Patents by Inventor Andreas PELGER

Andreas PELGER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200343568
    Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: A method for enabling a fuel cell system includes the steps of: i) detecting a pressure value, which is indicative of the pressure within a section of the anode sub-system, wherein the section begins downstream of a pressure reducer; ii) relieving the pressure of the section during a pressure relief time interval, if the pressure value is greater than a pressure limit value and a release request is present; and then iii) enabling the fuel cell system if the pressure value in the section after the pressure relief is less than the pressure limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher DETMAR, Andreas PELGER
  • Patent number: 10773603
    Abstract: A charging cable identification system is provided for a vehicle driven at least partially electrically, wherein the vehicle has an energy store that can be connected to an electrical energy source by a charging cable. The charging cable system has a control unit that is configured to enable or prevent the starting of the vehicle motor. The control unit is also configured to detect, prior to every event that is or can be predetermined, whether the charging cable is in the vehicle, and if the control unit detects that the charging cable is not in the vehicle, the control unit prevents the vehicle motor from starting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Atanas Lyutskanov, Andreas Pelger, Tobias Schoellermann
  • Publication number: 20200269872
    Abstract: A method for reducing the potential hazard of a number of vehicles with heterogenous drives includes receiving on a backend server hazard data of the vehicles which includes current fill state data of at least one energy store and the current position of the respective vehicles, identifying on a backend server hazard situation data comprising the position and the type of the hazard situation, evaluating on the backend server the hazard data of the vehicles with respect to the hazard situation data, and automatically initiating at least one protective measure corresponding to the evaluated hazard data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Young-Jae CHO, Jan-Mark KUNBERGER, Georg MOVSISYAN, Andreas PELGER
  • Patent number: 10744872
    Abstract: A two-track multi-axle motor vehicle including at least two fuel tanks in which a fuel for producing driving energy for a vehicle drive unit can be stored under high pressure of the order of magnitude of 300 bar and more is provide. Each tank includes a safety valve device having a temperature-sensitive element monitoring only a partial region of the tank surface. The safety valve device allows at least a partial quantity of the stored fuel to escape from the respective tank at a higher temperature, which can occur, for example, in the case of a fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Pelger, Klaus Szoucsek
  • Patent number: 10731796
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining the re-starting capability of a vehicle, in particular when parking the vehicle, includes detecting the pressure and the temperature of fuel in a pressurized container, determining a final pressure value of the fuel in the pressurized container, where the final pressure value is an expected pressure of the fuel in the pressurized container after a period of parking of the vehicle, comparing the final pressure value with a minimum pressure value in order to ascertain whether the vehicle is capable of re-starting after the parking period, and generating a warning signal when the final pressure value is lower than the minimum pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Andreas Pelger
  • Patent number: 10473267
    Abstract: A method is provided for filling a fuel storage system of a motor vehicle with fuel at a relatively high pressure. The fuel storage system has a main tank, which can be filled by way of a main filling line until a limit pressure has been reached, and an auxiliary storage device. If the filling line is connected to a supply station, which provides fuel at a pressure exceeding the tank limit pressure, a tank shut-off valve provided in the filling line will be closed in time before the limit pressure is reached in the main tank and an auxiliary tanking valve is opened in an auxiliary storage device filling line branching off from the main filling line upstream of the tank shut-off valve and leading to the auxiliary storage device. The auxiliary storage device is configured to receive fuel at a higher pressure than the above-mentioned tank limit pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Pelger, Klaus Szoucsek, Klaas Kunze
  • Publication number: 20190338887
    Abstract: A pressure vessel system for a motor vehicle has at least one pressure vessel, to which an extraction line is connected. The extraction line has a connection point, to which a connection line leading to a consumer is connected. The connection point of the extraction line includes a first coupling part of a quick coupling, to which a second coupling part of the quick coupling, arranged on the connection line, is connected. The first coupling part has a non-return valve, which closes the extraction line when the second coupling part is decoupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Lorenz EHGARTNER, Marcus JUENTGEN, Andreas PELGER
  • Publication number: 20190248229
    Abstract: A pressure vessel stores fuel. The pressure vessel includes a liner, a fiber-reinforced layer, at least one end piece, and at least one outlet. The fiber-reinforced layer surrounds the liner, at least in some regions. The end piece is covered by the fiber-reinforced layer, at least in some regions. The at least one outlet is used to carry fuel that has collected in a boundary layer between the liner and the fiber-reinforced layer and is to be drained. The outlet surrounds the end piece, at least in some sections. The outlet is arranged and formed in such a way that the fuel to be drained escapes from the boundary layer into the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas PELGER, Hans-Ulrich STAHL, Klaus SZOUCSEK
  • Publication number: 20190248250
    Abstract: A charging cable identification system is provided for a vehicle driven at least partially electrically, wherein the vehicle has an energy store that can be connected to an electrical energy source by a charging cable. The charging cable system has a control unit that is configured to enable or prevent the starting of the vehicle motor. The control unit is also configured to detect, prior to every event that is or can be predetermined, whether the charging cable is in the vehicle, and if the control unit detects that the charging cable is not in the vehicle, the control unit prevents the vehicle motor from starting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Atanas LYUTSKANOV, Andreas PELGER, Tobias SCHOELLERMANN
  • Publication number: 20190249830
