US 2021/0070141 A1 · OPTIMIZED POWER DISTRIBUTION TO TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS AMONGST ONE OR MORE ELECTRIC SUPPLY EQUIPMENT STATIONS

Abstract

A method for optimizing power distribution amongst one or more electrical supply equipment stations at a power distribution site is provided. The method includes obtaining infrastructure data about the power distribution site, obtaining vehicle/transport climate control system data from one or more transport climate control systems and one or more vehicles demanding power from the one or more electrical supply equipment, and obtaining external data from an external source that can impact power demand from the one or more transport climate control systems. Each of the one or more transport climate control systems configured to provide climate control within a climate controlled space. The method also includes generating an optimized power distribution schedule based on the infrastructure data, the vehicle/ transport climate control system data and the external data, and distributing power to the one or more transport climate control systems based on the optimized power distribution schedule.

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Dependent claims

A method for optimizing power distribution amongst one or more electrical supply equipment stations at a power distribution site for supplying power to one or more transport climate control systems, the method comprising:

obtaining infrastructure data about the power distribution site;
obtaining vehicle/transport climate control system data from the one or more transport climate control systems and one or more vehicles demanding power from the one or more electrical supply equipment, wherein each of the one or more transport climate control systems is configured to provide climate control within a climate controlled space of the vehicle or a transport unit towed by the vehicle;
obtaining external data from an external source that can impact power demand from the one or more transport climate control systems;
generating an optimized power distribution schedule based on the infrastructure data, the vehicle/transport climate control system data and the external data;
and
distributing power to the one or more transport climate control systems based on the optimized power distribution schedule.

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A power distribution site for distributing power to one or more transport climate control systems, the power distribution site comprising:

a power converter stage configured to convert power received from one or more of a plurality of power sources into a power that is compatible with at least one of the one or more transport climate control systems;
a plurality of electrical supply equipment stations that distribute power received from the power converter stage to at least one of the one or more transport climate control systems;
a transfer switch matrix selectively connected to each of the plurality of electrical supply equipment stations, wherein the transfer switch matrix selectively distributes power converted by the power converter stage to at least one of the one or more transport climate control systems;
and
a power distribution controller that controls distribution of power to the one or more transport climate control systems by controlling operation of the power converter stage and the transfer switch matrix.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Optimized power distribution to transport climate control systems amongst one or more electric supply equipment stations

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Optimized power distribution to transport climate control systems amongst one or more electric supply equipment stations

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