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Leadership Insights feat. Thermo King: The Pathway to TRU Electrification

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January 20, 2022


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Battery size and weight is a significant barrier to the development of electric power systems for mobile refrigeration units. Integration of the charging systems and AC/DC converters is another challenge for system developers. As the strategic insights leader at Thermo King, Paul Kroes is responsible for finding solutions to these problems. On this episode of Leadership Insights, Paul discusses the challenges opportunities that lay ahead in the development electric transportation refrigeration units.    

🎥 Watch an extended conversation about battery-electric TRUs, the challenges around battery technology, calculating the ROI of electric TRUs, and much more! 

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