ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,471, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Power system for a transport refrigeration unit" was invented by Florian Beaufrere (Rouen, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle for transporting goods and a method of operating a power system of the vehicle are described. The vehicle comprises an axle; transport refrigeration unit; and power system. The power system comprises an energy storage device; a generator to generate electrical power and to supply electrical power to the energy storage device; a multi-speed gearbox mechanically coupling the axle to the generator; and a controller t...