Package having phase change materials and method of use in transport of temperature sensitive payload

A method for shipping a temperature sensitive payload within an insulated container comprising:

• thermally conditioning a first panel containing one of a plurality of phase change materials to a temperature outside a desired temperature range for thermal protection of a payload within the container;
• thermally conditioning a second panel containing a different one of the plurality of phase change materials to a temperature within the desired temperature range;
• inserting the second panel against a payload volume;
• inserting the first panel against the second panel with said second panel separating the first panel from the payload volume, with said second panel thermally buffering the payload volume from thermal damage from the first panel and;
• inserting insulation panels around the payload volume, with both of said first panel and said second panel being positioned between at least one of the insulation panels and the payload volume.

A package for transporting a temperature sensitive payload comprising:

• a plurality of insulation panels being placed within a container interior;
• a plurality of panels containing phase change materials being placed within the container interior, with at least one panel including a phase change material being thermally preconditioned to a temperature outside of a desired thermal protection range of a temperature sensitive payload and at least another panel including a different phase change material being thermally preconditioned to a temperature within the desired thermal protection range, with said second panel being in direct thermal contact with said first panel so as to thermally buffer the payload from thermal damage from said first panel;
• and
• a payload section sized to receive the temperature sensitive payload, said payload section being defined upon removal of at least some of the plurality of phase change materials from the container upon delivery to a remote location.

A package transport method comprising:

• receiving a container from a remote site, said container including phase change materials and insulation, with at least some of the phase change materials being thermally preconditioned prior to transport from the remote site;
• removing some of the phase change materials from the container to define a payload cavity;
• and
• placing a temperature sensitive payload into the payload cavity prior to shipping the container and at least some of the phase change material to another site.