    Abstract: A method monitors a pressure tank system of a stationary vehicle. The method detects a wake-up situation by use of sensor data of a main sensor of the vehicle. Furthermore, in reaction to the detection of a wake-up situation, the method activates a further resource for detecting and/or for evaluating sensor data with regard to the pressure tank system. Moreover, the method determines, by use of the further resource, whether one or more protective measures are to be carried out in relation to the pressure tank system and/or the surroundings thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Young-Jae CHO, Jan-Mark KUNBERGER, Georg MOVSISYAN, Andreas PELGER
  • Publication number: 20190237786
    Abstract: A method for supplying at least one fuel cell of a fuel cell system of the motor vehicle with fuel includes ascertaining or predicting an indication value which is indicative of the real and/or possible mass flow of the withdrawal of fuel from a pressure-vessel system of the motor vehicle and closing at least one tank shut-off valve when the indication value is equal to or falls below a limiting value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas PELGER, Stefan SCHOTT
  • Patent number: 10359150
    Abstract: A system for storing a pressurized gas in a motor vehicle is provided, having a storage container and at least one thermally activatable safety valve for emptying the storage container. The safety valve activates automatically at a corresponding high temperature. The storage container has an additional activatable emptying device, which has an interface for an external energy source. The interface can be connected to the external energy source in order to empty the storage container in a targeted manner. Also provided is a method for emptying a storage container for a pressurized gas in a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Pelger, Klaas Kunze, Bastian Landeck, Jan-Mark Kunberger, Stefan Schott
  • Publication number: 20190219187
    Abstract: A thermally activatable safety valve has at least one microwave transmitter and microwave transmitter component. The microwave transmitter and/or the microwave transmitter component is designed to heat at least one thermally activatable opening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jan-Mark KUNBERGER, Andreas PELGER
  • Publication number: 20190203886
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining the re-starting capability of a vehicle, in particular when parking the vehicle, includes detecting the pressure and the temperature of fuel in a pressurized container, determining a final pressure value of the fuel in the pressurized container, where the final pressure value is an expected pressure of the fuel in the pressurized container after a period of parking of the vehicle, comparing the final pressure value with a minimum pressure value in order to ascertain whether the vehicle is capable of re-starting after the parking period, and generating a warning signal when the final pressure value is lower than the minimum pressure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Andreas PELGER
  • Publication number: 20190178448
    Abstract: A method for operating a valve of a pressure vessel system includes determining an actual pressure difference between an inlet pressure at an inlet of the valve and an outlet pressure at an outlet of the valve, and enabling the valve if the actual pressure difference is lower than or equal to a maximum admissible pressure difference of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas PELGER, Stefan SCHOTT
  • Publication number: 20190170299
    Abstract: A method for adjusting temperature and/or pressure of fuel in a pressured container system of a vehicle to a respective temperature setpoint and/or a respective pressure setpoint before a process of filling the pressurized containers includes extracting fuel from a first pressurized container having a first temperature and a first pressure, to bring the first temperature and/or the first pressure of the fuel closer to the temperature setpoint and/or to the pressure setpoint of the first pressurized container. The method also includes supplying the extracted fuel to either a fuel conversion device to power the vehicle or into a second pressurized container, where fuel in the second pressurized container has a second temperature and a second pressure, to bring the second temperature and/or the second pressure of the fuel closer to the temperature setpoint and/or to the pressure setpoint of the second pressurized container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Simon HETTENKOFER, Andreas PELGER, Stefan SCHOTT, Andreas SCHAEFER, Klaus SZOUCSEK
  • Publication number: 20180272864
    Abstract: A two-track multi-axle motor vehicle including at least two fuel tanks in which a fuel for producing driving energy for a vehicle drive unit can be stored under high pressure of the order of magnitude of 300 bar and more is provide. Each tank includes a safety valve device having a temperature-sensitive element monitoring only a partial region of the tank surface. The safety valve device allows at least a partial quantity of the stored fuel to escape from the respective tank at a higher temperature, which can occur, for example, in the case of a fire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas PELGER, Klaus SZOUCSEK
  • Publication number: 20180209590
    Abstract: A service device for a pressure vessel system of a motor vehicle includes a service-device-side refueling coupling part which is connectable to a motor-vehicle-side refueling coupling part of the motor vehicle and a controller for activating the pressure vessel system. A method for the service of the pressure vessel system includes producing a connection between the service device and the pressure vessel system and activating the pressure vessel system by the service device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Klaus SZOUCSEK, Andreas PELGER
  • Publication number: 20170057340
    Abstract: A tank device, in particular in a vehicle, has a pressure tank for storing fuel and a fuel line for filling the pressure tank which extends from outside of the pressure tank through a tank opening up to a free line end in the interior of the pressure tank. The fuel line in the pressure tank has at least one line outlet through which the fuel can flow out of the fuel line into the pressure tank. The fuel line, between the tank opening and the free line end, has a flexible line section such that the flexible line section moves when the pressure tank is filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich STAHL, Julius BASLER-MEIER, Andreas PELGER, Thomas GRUBER
  • Publication number: 20170016579
    Abstract: A system for storing a pressurized gas in a motor vehicle is provided, having a storage container and at least one thermally activatable safety valve for emptying the storage container. The safety valve activates automatically at a corresponding high temperature. The storage container has an additional activatable emptying device, which has an interface for an external energy source. The interface can be connected to the external energy source in order to empty the storage container in a targeted manner. Also provided is a method for emptying a storage container for a pressurized gas in a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas PELGER, Klaas KUNZE, Bastian LANDECK, Jan-Mark KUNBERGER, Stefan SCHOTT