic clutch that engages with a prime mover to provide power to a transport climate control system that includes a compressor and a controller, the instructions comprising:
- burnishing the electromagnetic clutch prior to utilization by the transport climate control system, the burnishing comprising:
- detecting input of at least one predetermined condition;
- initiating cycling of the clutch based on the detection;
- automatically cycling the clutch through a repetition of engagement and disengagement in accordance with predetermined cycling parameters;
- and
- terminating the cycling upon fulfilling at least one of the cycling parameters.
A transport climate control system comprising:
- a clutch configured to provide engagement and disengagement between a prime mover and a mechanically-driven component of a transport climate control system that includes a compressor and a controller;
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- a controller configured to burnish the clutch prior to utilization by the transport climate control system by automated processing, upon installation to a power management system of the transport climate control system, the burnishing comprising:
- establishing engagement cycling parameters for the clutch;
- automatically cycling the clutch through a repetition of engagement and disengagement in accordance with the established engagement cycling parameters;
- and
- terminating the cycling upon achievement of at least one predetermined criterion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.