| 摘要 |
A commercial refrigerator vehicle 10 for the transport of refrigerated produce, the vehicle comprising a wheeled chassis 12, a cab 14 mounted on the chassis, an internal combustion engine 44 having an output for driving one or more wheels 46 of the chassis, a refrigerator compartment 16 on the chassis, and a refrigerator system (80, figure 3) for controlling interior temperature of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator system includes a refrigeration unit 76 for discharging refrigerated air into the refrigerator compartment, a dedicated rechargeable electrical energy storage device 58 housed in the cab for supplying electrical energy to the refrigeration unit, a vehicle battery pack 50 chargeable directly or indirectly via the internal combustion engine, and a charger 68 for charging the dedicated rechargeable electrical energy storage device via the vehicle battery pack. The charger includes a controller 70 for monitoring an activation status of the internal combustion engine and electrically disconnects the vehicle battery pack from the dedicated rechargeable electrical energy storage device when the internal combustion engine is deactivated. There is further provided a method of powering the refrigerator system via the electrical energy storage device. |
