Patents by Inventor Hans Partes

Hans Partes 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: 10522878
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a battery system (EB), preferably a lithium-ion battery system, containing at least one battery device, wherein in the case that a safe state of the at least one battery device is brought about from an irregular operating state of the at least one battery device, a current state of the at least one battery device is continuously checked and evaluated by means of at least one component (CSC) of the battery system and the bringing about of the safe state is performed in dependence on the current state of the at least one battery device or an environmental state of the at least one battery device, wherein in particular after the safe state of the at least one battery device has been brought about, hazard information is transmitted to a battery management system (BMS) by means of the at least one component (CSC) of the battery system (EB), wherein the hazard information in particular is hazard information about the current state of the at least one battery device an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Wolff, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Patent number: 10333179
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for operating a battery system having at least a first battery module and a second battery module. The method includes activating the first battery module for a defined clock time, then activating the second battery module for the defined clock time, and at the same time deactivating the first battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Wolff, Hans Partes, Anne Heubner
  • Patent number: 10230135
    Abstract: A battery module comprising a plurality of chambers of a first type, a chamber of a second type, a plurality of chambers of a third type, at least one battery unit positioned in one of the plurality of chambers of the first type, and switching electronics positioned in the chamber of the second type. At least one of the plurality of chambers of the third type is positioned between one of the plurality of chambers of the first type and the chamber of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Sarmimala Hore, Hans Partes, Stefan Butzmann
  • Patent number: 10106050
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a power supply device for an electrically operable vehicle having an electric drive motor. The power supply device comprises an electric energy accumulator device, a range-extender with an internal combustion engine and a generator producing alternating current. The generator is mechanically connectable to the internal combustion engine, and the energy accumulator device is configured to be charged during driving with the alternating current from the generator. The energy accumulator device comprises several power supply connections on which respectively one of several controllable potentials can be provided, and several power supply branches having several serially connected power cell modules. Several power supply branches are interconnected on one end to the neutral point and each power supply connection is connectable to one end of a power supply branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Stefan Butzmann, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Patent number: 10084323
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for battery module balancing of a battery, which comprises at least one battery module string, wherein the at least one battery module string has a plurality of battery modules connected in series or parallel, wherein each battery module has a single or a plurality of battery cells connected in parallel or in series and a coupling unit which is designed to switch on and off the battery module, said method comprising the steps of: determining a battery module state of at least two battery modules; switching off individual battery modules having a low battery module state, wherein the low state is defined by a defined ratio to an initial state of the battery modules or by a result of a comparison of all detected battery module states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Hans-Joerg Wolff, Hans Partes, Stefan Butzmann
  • Patent number: 9979209
    Abstract: A battery management system for a battery module string includes battery modules. The battery modules are electrically connectable to poles of the battery module string and individually electrically disconnectable. The battery module string is configured to generate an AC voltage by disconnecting and connecting the battery modules. The battery management system is configured to assign a respective first time period to each first battery module of the battery modules based on position of each first battery module in a battery module list. Each of the first battery module is electrically connected within a half-cycle of the AC voltage during the respective first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Wolff, Hans Partes, Joachim Fetzer, Stefan Butzmann
  • Patent number: 9915704
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining a Coulombic efficiency of battery modules of a rechargeable battery with a circuit arrangement connected to the battery modules. The circuit arrangement has multiple current paths, each of which has a series circuit of switch modules and at least one power semiconductor element which can be operated in a linear mode in order to regulate the current flowing through the respective current path, and one of the battery modules is connected to each of the switch modules. Each of the switch modules is configured as a switch module for selectively connecting the connected battery module into the respective current path or to alternatively remove the connected battery module from the respective current path. In each of the current paths at least one of the battery modules is selected with the switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Patent number: 9891286
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for determining a coulombic efficiency of battery modules of a rechargeable battery using a circuit arrangement connected to the battery modules and that has a plurality of switching modules for selectively connecting every single one of the battery modules in a common current path or for alternatively isolating every single one of the battery modules from the common current path and from at least one power semiconductor element, which can be operated in linear mode, for regulating the current that flows through the current path. The switching modules are used to select at least one of the battery modules and to connect it in the current path while all other battery modules are isolated from the current path by the switching modules. The selected battery module is subjected to at least one discharge process and at least one charging process via the current path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Patent number: 9859591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating intrinsically safe battery cells after charging of an intrinsically safe battery cell at a low temperature. In accordance with the invention, provision is made here for the determination of the discharge curve of the battery cell to then be performed, for the discharge curve of the battery cell to be analyzed in respect of the presence of plating criteria and for a change to operation in a monitoring mode to be made if at least one plating criterion is present, wherein the capacity of the intrinsically safe battery cell is monitored in the monitoring mode. The invention furthermore relates to an intrinsically safe battery cell which is designed for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sarmimala Hore, Hans Partes
  • Patent number: 9843075
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage module for an energy storage device, comprising an energy storage cell module which has a storage cell series circuit of at least two energy storage cells, comprising a coupling device, which comprises a plurality of coupling elements and is designed to selectively connect the energy storage cell module into an energy supply line of the energy storage device or to bypass the energy storage cell module in an energy supply line, and comprising a driver module which is designed to generate drive signals for the plurality of coupling elements. The driver module has a first energy supply connection and a second energy supply connection. The first energy supply connection is connected to a first end connection of the energy storage cell module via a first supply line and to a first node point between two energy storage cells of the storage cell series circuit via a second supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Partes, Matthias Heil, Rostislav Rogov, Bernhard Seubert
  • Patent number: 9780346
