Patents Assigned to VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
  • Publication number: 20220131451
    Abstract: A rotor (1) comprising a rotor shaft (13), a rotor core (14) having a core length, windings (12), and two impregnation rings (11), the windings (12) forming protruding windings ends (121), each one of the two impregnation rings (11) comprising an annular portion (111) and a deflector portion (112), the annular portion (111) comprising radial openings (113); and a method for impregnating the rotor (1) comprising starting a rotation of the rotor shaft (13) and impregnating the windings (12) with an impregnating agent through two nozzles respectively located upward each one of the two impregnation rings (11) and oriented towards the radial openings (113), the impregnation agent being guided by the deflector portion (112) towards the protruding windings ends (121) on both sides of the rotor (1) at a same time, in order to impregnate the windings (12) through the core length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Regina Bach, Sebastian Beetz, Florian Volkmuth, Christoph Wieczorek
  • Publication number: 20220131437
    Abstract: The rotating electrical machine (100) comprises: a stator (102) and an housing (116) extending around the stator (102). The housing (116) is provided with a deformation having the shape of a bump (128) projecting inwardly for cooperating with the stator (102) for preventing the stator (102) from rotating with respect to the housing (116).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Spirk
  • Publication number: 20220115921
    Abstract: A stator (5) for an electrical machine (1) is described, which comprises an annular stator base body (7) with stator grooves (13, 13a, 13b) which are open towards the inside, and stator coils (14a, 14b) of a stator winding (8) which are arranged in the stator grooves (13, 13a, 13b) and assigned to a plurality of phases (L1 . . . L3) of the electrical machine (1). Adjacent stator coils (14a, 14b) of the same phase (L1 . . . L3) are here contra-wound and electrically connected in parallel. Furthermore, an electrical machine (1) with such a rotor (3a . . . 3c), and a drive arrangement and a vehicle (17) with such an electrical machine (1) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Mueller, Michael Menz
  • Publication number: 20220094239
    Abstract: Housing (1) for an electrical machine, which has at least one connector (2) arranged spaced apart from an outer face (6) of the housing (1), for screw fixing of the housing (1), and at least one rib (5, 8) which connects together a contact face (3) of the connector (2) and the outer face (6) of the housing (1), wherein the outer face (6) of the housing (1) has a recess (9, 10) in an extension of the rib (5, 8). In addition, an associated electrical machine and a vehicle with such an electrical machine are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Kae Shyuan Tan
  • Patent number: 11283310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator, an electric machine comprising the stator, a vehicle comprising the electric machine, and a method for producing the stator. The stator comprises a stator laminated core and a housing element. The stator laminated core comprises a plurality of layered stator laminations, wherein each stator lamination has a plurality of tooth portions, each formed radially inwardly at an angular position, and indentations radially outwardly at each of the angular positions, each of which indentations has an at least partially curved edge having two radially outwardly curved edge portions, which meet at a point of intersection and describe an arc of a circle segment. The housing element comprises a cylindrical inner volume, in which the stator laminated core is arranged, the indentations forming cooling channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Boris Dotz, Sebastian Waider
  • Publication number: 20220081198
    Abstract: Transport cover (3), configured to be mounted to an electric machine (2), the electric machine (2) having a housing (4) with an end shield (5), a rotatable shaft (6) extending along a rotation axis (7) through the end shield (5) out of the housing (4) and a bearing (8) supporting the shaft (6) and mounted to the end shield (5), the transport cover (3) comprising a fixation section (11) fixable at the housing (4), a cover section (12) forming an accommodation space (14) for a stub (6a) of the shaft (6), and a through-hole (15) allowing to apply a lubricant from the outside of the transport cover (3) to the bearing (8) in a mounted state, in which the fixation section (11) is fixed at the housing (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Büttner, Ondrej Grussmann, Barbara Kirchner, Nikos Leontaris, Alexander Rosin, Michal Svoboda
  • Publication number: 20220085672
    Abstract: A rotor (3a . . . 3c) for an electrical machine (1) is described which comprises several rotor segments (10a . . . 10c, 10a?, 10a?, 10 . . . 10??) which are arranged successively along the rotational axis (x) of the rotor (3a . . . 3c) and each comprise a rotor plate (11) or several rotor plates (11). Magnetic poles (A . . . D) of two adjacent rotor segments (10a . . . 10c, 10a?, 10a?, 10 . . . 10??) are twisted relative to one another around the rotational axis (x) of the rotor (3a . . . 3c) by a staggering angle (?), wherein the staggering angle (?) is smaller than a polar angle (?) lying between two magnetic poles (A . . . D) of a rotor segment (10a . . . 10c, 10a?, 10a?, 10 . . . 10??). The rotor (3a . . . 3c) comprises at least two first cutouts (12) which are arranged on a first hole circle (L1) around the rotational axis (x) of the rotor (3a . . . 3c) and are each twisted relative to one another by an angle (?) which corresponds to the polar angle (?) minus or plus the staggering angle (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Beetz, Boris Dotz, Christian Finger-Albert, David Förster
  • Publication number: 20220085682
