Patent ID: 11884136
Assignee: TEREX USA, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method associated with an idle managed and air conditioned truck-mounted aerial work platform, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a first source of rotary power for driving a first shaft of an air conditioning compressor, where said first source of rotary power has a first connection with an engine of a vehicle;
providing a second source of rotary power for driving the first shaft of the air conditioning compressor on the vehicle;
driving a hydraulic pressure generator which has a first electrical connection to a source of stored electric energy;
causing said second source of rotary power for driving the air conditioning compressor to drive said air conditioning compressor when said first source of rotary power for driving the air conditioning compressor is unavailable; and
said second source of rotary power for driving said air conditioning compressor is configured to utilize said first source of rotary power for driving the air conditioning compressor, when said engine of the vehicle is running, to charge said source of stored electric energy.