US 12,233,687 B2
Transport climate control remote management
David J. Renken, Prior Lake, MN (US); Tony Spetz, Afton, MN (US); Matthew Srnec, Minnetonka, MN (US); and Mark D. Leasure, Eagan, MN (US)
Assigned to THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/455,174.
Application 18/455,174 is a continuation of application No. 17/218,841, filed on Mar. 31, 2021, granted, now 11,738,623.
Prior Publication US 2023/0398836 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01)
CPC B60H 1/00964 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00978 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); F25D 11/003 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37375 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of remotely managing a transport climate control system (TCCS) of a climate controlled transport unit, the TCCS includes a climate control circuit for conditioning a climate controlled space of the climate controlled transport unit, the method comprising:
a remote management device receiving performance data for the climate control circuit from a climate controller of the TCCS, the performance data generated by the climate controller based on one or more detected operating parameters of the climate control circuit, the remote management device being remote from the climate controlled transport unit; and
comparing, with the remote management device, the performance data for the climate control circuit to average performance for a model of TCCS matching the TCCS of the climate controlled transport unit;
generating, by the remote management device, a warning based on the comparison of the performance data and the average performance for a type of TCCS matching the TCCS of the climate controlled transport unit; and
transmitting, by the remote management device, the warning to the climate controller.