US2020182540A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for redundant power supply transport container

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 6, 2016Filed: Feb 3, 2020Published: Jun 11, 2020
Est. expiryMay 6, 2036(~9.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Kevin Tobin
F25D 29/003F25D 2400/361F25B 49/005H02J 9/06F25D 29/00
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Abstract

An apparatus, method, computer program product, and computer system for monitoring at least one of an environment of at least one freezer unit of one or more freezer units inside a mobile container and a macro environment of the mobile container maintained by a refrigeration unit. Data of at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the environment of the at least one freezer unit may be logged. The data may be provided to an external display. An alert may be provided in real-time to the external display based upon, at least in part, at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the environment of the at least one freezer unit. A first power supply providing power to the at least one freezer unit may be switched to a second power supply providing power to the at least one freezer unit based upon, at least in part, at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the environment of the at least one freezer unit.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mobile container including:
 at least one power distribution portion coupled to the mobile container; 
 a plurality of power supplies electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein a first power supply of the plurality of power supplies is configured to provide power to at least one freezer unit of one or more freezer units inside the mobile container and electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion; 
 a monitoring system configured to monitor a micro environment of the at least one freezer unit of the one or more freezer units; and 
 a switch electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein the switch is configured to switch from the first power supply to a second power supply of the plurality of power supplies configured to provide power to the at least one freezer unit based upon, at least in part, the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the monitoring system is further configured to monitor a macro environment of the mobile container maintained by a refrigeration unit. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the monitoring system is further configured to log data of at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the monitoring system is further configured to provide an alert in real-time to a display based upon, at least in part, reaching a threshold temperature value associated with the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3  wherein the monitoring system is further configured to provide the data to a display. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an outlet electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein the outlet is configured to receive shore power from a source external to the mobile container to provide power to the at least one freezer unit electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the monitoring system includes one or more environmental sensors and one or more processors to monitor the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit of the one or more freezer units. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the switch is further configured to automatically switch to the second power supply based upon, at least in part, a failure of the first power supply. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the switch is configured to automatically switch to the second power supply based upon, at least in part, the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the switch is further configured to manually switch to the second power supply. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an insulated partition wall between the plurality of power supplies and the at least one power distribution portion. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the mobile container includes one of a trailer container, a rail container, a ship container, and an air container. 
     
     
         13 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mobile container including:
 at least one power distribution portion coupled to the mobile container; 
 a plurality of power supplies electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein a first power supply of the plurality of power supplies is configured to provide power to at least one freezer unit of one or more freezer units inside the mobile container and electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion; 
 a monitoring system configured to monitor a micro environment of the at least one freezer unit, wherein the monitoring system is further configured to provide an alert in real-time to a display based upon, at least in part, reaching a threshold temperature value associated with the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit; and 
 a switch electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein the switch is configured to switch from the first power supply to a second power supply of the plurality of power supplies configured to provide power to the at least one freezer unit based upon, at least in part, the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit. 
   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the monitoring system is further configured to monitor a macro environment of the mobile container maintained by a refrigeration unit. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the monitoring system is further configured to log data of at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the monitoring system is further configured to provide the data of at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the data of the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit to the display. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 13  further comprising an outlet electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein the outlet is configured to receive shore power from a source external to the mobile container to provide power to the at least one freezer unit electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the monitoring system includes one or more environmental sensors and one or more processors to monitor the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit of the one or more freezer units. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the switch is further configured to automatically switch to the second power supply based upon, at least in part, at least one of a failure of the first power supply and the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the mobile container includes one of a trailer container, a rail container, a ship container, and an air container. 
     
     
         21 . A computing system including one or more processors and one or more memories configured to perform operations comprising:
 monitoring at least one of a micro environment of at least one freezer unit of one or more freezer units inside a mobile container and a macro environment of the mobile container maintained by a refrigeration unit; and   switching from a first power supply providing power to the at least one freezer unit through at least one power distribution portion coupled to the mobile container to a second power supply providing power to the at least one freezer unit through the at least one power distribution portion based upon, at least in part, at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the micro environment of the at least one freezer unit.   
     
     
         22 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mobile container including:
 at least one power distribution portion coupled to the mobile container; 
 a plurality of power supplies electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein a first power supply of the plurality of power supplies is configured to provide power to at least one incubator unit of one or more incubator units inside the mobile container and electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion; 
 a monitoring system configured to monitor a micro environment of the at least one incubator unit of the one or more incubator units; and 
 a switch electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion, wherein the switch is configured to switch from the first power supply to a second power supply of the plurality of power supplies configured to provide power to the at least one incubator unit based upon, at least in part, the micro environment of the at least one incubator unit.

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