A waste heat recovery system 10 is provided to (i) capture waste heat 16, such as from or within an exhaust pipe 32 of a tractor-trailer 18, (ii) extract a thermal heat value from the waste heat 16, (iii) convert the thermal heat value into electricity, and (iv) route the electricity to an electricity sink 26, such as a tractor-trailer 18 Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU).
WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM
2024-06-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F01N GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL , Schalldämpfer oder Auspuffvorrichtungen für Gase von Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder von Kraftmaschinen allgemein / 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 |