    Abstract: Method for increasing safety when using bursting discs (BV), wherein the bursting disc (BV) is suitable for releasing gas in a controlled manner from battery systems (B), wherein a signal, in particular a warning signal, is generated in dependence upon the spatial change at least of one site on the surface of the bursting disc (BV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Partes, Markus Hald, Holger Fink, Joachim Fetzer
  • Publication number: 20170115356
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a method for determining a coulombic efficiency of battery modules of a rechargeable battery using a circuit arrangement connected to the battery modules and that has a plurality of switching modules for selectively connecting every single one of the battery modules in a common current path or for alternatively isolating every single one of the battery modules from the common current path and from at least one power semiconductor element, which can be operated in linear mode, for regulating the current that flows through the current path. The switching modules are used to select at least one of the battery modules and to connect it in the current path while all other battery modules are isolated from the current path by the switching modules. The selected battery module is subjected to at least one discharge process and at least one charging process via the current path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Publication number: 20170084964
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating intrinsically safe battery cells after charging of an intrinsically safe battery cell at a low temperature. In accordance with the invention, provision is made here for the determination of the discharge curve of the battery cell to then be performed, for the discharge curve of the battery cell to be analysed in respect of the presence of plating criteria and for a change to operation in a monitoring mode to be made if at least one plating criterion is present, wherein the capacity of the intrinsically safe battery cell is monitored in the monitoring mode. The invention furthermore relates to an intrinsically safe battery cell which is designed for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Sarmimala Hore, Hans Partes
  • Publication number: 20170033409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a battery system (EB), preferably a lithium-ion battery system, containing at least one battery device, wherein in the case that a safe state of the at least one battery device is brought about from an irregular operating state of the at least one battery device, a current state of the at least one battery device is continuously checked and evaluated by means of at least one component (CSC) of the battery system and the bringing about of the safe state is performed in dependence on the current state of the at least one battery device or an environmental state of the at least one battery device, wherein in particular after the safe state of the at least one battery device has been brought about, hazard information is transmitted to a battery management system (BMS) by means of the at least one component (CSC) of the battery system (EB), wherein the hazard information in particular is hazard information about the current state of the at least one battery device an
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Wolff, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Publication number: 20160355099
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a power supply device for an electrically operable vehicle having an electric drive motor. The power supply device comprises an electric energy accumulator device, a range-extender with an internal combustion engine and a generator producing alternating current. The generator is mechanically connectable to the internal combustion engine, and the energy accumulator device is configured to be charged during driving with the alternating current from the generator. The energy accumulator device comprises several power supply connections on which respectively one of several controllable potentials can be provided, and several power supply branches having several serially connected power cell modules. Several power supply branches are interconnected on one end to the neutral point and each power supply connection is connectable to one end of a power supply branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Stefan Butzmann, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Publication number: 20160341798
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining a Coulombic efficiency of battery modules of a rechargeable battery with a circuit arrangement connected to the battery modules. The circuit arrangement has multiple current paths, each of which has a series circuit of switch modules and at least one power semiconductor element which can be operated in a linear mode in order to regulate the current flowing through the respective current path, and one of the battery modules is connected to each of the switch modules. Each of the switch modules is configured as a switch module for selectively connecting the connected battery module into the respective current path or to alternatively remove the connected battery module from the respective current path. In each of the current paths at least one of the battery modules is selected with the switch module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Joachim FETZER, Holger FINK, Hans PARTES
  • Patent number: 9413046
    Abstract: A method for heating energy storage cells of an energy storage system configured to generate an n-phase supply voltage. The energy storage system including n energy supply branches connected in parallel. Each energy supply branch coupled between an output connection and an equipotential frame, and each of the energy supply branches including a plurality of series-connected energy storage modules. Each energy storage module including an energy storage cell module having at least one energy storage cell and a coupling device having coupling elements configured to selectively connect or bridge the energy storage cell module in a respective energy supply branch. The method includes connecting the output connections of the energy storage system to input connections of an n-phase electrical machine, and coupling the output connections via a neutral point of the electrical machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Hans Partes
  • Publication number: 20160149168
    Abstract: A receptacle device for at least one electrode assembly includes a metal housing and a metal. The housing and the cover each are a prismatic shape with a base surface, side walls and an aperture. The aperture lies opposite the base surface. The base surface of the cover is at least one wall thickness of the side walls of the cover larger than the base surface of the housing. The receptacle device further includes a measuring device configured to measure at least one measurement variable. The measuring device is arranged on an edge of the aperture of the housing or of the cover. The measurement variable is a value for at least one of a voltage, a current strength, and a temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Stefan Butzmann, Holger Fink, Hans Partes
  • Publication number: 20160013520
    Abstract: A battery module comprising a plurality of chambers of a first type, a chamber of a second type, a plurality of chambers of a third type, at least one battery unit positioned in one of the plurality of chambers of the first type, and switching electronics positioned in the chamber of the second type. At least one of the plurality of chambers of the third type is positioned between one of the plurality of chambers of the first type and the chamber of the second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Sarmimala Hore, Hans Partes, Stefan Butzmann
  • Publication number: 20150380776
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage module for an energy storage device, comprising an energy storage cell module which has a storage cell series circuit of at least two energy storage cells, comprising a coupling device, which comprises a plurality of coupling elements and is designed to selectively connect the energy storage cell module into an energy supply line of the energy storage device or to bypass the energy storage cell module in an energy supply line, and comprising a driver module which is designed to generate drive signals for the plurality of coupling elements. The driver module has a first energy supply connection and a second energy supply connection. The first energy supply connection is connected to a first end connection of the energy storage cell module via a first supply line and to a first node point between two energy storage cells of the storage cell series circuit via a second supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Hans Partes, Matthias Heil, Rostislav Rogov, Bernhard Seubert