    Abstract: An arrangement for an electric machine (1) is disclosed, which comprises a housing (12) with a stopper (13) and a stator (4) arranged in the housing (12). The stator (4) comprises a stator lamination stack (6), stator windings (7) and a stator end disc (8a, 8b) arranged on the axial end of the stator lamination stack (6). In the mounted position, the stator lamination stack (6) on the axial end, on which the stator end disc (8a, 8b) is arranged, is in body contact with the stopper (13) of the housing (12). In detail, the stopper (13) has an annular shape thereby providing a radial gap (b) between the stopper (13) and the stator end disc (8a, 8b). Moreover, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing such an arrangement, an electric machine (1) having such an arrangement and a vehicle (16) having such an electric machine (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Dörmer, Rebecca Günther, Barbara Kirchner, Michael Menz, Robert Tomiczek
  • Patent number: 11277946
    Abstract: A housing for an inverter includes circuit elements and a cooling system, wherein the housing has four openings and the cooling system includes two channels arranged in the housing, each of which is connected to two different openings, and a condenser is arranged below the housing, wherein two openings from different channels are connected for communication by means of a connecting element arranged outside the housing and the connecting element is of rigid design and extends past the side of the condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Schmitt, Alexandros Kourgialis, Anna Kaiser, Andrei Alexandru, Christoph Hoyler, Michael Nobel
  • Publication number: 20220069642
    Abstract: A stator plate packet (7, 7a, 7b) for a stator (5) of an electrical machine (1) is described, which comprises several stator plates (6) stacked one against the other and with stator grooves (13) open towards the inside for receiving a stator winding (8), wherein the stator plates (6) are welded together by means of a plurality n of external weld seams (14) or weld seam portions which are evenly distributed over the periphery of the stator plate packet (7, 7a, 7b). The weld seams (14) or weld seam portions each run from a first end face (B) of the stator plate packet (7) to a second end face (C) of the stator plate packet (7) and each extend over an angle (?) with respect to the rotational axis (A) of the electrical machine (1). The angle (?) lies in a range of ??360°/n?10%. Furthermore, an electrical machine (1) with such a stator plate packet (7, 7a, 7b) or stator (4), and a vehicle (15) with such an electrical machine (1), are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Böhm, Michael Müller
  • Patent number: 11262221
    Abstract: Method for determining a measuring offset of a rotor position sensor (2) assigned to a rotor (3) of an electric machine (5) comprising stator windings that are supplied by an inverter (6) converting a voltage at a DC link capacitor (7) into an AC current, wherein a candidate value for the measuring offset is determined, comprising the following steps: —controlling a power unit (9) of the inverter (6) to provide the current based on rotor position information (19) measured by the rotor position sensor (2) to the stator windings such that the DC link capacitor (7) of the inverter (6) is actively discharged, —evaluating a plausibility of the candidate value for the measuring offset based on a voltage of the DC link capacitor (7) detected while the power unit (9) is controlled to actively discharge the DC link capacitor (7), and —providing the candidate value as determined measuring offset, if a result of the evaluation is positive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Bassel Sahhary, Andreas Walter
  • Patent number: 11261966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parking brake for a motor vehicle, including a pivotable locking mechanism for applying a retaining force to a parking brake gear. The locking mechanism can lock into the parking brake gear by means of an axially movable first actuation unit. According to the invention, the first actuation unit is designed as a spring-loaded cam follower. The invention also relates to an operating method for locking and unlocking the parking brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Eckhard Kirchner
  • Patent number: 11258396
    Abstract: Method for operating a power converter for a permanently excited electric machine, wherein temperature information, which describes a temperature of at least one permanent magnet of the electric machine, is determined by means of an observer as a function of operating parameters of the electric machine, and the power converter is controlled as a function of the temperature information, wherein a computing device, which handles processes in time slices, carries out a first process in a first time slice for detecting parameter values for determining the operating parameters and carries out a second process, which determines the temperature information, in a second time slice, which is retrieved less frequently than the first time slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Markus Seilmeier
  • Publication number: 20220043045
    Abstract: A monitoring circuit (2) for an interlock system (1), said interlock system comprising a first monitoring line (3), a second monitoring line (4), and at least one line bridge (5), by means of which the monitoring lines (3, 4) are electrically conductively connected in a closed state of the interlock system (1), said monitoring circuit comprising a signal generation device (11) which is configured for generating a monitoring signal for the first monitoring line (3) which alternates between a first monitoring voltage and a second monitoring voltage and which is referenced to a reference potential, and a signal evaluation device (17) by means of which a voltage profile (43, 48 to 51) which is referenced to the reference potential is detectable on the second monitoring line (4), wherein the signal evaluation device (17) is configured for determining a fault on one of the monitoring lines (3, 4) which is caused by a fault voltage referenced to the reference potential, and/or a fault in the monitoring circuit (2) b
