Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Thermo King has introduced solar panels for its heating units
Tom Kampf, trailer product manager Thermo King Americas, says fitting the units is a win-win for operators. “Heat King delivers maximum uptime, ease of maintenance and long-term reliability with its heavy duty, rugged and simple design.”
“If you pair the Heat King unit—which has 50,000 BTUs and is the highest capacity heater on the market—with solar panels, you get the added benefits of extending the battery life and saving money on fuel. It’s a win-win.”
Heaters sit all summer and likely were not fully charged at the end of last season. “Just like the 50,000+ solar panels we have on the road today on a multitude of assets, adding a ThermoLite 40w solar panel to your Heat King unit offers many advantages including making sure batteries are charged regardless of the time of year,” said Chad Koll, solar product manager, Thermo King Americas.
Benefits include:
• Increased battery life. Keeping batteries charged all year round will negate failure from extended periods of low charge levels and proliferation of sulfation.
• Fuel savingsReduces load on the engine with alternator working less and reduced cycle-sentry operation.
• Extended component lifeRun time is reduced, alternator offloading and reduced starter engagement.
• Improved employee efficiencyCuts time spent managing low battery alarms and battery breakdowns.
