US 11,695,275 B2
Prioritized power delivery for facilitating transport climate control
Ryan Wayne Schumacher, Bloomington, MN (US); Michael James Vanous, Minneapolis, MN (US); Mark D. Leasure, Eagan, MN (US); Nicholas Allan Cregan, Roseville, MN (US); Matt Srnec, Minnetonka, MN (US); and Alessandro Silvestri, Barcelona (ES)
Assigned to THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/15,194.
Claims priority of application No. 19382776 (EP), filed on Sep. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0070134 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/32 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01)
CPC H02J 3/32 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00428 (2013.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to distribute power in an electrical power delivery environment, the method comprising:
detecting incoming electrical power provided by a connection with a power source; and
determining power needs for a vehicle electrical storage system by:
determining power needs for a climate control unit used in a transport climate control system,
determining electrical power source priorities among the vehicle electrical storage system and the climate control unit based on at least the determined power needs, wherein the determining of electrical power source priorities including assessing a time required to power the vehicle electrical storage system, and
apportioning the incoming electrical power between the vehicle electrical storage system and the climate control unit based on at least in part the determined electrical power source priorities.