Patents by Inventor Katherine HOLMSTROM

Katherine HOLMSTROM 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).

  • Patent number: 12043088
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and displaying energy use and energy cost of a transport vehicle climate control system is provided. The method includes a controller monitoring and measuring energy parameters of the transport vehicle climate control system. The method also includes calculating energy utilization of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the energy parameters. Also, the method includes calculating energy costs of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the calculated energy utilization. Further, the method includes displaying the calculated energy utilization and the calculated energy costs of the transport climate control system on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: THERMO KING LLC
    Inventors: Scott Wenger, Katherine Holmstrom
  • Patent number: 11884258
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing load shedding in a vehicle are provided. Particularly, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle and the loads that are shed may be HVAC or refrigeration loads. The load shedding methods and systems may include a predictive model of energy consumption, determining a predicted energy consumption and comparing it to a stored energy at the vehicle. If the predicted energy consumption exceeds the stored energy, load shedding operations may be performed at a transport climate control system, such as adjusting a set point, adjusting an operating mode of the transport climate control system, increasing a dead band of a compressor of the transport climate control system, utilizing free cooling such as ambient air to provide climate control in the vehicle, or increasing cooling provided by the transport climate control system to an energy storage of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: THERMO KING LLC
    Inventors: Scott Wenger, Katherine Holmstrom
  • Patent number: 11273684
    Abstract: A method for autonomous climate control optimization of a transport vehicle having a climate control system is provided. The method includes a controller receiving geolocation specific data providing location information of the transport vehicle. The method also includes the controller receiving climate control data providing operational status information of the climate control system. The method also includes the controller receiving passenger/load data providing passenger/load information travelling in the transport vehicle. Also, the method includes the controller generating adjustment instructions of the climate control system based on the geolocation specific data, the climate control data, and the passenger/load data. Further, the method includes adjusting operation of the climate control system based on the adjustment instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Katherine Holmstrom, Scott Wenger
  • Publication number: 20210347351
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing load shedding in a vehicle are provided. Particularly, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle and the loads that are shed may be HVAC or refrigeration loads. The load shedding methods and systems may include a predictive model of energy consumption, determining a predicted energy consumption and comparing it to a stored energy at the vehicle. If the predicted energy consumption exceeds the stored energy, load shedding operations may be performed at a transport climate control system, such as adjusting a set point, adjusting an operating mode of the transport climate control system, increasing a dead band of a compressor of the transport climate control system, utilizing free cooling such as ambient air to provide climate control in the vehicle, or increasing cooling provided by the transport climate control system to an energy storage of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Wenger, Katherine Holmstrom
  • Publication number: 20210300152
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and displaying energy use and energy cost of a transport vehicle climate control system is provided. The method includes a controller monitoring and measuring energy parameters of the transport vehicle climate control system. The method also includes calculating energy utilization of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the energy parameters. Also, the method includes calculating energy costs of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the calculated energy utilization. Further, the method includes displaying the calculated energy utilization and the calculated energy costs of the transport climate control system on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Scott WENGER, Katherine HOLMSTROM
  • Patent number: 11072321
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing load shedding in a vehicle are provided. Particularly, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle and the loads that are shed may be HVAC or refrigeration loads. The load shedding methods and systems may include a predictive model of energy consumption, determining a predicted energy consumption and comparing it to a stored energy at the vehicle. If the predicted energy consumption exceeds the stored energy, load shedding operations may be performed at a transport climate control system, such as adjusting a set point, adjusting an operating mode of the transport climate control system, increasing a dead band of a compressor of the transport climate control system, utilizing free cooling such as ambient air to provide climate control in the vehicle, or increasing cooling provided by the transport climate control system to an energy storage of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Wenger, Katherine Holmstrom
  • Patent number: 11034213
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and displaying energy use and energy cost of a transport vehicle climate control system is provided. The method includes a controller monitoring and measuring energy parameters of the transport vehicle climate control system. The method also includes calculating energy utilization of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the energy parameters. Also, the method includes calculating energy costs of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the calculated energy utilization. Further, the method includes displaying the calculated energy utilization and the calculated energy costs of the transport climate control system on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Thermo King Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Wenger, Katherine Holmstrom
  • Publication number: 20200207326
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing load shedding in a vehicle are provided. Particularly, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle and the loads that are shed may be HVAC or refrigeration loads. The load shedding methods and systems may include a predictive model of energy consumption, determining a predicted energy consumption and comparing it to a stored energy at the vehicle. If the predicted energy consumption exceeds the stored energy, load shedding operations may be performed at a transport climate control system, such as adjusting a set point, adjusting an operating mode of the transport climate control system, increasing a dead band of a compressor of the transport climate control system, utilizing free cooling such as ambient air to provide climate control in the vehicle, or increasing cooling provided by the transport climate control system to an energy storage of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Wenger, Katherine Holmstrom
  • Publication number: 20200101818
    Abstract: A method for autonomous climate control optimization of a transport vehicle having a climate control system is provided. The method includes a controller receiving geolocation specific data providing location information of the transport vehicle. The method also includes the controller receiving climate control data providing operational status information of the climate control system. The method also includes the controller receiving passenger/load data providing passenger/load information travelling in the transport vehicle. Also, the method includes the controller generating adjustment instructions of the climate control system based on the geolocation specific data, the climate control data, and the passenger/load data. Further, the method includes adjusting operation of the climate control system based on the adjustment instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Katherine HOLMSTROM, Scott WENGER
  • Publication number: 20200101820
    Abstract: A method for monitoring and displaying energy use and energy cost of a transport vehicle climate control system is provided. The method includes a controller monitoring and measuring energy parameters of the transport vehicle climate control system. The method also includes calculating energy utilization of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the energy parameters. Also, the method includes calculating energy costs of the transport vehicle climate control system based on the calculated energy utilization. Further, the method includes displaying the calculated energy utilization and the calculated energy costs of the transport climate control system on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Scott WENGER, Katherine HOLMSTROM