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US 11,993,452 B2Granted
Enclosure with UWB sensor
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsStella M. Oggianu, Ankit Anand Gupta, Siddesh Vishwanath
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Abstract
Disclosed is an enclosure having: a first sensor and a first controller for controlling the first sensor, the first sensor being an ultra-wide band (UWB) radar sensor, wherein the first controller monitors for cargo in the enclosure by scanning the container periodically and/or in response to one or more trigger events, and identifying from scanned data one or more of cargo type and cargo quantity.
Claims19
A transport refrigeration unit (TRU), comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a first sensor in the enclosure controlled by a first controller that is within the first sensor or remotely located, the first sensor being an ultra-wide band (UWB) radar sensor,
- wherein the first controller monitors for cargo in the enclosure by:
- scanning the enclosure periodically and/or in response to one or more trigger events, and
- identifying, from scanned data, cargo presence, cargo type, cargo quantity and cargo distribution within the enclosure;
- a refrigeration system/air conditioner and a refrigeration system/air conditioner controller controlling the refrigeration system/air conditioner and communicating over a network with the UWB radar sensor,
- wherein upon the first controller identifying the cargo presence, the cargo type, the cargo quantity and the cargo distribution within the enclosure, the first controller:
- determines refrigeration/air conditioning requirements within the enclosure for the cargo based on the identified cargo presence, cargo type, cargo quantity and cargo distribution, and
- instructs the refrigeration system/air conditioner to condition air in the enclosure based on the identified cargo presence, cargo type, cargo quantity and cargo distribution.
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A method for monitoring an enclosure of a transport refrigeration unit (TRU), the enclosure including:
- a first sensor and a first controller for controlling the first sensor that is within the first sensor or remotely located, the first sensor being an ultra-wide band (UWB) radar sensor and wherein the TRU includes a refrigeration system/air conditioner and a refrigeration system/air conditioner controller controlling the refrigeration system/air conditioner and communicating over a network with the UWB radar sensor, the method comprising:
- monitoring, by the first controller, for cargo in the enclosure by:
- scanning the enclosure periodically and/or in response to one or more trigger events, and
- identifying from scanned data cargo presence, cargo type, cargo quantity and cargo distribution within the enclosure, and
- wherein upon the first controller identifying the cargo presence, the cargo type, the cargo quantity and the cargo distribution within the enclosure,
- determining, by the first controller, refrigeration/air conditioning requirements within the enclosure for the cargo based on the identified cargo presence, cargo type, cargo quantity and cargo distribution, and
- instructing, by the first controller, the refrigeration system/air conditioner to condition air in the enclosure based on the identified cargo presence, cargo type, cargo quantity and cargo distribution.
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