Patents by Inventor Eeuwe Durk Kooi
Eeuwe Durk Kooi 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).
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Patent number: 11268546Abstract: An electrical power generation system includes a hydraulic pump configured to be switchable between operating in a first pump direction and in a second pump direction opposite the first pump direction and a hydraulic motor operably connected to the hydraulic pump to convert hydraulic flow into electrical power. The hydraulic motor has a motor inlet passage and a motor outlet passage. A hydraulic block is located in flow communication with the hydraulic pump and with the hydraulic motor. The hydraulic block is configured such that hydraulic fluid flow exiting the hydraulic block toward the hydraulic motor is directed through the motor inlet passage, regardless of whether the hydraulic pump is operating in the first pump or the second pump direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Rudolf Johannes Van Wijk, Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Patent number: 11148686Abstract: A railway car fitted with an induction generator comprising magnets and electrical conductors for generating electricity, comprising a chassis comprising at least one axle with two wheels, wherein the axle is mounted in two bearings located near the two sides of the railway car, wherein the wheels are located on the outer side of the bearings, and wherein the generator comprises a rotor and a substantially cylindrical stator, which stator extends concentrically around the rotor, wherein the rotor is fixedly mounted around and on the axle, wherein the stator is mounted to the inner side of one of the bearings, in axial abutment therewith.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Patent number: 11130387Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing power in a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) installed on a trailer, having: a TRU controller configured to perform steps such as: executing a system-level energy manager, wherein the TRU controller: adaptively selects energy flow parameters based on one or more mission specific parameters and TRU power health; executes a predictive analytics module for collecting mission specific parameters and predicting TRU cooling power demands; and executes an online optimization module for generating a power source schedule for the TRU based on the predicted TRU cooling power demands; and operating the TRU according to the generated power source schedule.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Veronica Adetola, Luis Arnedo, Craig R. Walker, Eeuwe Durk Kooi, Robert A. Chopko
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Patent number: 11021066Abstract: A vehicle having wheels for riding the vehicle over a carrier such as a road or rails, said vehicle having a battery and a generator connected thereto, said generator being arranged to generate electrical power for charging said battery, said generator being further mechanically connected to at least one of said wheels such that said wheel drives the rotor of said generator, characterized in that said generator is an asynchronous generator or a permanent magnet generator, wherein an AC/DC inverter/charger is connected between said generator and said battery for regulating the current and the voltage of the charging power to said battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Publication number: 20210156404Abstract: An electrical power generation system includes a hydraulic pump configured to be switchable between operating in a first pump direction and in a second pump direction opposite the first pump direction and a hydraulic motor operably connected to the hydraulic pump to convert hydraulic flow into electrical power. The hydraulic motor has a motor inlet passage and a motor outlet passage. A hydraulic block is located in flow communication with the hydraulic pump and with the hydraulic motor. The hydraulic block is configured such that hydraulic fluid flow exiting the hydraulic block toward the hydraulic motor is directed through the motor inlet passage, regardless of whether the hydraulic pump is operating in the first pump or the second pump direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Rudolf Johannes Van Wijk, Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Publication number: 20190283530Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing power in a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) installed on a trailer, having: a TRU controller configured to perform steps such as: executing a system-level energy manager, wherein the TRU controller: adaptively selects energy flow parameters based on one or more mission specific parameters and TRU power health; executes a predictive analytics module for collecting mission specific parameters and predicting TRU cooling power demands; and executes an online optimization module for generating a power source schedule for the TRU based on the predicted TRU cooling power demands; and operating the TRU according to the generated power source schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Veronica Adetola, Luis Arnedo, Craig R. Walker, Eeuwe Durk Kooi, Robert A. Chopko
