Abstract: A motor vehicle includes an high-voltage power system, a multi-battery system including energy stores for supplying power to an electric drive motor, and switching units connecting the energy stores to the power system. A control device detects a state of charge of each energy store and to selectively connect and/or disconnect the energy stores as a function of their state of charge during travel to and from the power system. The switching units include each contactors to disconnect the energy stores on a plus side and on a minus side from the power system, with only either the positive side or negative side of each energy store including a contactor configured to switch when a load is greater than a minimum load, whereas the other one of the positive and negative sides includes a contactor that is adequate only for a load demand which is less than the minimum load.

Abstract: An energy storage arrangement, having at least two electric energy storage units, each of which includes an energy storage housing with electric energy storage cells arranged therein. The at least two electric energy storage units are electrically contacted by an electrical contacting element. The electrical contacting element includes a contacting part, formed from an electrically conductive material, and a touch protection part, formed from an injection-moldable plastic material. The contacting part is overmolded on portions with the injection-moldable plastic material forming the touch protection part. At least one positioning element for positioning of the contacting element at an energy storage unit is formed at the touch protection part and at least one inserting element for the insertion of a connecting element that connects the contacting element to an energy storage unit is formed at the touch protection part.

Abstract: A motor vehicle, including a subfloor as well as at least one energy storage unit arranged above the subfloor, as well as one or a plurality of line(s) running above the subfloor. The energy storage unit is arranged on at least one sheetlike damping element, on which there is provided at least one channel-shaped opening through which at least one of the lines running above the subfloor is led.

Abstract: A production machine can be operated with one or more touchscreens that are mounted on lateral surfaces of the production machine. The position of an operator can be determined with at least one first sensor. The position of a control panel for the production machine that is displayed on the at least one touchscreen is adapted to the position of the operator.

Abstract: In a method to administer, via a print job administrator, print jobs to be printed at a printing system, a plurality of print jobs are determined. A print job can indicate a specification of one or more print features. Different specifications of a print feature may require different configurations of the printing system. Change-over expenditures for the printing of at least two print jobs of the plurality of print jobs by the printing system can be determined based on the specification of the one or more print features of the plurality of print jobs. An order for the printing of the plurality of print jobs can be determined based on the change-over expenditures. The order of the plurality of print jobs can be indicated.

Abstract: An electric energy storage cell is provided with a plurality of cell layers. At least two cell layers are equipped with electrically conductive contact elements that are coupled with their electrodes and create at least one connection between the at least two cell layers by an adhesive site realized from a conductive adhesive on the contact elements. At least one connection realized by the adhesive site is interrupted when the adhesive-specific temperature limiting value is exceeded in the adhesive site.

Abstract: A battery for a motor vehicle, in particular a high-voltage battery, including battery cells and a housing. The walls of the housing at the same time define a housing space, in which the battery cells are placed in a predetermined arrangement. Between the battery cells that are arranged in the housing space is provided an intermediate space. A passage element extends through the intermediate space from a first wall of the walls of the housing to a second wall on the opposite side of the walls of the housing.

Abstract: In a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of battery cells, a module housing of the battery module is provided in a first step. A core assembly is introduced into the module housing, wherein a cavity, which is to be provided in a cured casting compound, is defined by a respective core of the core assembly. The casting compound is then introduced into the module housing. After the casting compound has been allowed to cure and the core assembly has been removed from the module housing, an electrode assembly, which is associated with the respective battery cell, is arranged in the cavity which is formed in the cured casting compound.

Abstract: An energy storage device arrangement, including a plurality of electrical energy storage devices that are mutually electrically contacted with each other, including a first receiving part having at least one bore-like receiving space for receiving at least one electrical energy storage device, at least one other receiving part connectable with the first receiving part, provided with at least one bore-like receiving space for receiving at least one electrical energy storage device, and at least one plate-like connecting part that is or can be arranged between two receiving parts that are or can be arranged adjacently for electrical contacting of electrical energy storage devices arranged in respective receiving spaces on the side of the receiving part.

Abstract: In a method or print job administrator to determine status of a print job, a print job is printed on a recording medium. An ID of a transport on which the recording medium is located is determined, the recording medium being printed to according to the print job. The transport has a positioner. A position of the transport is determined using the positioner, the positioner comprising an active RFID transponder arranged at the transport and supplied with power. The determining of the position of transport includes receipt of position data with regard to the position of the transport from a plurality of distributed RFID readers. The determining of the position of the transport occurs by using the position data of the plurality of distributed RFID readers.

