Zero carbon emission and highly efficient intelligent hydrogen-powered refrigeration system for transportation

An intelligent mobile environmental control system for a transport vehicle, comprising:

• an energy subsystem comprising at least one battery;
• a fluid conditioning subsystem comprising a refrigeration subsystem configured for use of energy provided by the energy subsystem to:
• condition, using the energy provided by the energy subsystem, at least one physical attribute of a conditioning fluid comprising a refrigerant in accordance with a conditioning instruction received from an environmental control subsystem to result in conditioned first conditioning fluid, and
• direct the conditioned first conditioning fluid to a cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger of a cargo space environmental control subsystem;
• wherein the cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger is configured to use the conditioned first conditioning fluid to control an environment of a cargo space;
• and
• at least one signal processing unit configured to generate the conditioning instruction based at least in part on signals representing at least one operating condition associated with the transport vehicle,
• wherein at least one of the fluid conditioning subsystem or the cargo space environmental control subsystem is configured to direct thermal energy to the energy subsystem for use in controlling an environmental state of at least one component of the energy subsystem,
• wherein the signals representing at least one operating condition represent and are predictive of at least one ambient environmental condition, wherein the conditioning instruction is based on the signals predictive of the at least one ambient environmental condition.

A method for a transport vehicle, comprising:

• operating an energy subsystem comprising at least one fuel cell, and at least one battery, and at least one energy subsystem heat exchanger;
• using, by a fluid conditioning subsystem, energy provided by the energy subsystem to:
• condition, using the energy provided by the energy subsystem, at least one physical attribute of a first conditioning fluid in accordance with at least one conditioning instruction received from an environmental control subsystem to result in conditioned first conditioning fluid;
• and
• direct the conditioned first conditioning fluid to at least one cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger of a cargo space environmental control subsystem;
• using, by the cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger, the conditioned first conditioning fluid to control an environment of a cargo space;
• generating, by an environmental control subsystem comprising at least one signal processing unit, the conditioning instruction based at least in part on signals representing at least one operating condition associated with the transport vehicle;
• and
• directing, using at least one of the fluid conditioning subsystem or the cargo space environmental control subsystem, the conditioned first conditioning fluid or other conditioned conditioning fluid to the energy subsystem heat exchanger to control an environmental state of the at least one fuel cell of the energy subsystem,
• wherein the signals representing at least one operating condition represent and are predictive of at least one ambient environmental condition, wherein the at least one conditioning instruction is based on the signals predictive of the at least one ambient environmental condition.

An intelligent mobile environmental control system for a transport vehicle, comprising:

• an energy subsystem comprising at least one fuel cell and at least one battery;
• a fluid conditioning subsystem comprising a refrigeration subsystem configured for use of energy provided by the energy subsystem to:
• condition, using the energy provided by the energy subsystem, at least one physical attribute of a first conditioning fluid comprising a refrigerant in accordance with at least one conditioning instruction received from an environmental control subsystem to result in conditioned first conditioning fluid, and
• direct the conditioned first conditioning fluid to at least one cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger of a cargo space environmental control subsystem;
• the cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger configured to use the conditioned first conditioning fluid to control an environment of a cargo space;
• and
• an ambient environmental fluid interface configured to mix conditioned fluid with ambient environmental fluid to result in mixed fluids and deliver the mixed fluids to at least one of the energy subsystem, the fluid conditioning subsystem, or the cargo space environmental control subsystem,
• wherein the environmental control subsystem comprises at least one signal processing unit configured to generate the conditioning instruction based at least in part on signals representing at least one operating condition associated with the transport vehicle,
• wherein the signals representing at least one operating condition represent and are predictive of at least one ambient environmental condition, wherein the at least one conditioning instruction is based on the signals predictive of the at least one ambient environmental condition.

An intelligent mobile environmental control system for a transport vehicle, comprising:

• an energy subsystem comprising at least one fuel cell and at least one battery;
• a fluid conditioning subsystem comprising a refrigeration subsystem configured for use of energy provided by the energy subsystem to:
• condition, using the energy provided by the energy subsystem, at least one physical attribute of a first conditioning fluid comprising a refrigerant in accordance with at least one conditioning instruction received from an environmental control subsystem to result in conditioned first conditioning fluid, and
• direct the conditioned first conditioning fluid to at least one cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger of a cargo space environmental control subsystem;
• wherein the cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger is configured to use the conditioned first conditioning fluid to control an environment of a cargo space;
• and
• wherein the environmental control subsystem comprises at least one signal processing unit configured to generate the conditioning instruction based at least in part on signals representing at least one operating condition associated with the transport vehicle,
• wherein the signals representing at least one operating condition represent and are predictive of at least one ambient environmental condition, wherein the at least one conditioning instruction is based on the signals predictive of the at least one ambient environmental condition,
• wherein the energy subsystem is configured to output oxygen depleted gases and direct the oxygen depleted gases to the cargo space environmental control subsystem.

An intelligent mobile environmental control system for a transport vehicle, comprising:

• an energy subsystem comprising at least one fuel cell and at least one battery;
• a fluid conditioning subsystem comprising a refrigeration subsystem configured for use of energy provided by the energy subsystem to:
• condition, using the energy provided by the energy subsystem, at least one physical attribute of a first conditioning fluid comprising a refrigerant in accordance with at least one conditioning instruction received from an environmental control subsystem to result in conditioned first conditioning fluid, and
• direct the conditioned first conditioning fluid to at least one cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger of a cargo space environmental control subsystem;
• wherein the cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger is configured to use the conditioned first conditioning fluid to control an environment of a cargo space;
• and
• wherein the environmental control subsystem comprising at least one signal processing unit is configured to generate the conditioning instruction based at least in part on signals representing at least one operating condition associated with the transport vehicle,
• wherein the signals representing at least one operating condition represent and are predictive of at least one ambient environmental condition, wherein the at least one conditioning instruction is based on the signals predictive of the at least one ambient environmental condition,
• wherein the energy subsystem is configured to draw electrical energy from the battery to account for reduction in electrical energy by the at least one fuel cell.

An intelligent mobile environmental control system for a transport vehicle, comprising:

• an energy subsystem comprising at least one fuel cell and at least one battery;
• a fluid conditioning subsystem comprising a refrigeration subsystem configured for use of energy provided by the energy subsystem to:
• condition, using the energy provided by the energy subsystem, at least one physical attribute of a first conditioning fluid comprising a refrigerant in accordance with at least one conditioning instruction received from an environmental control subsystem to result in conditioned first conditioning fluid, and
• direct the conditioned first conditioning fluid to at least one cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger of a cargo space environmental control subsystem;
• wherein the cargo space environmental control subsystem heat exchanger is configured to use the conditioned first conditioning fluid to control an environment of a cargo space;
• and
• an ambient environmental fluid interface configured for mixing an ambient environment with the environment of the cargo space to result in mixed fluids and deliver the mixed fluids to the at least one fuel cell,
• wherein the environmental control subsystem comprises at least one signal processing unit configured to generate the conditioning instruction based at least in part on signals representing at least one operating condition associated with the transport vehicle,
• wherein the signals representing at least one operating condition represent and are predictive of at least one ambient environmental condition, wherein the at least one conditioning instruction is based on the signals predictive of the at least one ambient environmental condition.