电气化，赢！
认识瑞安·舒马赫：Thermo King最新的大师级创新者
回到北达科他州立大学时，瑞安·舒马赫梦想着电动汽车的可能性。如今，他看到进步的速度比他预想的要快，并很高兴能参与技术开发，使这一目标成为现实。
“年轻的时候，我曾想过要追随祖父的脚步，成为一名汽车修理工，”瑞安回忆起自己的职业道路。“但我意识到，我想做的不仅仅是解决问题......我想创造更好的东西，真正影响一个更可持续的未来。在Thermo King，我已经回到了完整的一个圈。我能听到外部和内部客户的声音，推动变革，改善客户体验和世界。”
瑞安最近的一项专利聚焦于太阳能可持续性——使太阳能充电更适合卡车使用。“这对我来说是另一个非常令人兴奋的领域，成功完全依赖于与其他同事的团队合作，”瑞安说。“在许多方面，太阳能技术的应用是从另一个角度审视可持续性;除了利用太阳能的免费能源外，它还减少了浪费——减少电池使用是最大的优势。”
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There is no arguing that Ryan has had a big impact in his eight years here at Thermo King. As a senior electrical systems engineer within the Electrification Center of Excellence (COE) team, he is a core component leader on our architectures as they become more electrified. In non-engineer terms, he gets to figure out how to apply various components within our electrical architecture to create efficiencies, which drive value for our customers. The innovation he is contributing to Thermo King has already earned him 11 U.S. patents and a spot on the prestigious Frederick M. Jones Master Innovators list, a list of Thermo King inventors who have 10 or more patents under their belts.
Ryan earned his first patent at Thermo King for his work on the Precedent® trailer unit when he developed a method to detect and manage electrical phase loss. The invention keeps the unit fan running to protect the load until service is possible. He applied for the patent in 2013, the same year he started at Thermo King.
Another memorable patent for Ryan resulted from his work with our power converter’s modes of operation. Ryan was one of the many innovators responsible for increasing the efficiency of Thermo King’s power converter -- very important in the TriPac Envidia® all-electric auxiliary power unit and the e200 electric small truck unit, which was first launched in EMEA and is now making its debut in North America.
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It turns out Ryan dabbled in solar technology back in his college days when he was part of NDSU’s solar vehicle team. “We raced across North America along Route 66 using our solar vehicle and placed first in our class,” explained Ryan, who was already demonstrating his intellectual prowess by volunteering to be the equipment trailer driver. “I finagled my way out of driving the actual solar vehicle during the race – it did not have A/C so you can imagine how hot it got traveling through Arizona,” he laughed.
There is no doubt, with or without the sun, Ryan’s future is bright here at Thermo King. He is creating the change he once dreamed of and making electrification win for our customers and our industry. “For me, it’s all about making great things that make peoples’ lives – and our world, a better place,” said Ryan.
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