Abstract: In a method or controller to execute a proof job of a copy print job, the proof job including a printing of a proof sheet, at a first point in time first raster data for the print sheet of the copy print job is provided. After expiration of a first provisioning time period at least one first job is inserted for printing a plurality of copies of the print sheet into a print buffer. A second point in time is determined at which the print buffer includes a first number of copies of the print sheet that are to be printed, the first number being such that a time period for printing of the first number of copies is greater than or equal to a second provisioning time period for providing of second raster data for the proof sheet of the proof job. After expiration of the second provisioning time period a second job is inserted to print the proof sheet into the print buffer so that copies of the print sheet and the proof sheet are printed according to an order of the first and the second jobs in the print buffer.

Abstract: A motor vehicle battery includes multiple battery modules arranged in a row adjacent each other, each said multiple battery modules comprising a plug connection, a voltage tap and a bus connection integrated in the plug connection, and a control circuit coupled with the bus connection, and multiple galvanic battery cells, each of said multiple galvanic battery cells being connected witch each other by the plug connection; and a connection device configured as a single plugin module and comprising a battery management system, wherein the connection device is plugged onto all plug connections of the multiple battery modules and connects the voltage taps of all battery modules with a high-voltage battery connection and connects the bus connections of all battery modules with the battery management system.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes an high-voltage power system, a multi-battery system including energy stores for supplying power to an electric drive motor, and switching units connecting the energy stores to the power system. A control device detects a state of charge of each energy store and to selectively connect and/or disconnect the energy stores as a function of their state of charge during travel to and from the power system. The switching units include each contactors to disconnect the energy stores on a plus side and on a minus side from the power system, with only either the positive side or negative side of each energy store including a contactor configured to switch when a load is greater than a minimum load, whereas the other one of the positive and negative sides includes a contactor that is adequate only for a load demand which is less than the minimum load.

Abstract: In a method of mounting attachment parts to an electric machine, a rotor of the electric machine is non-rotatably supported in a bearing device. A stator of the electric machine is detachably secured in a predefined first installation position by a clamping device, and a first attachment part is mounted to the stator. The clamping device is then released, and the electric machine is operated as motor for a time period sufficient for the stator to rotate in relation to the rotor until reaching a second installation position. The stator is secured by the clamping device in the second installation position, and a second attachment part is mounted to the stator.

Abstract: In a method for print tuning of a printer or copier, at least one first region of a first printing element to be printed is selected. Further, at least one third region of a second printing element to be printed is selected. The second printing element can be different from the first printing element. Additionally, the first and the third region can be repeatedly printed on a same proof sheet to print tune the printer or copier. The at least one printing parameter can be varied from region to region in the repeated printing of the first region, and from region to region in the repeated printing of the third region.

Abstract: A battery arrangement for a motor vehicle, includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules having a plurality of battery cells and being coupled to a control unit, and a high voltage lead wire for electrical coupling being provided between all adjacent battery modules, the control units each being designed to exchange data via the high voltage lead wire.

Abstract: In a method to administer, via a print job administrator, print jobs to be printed at a printing system, a plurality of print jobs are determined. A print job can indicate a specification of one or more print features. Different specifications of a print feature may require different configurations of the printing system. Change-over expenditures for the printing of at least two print jobs of the plurality of print jobs by the printing system can be determined based on the specification of the one or more print features of the plurality of print jobs. An order for the printing of the plurality of print jobs can be determined based on the change-over expenditures. The order of the plurality of print jobs can be indicated.

Abstract: The present application describes an optimized medium for growth of mammalian cells as well as polypeptide production. The cell culture medium is characterized by a Sow ratio of sodium to potassium ions, it further relates to the method of producing polypeptides using such cell culture media. Sn another aspect, the method of polypeptide production can also comprise a temperature shift and/or a pH-shift to further optimize growth and product yield.

Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically scheduling and performing upgrades in a hybrid cloud scenario. Advantages to these techniques include revision safe system upgrades and that the process is automated, thus reducing expensive operation costs. Techniques include receiving a landscape model describing changes to a customer landscape, identifying a customer-side system within a customer landscape to upgrade based on the landscape model, and identifying a server-side system within the server landscape that is associated with the customer-side system, and scheduling the customer-side system and the server-side system for upgrade.

Abstract: In a method for producing a battery module having a plurality of battery cells, a module housing of the battery module is provided in a first step. A core assembly is introduced into the module housing, wherein a cavity, which is to be provided in a cured casting compound, is defined by a respective core of the core assembly. The casting compound is then introduced into the module housing. After the casting compound has been allowed to cure and the core assembly has been removed from the module housing, an electrode assembly, which is associated with the respective battery cell, is arranged in the cavity which is formed in the cured casting compound.