Reefer power control
AssigneeMaersk Line A/S
InventorMorten Rene Baerentz
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Abstract
Disclosed is a power controller for controlling power to be supplied to at least one reefer container on a container vessel. The power controller is configured to obtain a set temperature for at least one reefer container to be transported by the container vessel. The power controller is also configured to obtain data that indicates an amount of energy available to the container vessel and determine, based on the amount of energy available to the container vessel, whether to cool the at least one reefer container below the set temperature.
Claims16
A power controller for controlling power to be supplied to at least one reefer container on a container vessel, the power controller configured to:
- obtain a set temperature for the at least one reefer container to be transported by the container vessel;
- obtain data that indicates an amount of energy available to the container vessel, wherein the amount of energy available to the container vessel comprises surplus energy that exceeds energy demands of the container vessel;
- determine, based on the surplus energy, whether to cool the at least one reefer container below the set temperature;
- and
- cause the at least one reefer container to be cooled below the set temperature when the determination is to cool the at least one reefer container,
- wherein the amount of energy available to the container vessel comprises energy available from:
- one or more power sources onboard the container vessel;
- and/or
- one or more power sources remote from the container vessel.
A method for controlling power to be supplied to at least one reefer container on a container vessel, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set temperature for the at least one reefer container to be transported by the container vessel;
- obtaining data that indicates an amount of energy available to the container vessel, wherein the amount of energy available to the container vessel comprises surplus energy that exceeds energy demands of the container vessel;
- determining, based on the surplus energy, whether to cool the at least one reefer container below the set temperature;
- and
- causing the at least one reefer container to be cooled below the set temperature when the determination is to cool the at least one reefer container,
- wherein the amount of energy available to the container vessel comprises energy available from:
- one or more power sources onboard the container vessel;
- and/or
- one or more power sources remote from the container vessel.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a controller, cause the controller to:
- obtain a set temperature for the at least one reefer container to be transported by the container vessel;
- obtain data that indicates an amount of energy available to the container vessel, wherein the amount of energy available to the container vessel comprises surplus energy that exceeds energy demands of the container vessel;
- determine, based on the surplus energy, whether to cool the at least one reefer container below the set temperature;
- and
- cause the at least one reefer container to be cooled below the set temperature when the determination is to cool the at least one reefer container,
- wherein the amount of energy available to the container vessel comprises energy available from:
- one or more power sources onboard the container vessel;
- and/or
- one or more power sources remote from the container vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.