US 12,256,505 B2
Electrified container, railcar, ship, connection pad, and/or semi-trailer system
James Francis Cordes, Jr., Drexel Hill, PA (US); and Christopher P. Shuster, Drexel Hill, PA (US)
Filed by James Francis Cordes, Jr., Drexel Hill, PA (US); and Christopher P. Shuster, Drexel Hill, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,305.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/265,008, filed on Dec. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180406 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02S 10/20 (2014.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01)
CPC H05K 5/0217 (2013.01) [H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02S 10/20 (2014.12); H02S 10/40 (2014.12); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H05K 5/0247 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrified container assembly comprising:
a container comprising a plurality of walls;
a first photovoltaic sheet mounted to a first wall of the plurality of walls, the first photovoltaic sheet generating electricity from sunlight;
a battery array mounted in the container and electrically coupled to the first photovoltaic sheet;
a plurality of electrified corner castings;
a plurality of electrified twist-lock connectors, each electrified twist-lock connector: (1) being disposed in a respective electrified corner casting of the plurality of electrified corner castings and (2) configured to transmit generated electricity, data, or both to an adjacent container or a connection pad; and
a container controller for controlling the first photovoltaic sheet, the battery array, and the plurality of electrified twist-lock connectors.