ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,849, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Power supply management in a transport refrigeration unit" was invented by Florian Beaufrere (Rouen, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a power supply system for a transport refrigeration unit (TRU). The power supply system comprises a battery having a battery management system (BMS). The BMS configured to enable a supply of electrical power to the battery or a supply of electrical power from the battery to the TRU, a generator electrically connected to the battery and the TRU, and a controller connected to the TRU, the generator...