17457629. DATA ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA FOR MANAGING TEMPERATURE OF A TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION)
DATA ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA FOR MANAGING TEMPERATURE OF A TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT
Organization Name
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Thomas Jefferson Sandridge of Tampa FL (US)
Tushar Agrawal of West Fargo ND (US)
Jeremy R. Fox of Georgetown TX (US)
Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata (IN)
DATA ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA FOR MANAGING TEMPERATURE OF A TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17457629 titled 'DATA ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA FOR MANAGING TEMPERATURE OF A TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a system for maintaining the temperature inside a delivery vehicle that has a refrigerated space. The system uses computer data analysis to determine when to initiate cooling actions to maintain the desired temperature.
- The system receives environmental temperature data from various sources, including the current location and other locations along the vehicle's route.
- The data is analyzed to determine when to start cooling actions to prevent the temperature inside the refrigerated space from exceeding a threshold.
- The analysis takes into account temperature variations along the route to assess their impact on the vehicle's temperature.
Potential Applications
- Delivery vehicles with refrigerated spaces
- Transportation of perishable goods, such as food or medicine
Problems Solved
- Ensures that the temperature inside the delivery vehicle's refrigerated space is maintained within the desired range.
- Prevents the temperature from exceeding a threshold, which could lead to spoilage or damage to the goods being transported.
Benefits
- Proactive cooling actions help maintain the desired temperature, reducing the risk of spoilage or damage to perishable goods.
- Analyzing temperature variations along the route allows for more precise control of the cooling actions, optimizing energy usage and reducing costs.
Original Abstract Submitted
Proactive temperature maintenance in a temperature controlled unit of a delivery vehicle can be based on a computer data analysis of multiple temperature factors. A computer can receive route environmental data from a multiplicity of sources regarding temperatures outside a vehicle, including a temperature at a current location and temperatures at another location along a route of the vehicle. Route environmental data can be analyzed to determine when to initiate a proactive cooling action for maintaining a cooling requirement within a refrigerated space within the vehicle, and the cooling requirements can include a threshold temperature in the refrigerated space. A proactive cooling action can be initiated based on the analysis before the threshold temperature is reached by assessing temperature variations in the route environmental data for determining a temperature effect on the vehicle at one or more locations along the route.