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Edelhauser
  • Publication number: 20210408853
    Abstract: The invention specifies a rotor (1, 1a . . . 1f) for an electrical machine (14), which rotor comprises a rotor shaft (2, 2a . . . 2f), a rotor laminated core (3), which sits on the rotor shaft (2, 2a . . . 2f) with a press fit, a first rotor holder (5a . . . 5c), which is arranged adjacent to the rotor laminated core (3) on a first side thereof, and a second rotor holder (6a . . . 6d), which is arranged adjacent to the rotor laminated core (3) on a second, opposite side thereof. Furthermore, the rotor comprises a first shaft securing ring (7), which sits in a first groove of the rotor shaft (2, 2a . . . 2f) and axially secures the rotor laminated core (3). In addition, the invention specifies an electrical machine comprising a stator (15) and a rotor (1, 1a . . . 1f) of said type, and a vehicle (16) with at least two axles, at least one of which is driven. The driving of the vehicle (16) is performed at least partially or temporarily by the electrical machine (14) of the abovementioned type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Alexander Schlereth
  • Patent number: 11190068
    Abstract: A rotor sheet includes a central cut-out and is divided into a plurality of sectors, each including a first half sector and a second half sector delimited from the first half sector by a radial central line, wherein a through-opening configuration, which has two parallel edge lines extending along an extension direction, is formed inside the first half sector, and a further through-opening configuration, mirror-symmetrical to the through-opening configuration with respect to the central line, is formed inside the second half sector, wherein the first through-opening configuration includes a relief through-opening inscribed inside an incircle-free trapezoid having two bases extending parallel to the central line and two legs extending on a first straight line having a first angular spacing from the central line, and on a second straight line having a second angular spacing from the central line, wherein the first and second straight lines intersect at an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Kae Shyuan Tan
  • Patent number: 11177709
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric machine, including a rotor core and a shaft, is connected to the rotor core for conjoint rotation, wherein a cooling channel arrangement is formed within the rotor assembly and includes a cooling channel, which extends within the shaft. The rotor assembly further includes a separation element which has a separation portion extending in the circumferential direction at an inner radius of the shaft, wherein the separation portion separates an interior of the shaft into a first shaft portion, in which the cooling channel extends, and into a second shaft portion, wherein the separation element includes a sealing device, which seals off the shaft portions with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Nils Krais, Philipp Söntgerath, Sebastian Waider
  • Patent number: 11152827
    Abstract: An end plate for a rotor assembly of an electrical machine includes a central through-opening for a shaft, a collar formed on an end face of the end plate on the radial outside in the circumferential direction and a plurality of elevations on the end face. The elevations and collar axially delimit a cooling channel, wherein the cooling channel forms a plurality of cooling channel sections on both sides by a respective elevation. Two elevations delimiting a cooling channel section are spaced apart from one another by a first arc length at a first radial position between the through-opening and the collar and are spaced apart from one another by a second arc length greater than the first arc length at a second radial position delimited by the collar. Each cooling channel section includes at least one fluid guide element between the first radial position and the second radial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Nils Krais, Philipp Söntgerath, Sebastian Waider
  • Patent number: 11152836
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a stator having a winding head at each axial end and including a rotor, which is rotatably mounted in an opening in the stator and which has a rotor shaft and a laminated rotor core. The electric machine includes a bearing unit for the rotatable mounting of the rotor shaft with respect to the laminated rotor core, a transmission unit, a coupling unit, which is designed to provide at least two coupling states for coupling the rotation of the rotor shaft to the laminated rotor core and, in at least one of the coupling states, to couple the rotor shaft to the laminated rotor core by means of the transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Yves Burkhardt, Eckhard Kirchner
  • Patent number: 11128085
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a sealing system configured to form a leak tight electrical connection on a face of an electrical equipment, said sealing system including: a base, comprising a first plate, comprising a through orifice of which the edge is continually comprised in a face of said first plate, a plug comprising a second plate comprising at least one through hole, configured for the passage of at least one electric wire, and a part projecting from said plate suited to being inserted into the orifice, a face of the second plate coming against a face of the first plate, said plug having a flexibility greater than the flexibility of the base, such that the difference in flexibility ensures a constraining of the second plate on the first plate, in such a way as to ensure the sealing of the electrical equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Cédric Ledieu, Jean-Claude Labrosse