An apparatus includes a cargo area with a heat exchanger; a thermal battery system having a phase change material (PCM) with first and second heat exchangers embedded in the PCM; fluid conduits defining fluid passageways interconnecting the cargo area heat exchanger and the first PCM-embedded heat exchanger; and a pump creating a fluid flow through the fluid conduits between the cargo area heat exchanger and the first PCM-embedded heat exchanger. The apparatus also includes external ports configured for connecting to an external charging source for charging the PCM; and fluid conduits defining fluid passageways interconnecting the external ports and the second PCM-embedded heat exchanger. The first PCM-embedded heat exchanger, pump, and cargo area heat exchanger form part of a first closed-loop circuit for transferring heat between the cargo area and the thermal battery system. The second PCM-embedded heat exchanger and external ports do not part of the first closed-loop circuit.


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    Title :

    Rechargeable thermal battery systems for use in transporting or storing perishable items


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    Publication date :

    2025-04-15


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F25D REFRIGERATORS , Kühlschränke / B60H ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES , Anordnung oder Einbau der Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung oder anderer Luftbehandlungsvorrichtungen für die Fahrzeugräume für Reisende oder Fracht



    Rechargeable thermal battery systems for use in transporting or storing perishable items

    QUEEN ALFRED SCOTT / OWENS BYRON C | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS

    QUEEN ALFRED SCOTT / OWENS BYRON C | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS

    QUEEN ALFRED SCOTT / OWENS BYRON C | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    Rechargeable thermal battery systems for use in transporting or storing perishable items

    QUEEN ALFRED SCOTT / OWENS BYRON C | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    RECHARGEABLE THERMAL BATTERY SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING OR STORING PERISHABLE ITEMS

    QUEEN ALFRED SCOTT / OWENS BYRON C | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access