SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY TRANSPORT CONTAINER

• US 20170321961A1
• Filed: 05/08/2017
• Published: 11/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tobin & Sons Moving and Storage, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Tobin & Sons Moving and Storage, Inc.
• Inventors: TOBIN, KEVIN G.
• Granted Patent: US 10,551,115 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 49/005 of safety devices F25B49/02 and F25B49/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/361 Interactive visual displays
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 29/00 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 29/003 for movable devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/06 with automatic change-over , e.g. UPS systems

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

1. An apparatus comprising:

a mobile container including;

at least one power distribution portion;

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 electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion; and

a monitoring system configured to monitor an environment of the at least one freezer unit of the one or more freezer units.

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 environment of the at least one freezer unit.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the monitoring system is further configured to provide an alert in real-time to an external display based upon, at least in part, reaching a threshold temperature value associated with the 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 an external 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 a power 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 further comprising 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.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the switch is 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 7 wherein the switch is configured to automatically switch to the second power supply based upon, at least in part, the environment of the at least one freezer unit.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the switch is 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 a trailer.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a mobile container including;

at least one power distribution portion;

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 electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion; and

a monitoring system configured to monitor an environment of the at least one freezer unit, wherein the monitoring system is further configured to log data of the environment of the at least one freezer unit, and wherein the monitoring system is further configured to provide an alert in real-time to an external display based upon, at least in part, reaching a threshold temperature value associated with the 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 the macro environment of the mobile container.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the monitoring system is further configured to provide the data of the macro environment of the mobile container and the data of the environment of the at least one freezer unit to an external 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 a power 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 further comprising 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.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the switch is 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 environment of the at least one freezer unit.

20. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the mobile container includes a trailer.

21. A computing system including one or more processors and one or more memories configured to perform operations comprising:

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;

logging data of at least one of the macro environment of the mobile container and the environment of the at least one freezer unit;

providing the data to an external display;

providing an alert 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; and

switching from a first power supply providing power to the at least one freezer unit 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.

22. An apparatus comprising:

a mobile container including;

at least one power distribution portion;

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 electrically coupled to the at least one power distribution portion; and

a monitoring system configured to monitor an environment of the at least one incubator unit of the one or more incubator units.