Patents by Inventor Frantisek ZEBRA

Frantisek ZEBRA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230068594
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of controlling an air-cargo transport refrigeration unit to regulate a compressor speed and a condenser fan speed. There is also disclosed a method of controlling an air-cargo transport refrigeration unit based on determining an in-flight condition of the refrigeration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Luis OCEJO RODRIGUEZ, Vipin VIJAYAN, Frantisek ZEBRA
  • Patent number: 11260723
    Abstract: A method for power and load management of a transport climate control system using a vehicle electrical system is provided. The method includes a controller determining a power draw of the transport climate control load network, determining an amount of power available from the vehicle electrical system, and determining whether the power draw of the transport climate control load network exceeds the amount of power available from the vehicle electrical system. Also, the method includes shedding one or more loads of the transport climate control load network to reduce the power draw of the transport climate control load network until the power draw of the transport climate control load network matches the power available from the vehicle electrical system. Further, the method includes supplying power from the vehicle electrical system to the transport climate control load network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Wayne Schumacher, Frantisek Zebra, Joan Vila Soler, Jordi Garcia Farran, Vikram Madineni
  • Patent number: 11192451
    Abstract: A method for managing energy to a transport climate control system from a vehicle electrical system is provided. The vehicle electrical system includes a vehicle power network and an auxiliary power network connected to a transport climate control load network via a DC regulated bus. The method includes monitoring a vehicle voltage of the vehicle power network and determining whether the vehicle power network requires holdover assistance based on the vehicle voltage. Also, the method includes the bus sending vehicle power energy generated by the vehicle power network to the transport climate control load network without assistance of the auxiliary power network when the controller determines that the vehicle power network has sufficient power capacity available, and the bus sending the vehicle power energy and auxiliary power energy stored by the auxiliary power network to the transport climate control load network when the controller determines that the vehicle power network requires holdover assistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Wayne Schumacher, Jordi Garcia Farran, Joan Vila, Terence O'Shea, Frantisek Zebra, Vikram Madineni
  • Publication number: 20200086712
    Abstract: A method for power and load management of a transport climate control system using a vehicle electrical system is provided. The method includes a controller determining a power draw of the transport climate control load network, determining an amount of power available from the vehicle electrical system, and determining whether the power draw of the transport climate control load network exceeds the amount of power available from the vehicle electrical system. Also, the method includes shedding one or more loads of the transport climate control load network to reduce the power draw of the transport climate control load network until the power draw of the transport climate control load network matches the power available from the vehicle electrical system. Further, the method includes supplying power from the vehicle electrical system to the transport climate control load network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Wayne SCHUMACHER, Frantisek ZEBRA, Joan VILA SOLER, Jordi GARCIA FARRAN, Vikram MADINENI
  • Publication number: 20200086744
    Abstract: A method for managing energy to a transport climate control system from a vehicle electrical system is provided. The vehicle electrical system includes a vehicle power network and an auxiliary power network connected to a transport climate control load network via a DC regulated bus. The method includes monitoring a vehicle voltage of the vehicle power network and determining whether the vehicle power network requires holdover assistance based on the vehicle voltage. Also, the method includes the bus sending vehicle power energy generated by the vehicle power network to the transport climate control load network without assistance of the auxiliary power network when the controller determines that the vehicle power network has sufficient power capacity available, and the bus sending the vehicle power energy and auxiliary power energy stored by the auxiliary power network to the transport climate control load network when the controller determines that the vehicle power network requires holdover assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Wayne SCHUMACHER, Jordi GARCIA FARRAN, Joan VILA, Terence O'SHEA, Frantisek ZEBRA, Vikram MADINENI