Transport Climate Control Data Logging for Cargo Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transport climate control systems (TCCS) lack efficient data management and sharing mechanisms, leading to difficulties in real-time monitoring and compliance with environmental regulations, as well as challenges in ensuring the quality and freshness of transported goods.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a shared data repository, such as a Blockchain-based system, to collect, process, and disseminate data related to TCCS operations, cargo conditions, and environmental sustainability, enabling real-time visibility and compliance tracking, and automating climate control profiles for enhanced efficiency and quality assurance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a shared data repository system is implemented for TCCS data management, then real-time data visibility and operational efficiency are improved, but system complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a shared data repository as an intermediary layer between TCCS systems and end users. This repository collects, stores, and disseminates data from multiple TCCS units, enabling real-time visibility without requiring direct complex connections between all system components. The repository acts as a centralized mediator that simplifies data access while maintaining comprehensive information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The shared data repository is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: data collection from various TCCS units, real-time storage, dissemination to multiple end users, and support for different types of climate control data. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate systems into a single universal platform.
2Reliability
If real-time monitoring of TCCS operations is implemented, then cargo quality and compliance are improved, but energy consumption and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time monitoring at strategic points and for critical parameters rather than continuously monitoring all aspects of TCCS operations. The shared data repository collects essential climate control data and cargo conditions, providing sufficient information for quality assurance without the excessive energy consumption of comprehensive continuous monitoring of all system parameters.
3Productivity
If multiple end users access TCCS data through a shared repository, then operational efficiency and decision-making are improved, but data security and access control complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shared data repository implements segmentation of data access by user roles and permissions. Different end users (carriers, receivers, manufacturers) access only the data relevant to their specific needs and authorization levels. This segmented approach enables multiple users to efficiently access necessary information while simplifying security management through role-based access control rather than requiring complex individual authorization configurations.
4Reliability
If comprehensive TCCS operational data is collected and stored, then compliance tracking and quality assurance are improved, but data storage requirements and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shared data repository extracts and stores only the essential compliance-critical data elements from comprehensive TCCS operations. Rather than storing all possible operational data, the system identifies and extracts the specific parameters needed for compliance tracking and quality assurance (such as temperature profiles, humidity levels, and critical events). This extraction approach maintains reliable compliance tracking while minimizing data storage requirements and processing time.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for conveying or operationalizing data from a transport climate control system (TCCS) that provides climate control within an internal space moved by a vehicle are disclosed. A method includes determining, by a controller of the TCCS, a set of TCCS operational measurements; obtaining, by the controller, a set of TCCS operational settings; determining, by the controller, a set of cargo measurements; creating a shipment performance log based on the set of TCCS operational measurements, the set of TCCS operational settings, and the set of cargo measurements; publishing the shipment performance log to a data repository; and retrieving the shipment performance log to facilitate disposition of goods in the internal space.