ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORT UNIT
First Claim
1. An environment control system for a transport unit defining a cargo space, the environment control system comprising:
- a controller in communication with a user interface such that the user interface identifies to the controller one kind of cargo within the cargo space;
an environment adjusting system in communication with the controller and operable to regulate environment conditions inside the cargo space; and
a database in communication with the controller for storing an environment profile as a function of the one kind of cargo such that the environment profile includes a plurality of environment control parameters, each environment control parameter controls the environmental adjusting system for a respective predetermined interval,wherein the controller retrieves the environment profile for the one kind of cargo from the database based on the identified cargo communicated to the controller and delivers the plurality of environment control parameters of the environment profile to the environment adjusting system, andwherein the environment adjusting system is configured to then regulate one of the environment conditions inside the cargo space based on each environment control parameter received from the controller such that the environment control parameters control the environment adjusting system sequentially of one another based on the predetermined intervals.
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Abstract
An environment control system for a transport unit defining a cargo space. The environment control system comprises a controller in communication with a user interface such that the user interface identifies to the controller one kind of cargo within the cargo space, an environment adjusting system in communication with the controller and operable to regulate environment conditions inside the cargo space, and a database in communication with the controller for storing an environment profile as a function of the one kind of cargo such that the environment profile includes a plurality of environment control parameters, each environment control parameter controls the environmental adjusting system for a respective predetermined interval.
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1. An environment control system for a transport unit defining a cargo space, the environment control system comprising:
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a controller in communication with a user interface such that the user interface identifies to the controller one kind of cargo within the cargo space; an environment adjusting system in communication with the controller and operable to regulate environment conditions inside the cargo space; and a database in communication with the controller for storing an environment profile as a function of the one kind of cargo such that the environment profile includes a plurality of environment control parameters, each environment control parameter controls the environmental adjusting system for a respective predetermined interval, wherein the controller retrieves the environment profile for the one kind of cargo from the database based on the identified cargo communicated to the controller and delivers the plurality of environment control parameters of the environment profile to the environment adjusting system, and wherein the environment adjusting system is configured to then regulate one of the environment conditions inside the cargo space based on each environment control parameter received from the controller such that the environment control parameters control the environment adjusting system sequentially of one another based on the predetermined intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for transporting cargo in a cargo space within a transport unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a controller coupled to an environment adjusting system; identifying the cargo to the controller; identifying an environment profile associated with the cargo, the environment profile defining a plurality of environment control parameters for regulating one environment condition as a function of the cargo; sensing an environment condition within the cargo space; comparing the sensed environment condition with one of the desired environment control parameters provided by the environment profile; modifying the environment condition with the environment adjusting system to achieve the one desired environment control parameter; comparing the sensed environment condition with another one of the desired environment control parameters provided by the environment profile after a predetermined interval; and modifying the environment condition with the environment adjusting system from the one desired environment control parameter to another one of the desired environment control parameters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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