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Publication number: 20190135309Abstract: A railway car fitted with an induction generator comprising magnets and electrical conductors for generating electricity, comprising a chassis comprising at least one axle with two wheels, wherein the axle is mounted in two bearings located near the two sides of the railway car, wherein the wheels are located on the outer side of the bearings, and wherein the generator comprises a rotor and a substantially cylindrical stator, which stator extends concentrically around the rotor, wherein the rotor is fixedly mounted around and on the axle, wherein the stator is mounted to the inner side of one of the bearings, in axial abutment therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Publication number: 20180264951Abstract: A vehicle having wheels for riding the vehicle over a carrier such as a road or rails, said vehicle having a battery and a generator connected thereto, said generator being arranged to generate electrical power for charging said battery, said generator being further mechanically connected to at least one of said wheels such that said wheel drives the rotor of said generator, characterized in that said generator is an asynchronous generator or a permanent magnet generator, wherein an AC/DC inverter/charger is connected between said generator and said battery for regulating the current and the voltage of the charging power to said battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Patent number: 9272253Abstract: A mobile tank container arranged to transport a liquid, comprising a circumferential wall which extends around an axis in a driving direction of the mobile tank container and two end walls which close the container volume at the front side and the rear side, wherein the tank container is provided with a valve gear comprising at least one valve which extends into the container volume, such that the valve, when used while the tank container is at least substantially full with liquid, comparatively allows circulation of liquid in the container volume in one tangential circulation direction around the axis or in one axial circulation direction along the axis, or a combination of the two directions, in the open position thereof, and that the valve comparatively impedes circulation of liquid in the opposite circulation direction in the closed position thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: TRS Transportkoeling B.V.Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Patent number: 9233792Abstract: A tank container comprising a container for a liquid to be stored or transported, a pipe circuit comprising a heat transfer circuit part mounted to the wall of the container, which pipe circuit is filled with glycol, a storage vessel connected to the pipe circuit for holding an amount of glycol, a heating device designed for selectively heating the glycol in the pipe circuit, and a pump in the pipe circuit for circulating the glycol, wherein a second heating device is provided in or around the storage vessel, which heating device is designed for maintaining the temperature of the glycol in the storage vessel at at least 25° C., preferably at least 35° c.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: TRS Transportkoeling B.V.Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Patent number: 8909431Abstract: A vehicle comprising a motor-driven air conditioning system comprising a power control device for controlling the temperature in a space inside the vehicle, and an internal combustion engine equipped with a motor management system that is arranged for determining the energy expended by the internal combustion engine, which internal combustion engine is at the same time used for driving the air conditioning system, characterized in that the motor management system is connected to said power control device and arranged for adjusting the power supplied to the air conditioning system in dependence on the load on the internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Publication number: 20140124497Abstract: A tank container comprising a container for a liquid to be stored or transported, a pipe circuit comprising a heat transfer circuit part mounted to the wall of the container, which pipe circuit is filled with glycol, a storage vessel connected to the pipe circuit for holding an amount of glycol, a heating device designed for selectively heating the glycol in the pipe circuit, and a pump in the pipe circuit for circulating the glycol, wherein a second heating device is provided in or around the storage vessel, which heating device is designed for maintaining the temperature of the glycol in the storage vessel at at least 25° C., preferably at least 35° c.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Publication number: 20120292326Abstract: A mobile tank container, such as a truck tank container or a rail tank container, arranged to transport a liquid, comprising a circumferential wall which extends around an axis in a driving direction of the mobile tank container and which surrounds a container volume, and two end walls which, seen in the driving direction, close the container volume at the front side and the rear side, wherein the tank container is provided with a valve gear comprising at least one valve which is movable between an open position and a closed position and which extends into the container volume, such that the valve, when used while the tank container is at least substantially full with liquid, comparitively allows circulation of liquid in the container volume in one tangential circulation direction around the axis or in one axial circulation direction along the axis, or a combination of the two directions, in the open position thereof, and that the valve comparitively impedes circulation of liquid in the opposite circulation dType: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi
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Publication number: 20110046854Abstract: A vehicle comprising a motor-driven air conditioning system comprising a power control device for controlling the temperature in a space inside the vehicle, and an internal combustion engine equipped with a motor management system that is arranged for determining the energy expended by the internal combustion engine, which internal combustion engine is at the same time used for driving the air conditioning system, characterised in that the motor management system is connected to said power control device and arranged for adjusting the power supplied to the air conditioning system in dependence on the load on the internal combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventor: Eeuwe Durk Kooi