Patents by Inventor Christian KULP

Christian KULP 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).

  • Patent number: 11936016
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell including an electrode, a housing, a cell interior inside the housing, a temperature sensor, and a heat-conducting part which differs from the electrode, is entirely or partially disposed inside the housing of the battery cell, and is thermally connected to the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Born, Christian Kulp, Arne Menck, Sebastian Paul, Jan Philipp Schmidt, Benno Schweiger, Werner Seliger, Jens Vetter, Hermann Zehentner, Dieter Ziegltrum
  • Patent number: 11183719
    Abstract: An energy store has a plurality of electrical energy storage cells, which are connected electrically in series or parallel and are combined to form an energy storage module. Cooling plates are arranged between the energy storage cells and into which coolant or refrigerant can be introduced. A plurality of emergency switching devices are provided, each of which is associated with an energy storage cell and one or two cooling plates. The emergency switching devices allow the coolant or refrigerant to flow into the associated cooling plates only if a temperature of the associated energy storage cell exceeds a defined limit temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Kulp, Sebastian Scharner, Benjamin Weber
  • Patent number: 10971772
    Abstract: A storage module stores electrical energy. The storage module has a first storage cell and a second storage cell, each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The storage module includes a contact bridge, which connects one terminal of the first storage cell to one terminal of the second storage cell in an electrically conductive manner. The contact bridge is designed to reduce an electrical resistance between the electrically connected terminals of the first storage cell and of the second storage cell with rising temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marc-Thomas Eisele, Juergen Hildinger, Christian Kulp
  • Publication number: 20190305387
    Abstract: A high-voltage battery for a motor vehicle has at least one battery cell for storing electrical energy and at least one temperature sensor, by which a temperature of the battery cell can be detected. The temperature sensor is arranged within the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph BORN, Christian KULP, Arne MENCK, Sebastian PAUL, Jan Philipp SCHMIDT, Benno SCHWEIGER, Werner SELIGER, Jens VETTER, Hermann ZEHENTNER, Dieter ZIEGLTRUM
  • Patent number: 10414240
    Abstract: A method for air conditioning an electric or hybrid vehicle includes preconditioning a high voltage accumulator of the electric or hybrid vehicle. The electric or hybrid vehicle has an interior and the high voltage accumulator is air conditioned with an air-conditioning unit having a determined cooling potential. The high voltage accumulator has a current HVS temperature. The interior has a current interior temperature. During the preconditioning, the high voltage accumulator is supercooled in a preconditioning mode with the air-conditioning unit to an HVS temperature that is below an HVS operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marc-Thomas Eisele, Christian Kulp, Nicolas Flahaut, Karsten Berg, Martin Knott
  • Publication number: 20190237833
    Abstract: An energy store has a plurality of electrical energy storage cells, which are connected electrically in series or parallel and are combined to form an energy storage module. Cooling plates are arranged between the energy storage cells and into which coolant or refrigerant can be introduced. A plurality of emergency switching devices are provided, each of which is associated with an energy storage cell and one or two cooling plates. The emergency switching devices allow the coolant or refrigerant to flow into the associated cooling plates only if a temperature of the associated energy storage cell exceeds a defined limit temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Christian KULP, Sebastian SCHARNER, Benjamin WEBER
  • Publication number: 20190165434
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell including an electrode, a housing, a cell interior inside the housing, a temperature sensor, and a heat-conducting part which differs from the electrode, is entirely or partially disposed inside the housing of the battery cell, and is thermally connected to the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph BORN, Christian KULP, Arne MENCK, Sebastian PAUL, Jan Philipp SCHMIDT, Benno SCHWEIGER, Werner SELIGER, Jens VETTER, Hermann ZEHENTNER, Dieter ZIEGLTRUM
  • Publication number: 20190109351
    Abstract: A storage module stores electrical energy. The storage module has a first storage cell and a second storage cell, each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The storage module includes a contact bridge, which connects one terminal of the first storage cell to one terminal of the second storage cell in an electrically conductive manner. The contact bridge is designed to reduce an electrical resistance between the electrically connected terminals of the first storage cell and of the second storage cell with rising temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Marc-Thomas EISELE, Juergen HILDINGER, Christian KULP
  • Publication number: 20170282677
    Abstract: A method for air conditioning an electric or hybrid vehicle includes preconditioning a high voltage accumulator of the electric or hybrid vehicle. The electric or hybrid vehicle has an interior and the high voltage accumulator is air conditioned with an air-conditioning unit having a determined cooling potential. The high voltage accumulator has a current HVS temperature. The interior has a current interior temperature. During the preconditioning, the high voltage accumulator is supercooled in a preconditioning mode with the air-conditioning unit to an HVS temperature that is below an HVS operating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Marc-Thomas EISELE, Christian KULP, Nicolas FLAHAUT, Karsten BERG, Martin KNOTT