Patents by Inventor Sascha Lindauer
Sascha Lindauer 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).
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Patent number: 11837708Abstract: A temperature control device of a vehicle may include an energy storage device, a first coolant circuit configured to temperature control the energy storage device, a refrigerant circuit, at least one refrigerant evaporator, a second coolant circuit, a refrigerant condenser, and a coolant cooler for transferring heat to an exterior environment. At least one section of the first coolant circuit and at least one section of the second coolant circuit may be defined by a shared circuit section. The coolant cooler may be fluidically connectable with at least one of the first coolant circuit and the second coolant circuit via the shared circuit section. The first coolant circuit may include a bypass for at least partially bypassing the coolant cooler. The first coolant circuit may include a valve device structured and arranged to distribute a first coolant flow to at least one of the shared circuit section and the bypass.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer
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Patent number: 11827076Abstract: An air conditioning system for a motor vehicle. The air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit divided into a high-pressure region and a low-pressure region, first and second internal heat exchangers arranged in the high-pressure and low-pressure regions, an external heat exchanger arranged in the refrigerant circuit, a condenser arranged in the high-pressure region, and an evaporator that, in a first operating mode, thermally couples the low-pressure region to the air conditioning air and, in a second operating mode, is arranged outside the refrigerant circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer
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Publication number: 20230347709Abstract: A cooling system for a motor vehicle, in particular for an electrically powered motor vehicle, having a first cooling circuit, a second cooling circuit, and at least one coolant circuit, wherein the first cooling circuit has: at least one first component to be temperature-controlled a heat exchanger designed as an indirect condenser for transferring heat between the first cooling circuit and the coolant circuit, wherein the second cooling circuit has: at least one second component to be temperature-controlled a heat exchanger designed as a chiller for transferring heat between the second cooling circuit and the coolant circuit, wherein the first and second cooling circuit can be connected by means of a first connecting section and a second connecting section, and, at least on the first connecting section, a second switching point is arranged wherein the second switching point connects the first connecting section to the first cooling circuit in such a way that a cooling medium flows completely or at leType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Steurer, Sascha Lindauer
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Publication number: 20230347708Abstract: An operating method for operating a cooling system for a motor vehicle, in particular for an electrically powered motor vehicle, wherein the cooling system has a first cooling circuit, a second cooling circuit, and at least one coolant circuit; wherein the first cooling circuit has at least one first component to be temperature-controlled and an indirect condenser, which are arranged in two sections extending parallel to one another, with a first switching point which is arranged on the first or second branching point and which controls the inflow of a cooling medium into the first component to be temperature-controlled and the indirect condenser; wherein the second cooling circuit has at least one second component to be temperature-controlled and a chiller; wherein the first and second cooling circuits can be connected by means of a first and second connecting section, and a second switching point, which controls the inflow of the cooling medium into at least the first connecting section, is arranged at leaType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Steurer, Sascha Lindauer
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Patent number: 11629675Abstract: A cooling system for a motor vehicle may include a first circuit, a second circuit, a first heat exchanger incorporated in the first circuit, and a second heat exchanger incorporated in the second circuit. The first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger may be flowed through by ambient air and a coolant. The first heat exchanger may be arranged, relative to an airflow direction, in front of and directly adjacent to the second heat exchanger. The first circuit and the second circuit may be fluidically connected to one another at an upstream distribution point and at a downstream collection point such that a part mass flow of the coolant is flowable from the second circuit into the first circuit at the distribution point, from the first circuit into the first heat exchanger, and out of the first heat exchanger back into the second circuit at the collection point.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer
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Patent number: 11485196Abstract: An air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle may include at least two indirect heat exchangers through each of which both water and air is flowable. The water and the air may be fluidically separated from one another such that heat is transferable therebetween. The system may also include a warm water supply, a cold water supply, and at least two temperature-control devices each including a respective indirect heat exchanger of the at least two indirect heat exchangers. The warm and/or cold water supply may be in fluid communication with the at least two indirect heat exchangers. At least one indirect heat exchanger of the at least two indirect heat exchangers may communicate with the warm water supply and the cold water supply via an adjustable and controllable valve device such that a mixing ratio of a mixture of the warm water and the cold water introduced therein is adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Inventors: Dirk Bertsche, Matthias Jung, Holger Laux, Sascha Lindauer, Oliver Schultze
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Publication number: 20220242197Abstract: An air conditioning system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit divided into a high-pressure region and a low-pressure region, first and second internal heat exchangers arranged in the high-pressure and low-pressure regions, an external heat exchanger arranged in the refrigerant circuit, a condenser arranged in the high-pressure region, and an evaporator that, in a first operating mode, thermally couples the low-pressure region to the air conditioning air and, in a second operating mode, is arranged outside the refrigerant circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer
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Publication number: 20210364204Abstract: An intermediate refrigerant store of a refrigerant system may include a storage container delimiting a refrigerant storage space, a first feed, and a second feed separate from the first feed. The first feed and the second feed may be fluidically connected with the refrigerant storage space for feeding of a refrigerant. At least one discharge may be fluidically connected to the refrigerant storage space and may be configured to discharge the refrigerant from the refrigerant storage space. At least one valve arrangement may be disposed in an associated feed of the first feed and the second feed via which the associated feed may be fluidically closable and openable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer, Dominik Behnert, Gustavo Fuga Santos
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Patent number: 11130385Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle may include a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, as well as a heating circuit, a first coolant circuit configured for a temperature control of a drive device of the vehicle, and a second coolant circuit configured for a temperature control of an electrical store of the vehicle in which a coolant circulates. The system may further include a chiller incorporated in the refrigerant circuit and a chiller guide fluidically separate from the refrigerant circuit. The chiller guide may have a chiller path configured to conduct the coolant and which extends through the chiller, and may have a bypass path configured to conduct the coolant and which circumvents the chiller. The system may additionally include a chiller valve device configured to selectively fluidically connect the first coolant circuit and the second coolant circuit to the chiller path and the bypass path.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer, Thomas Strauss
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Publication number: 20210164423Abstract: A cooling system for a motor vehicle may include a first circuit, a second circuit, a first heat exchanger incorporated in the first circuit, and a second heat exchanger incorporated in the second circuit. The first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger may be flowed through by ambient air and a coolant. The first heat exchanger may be arranged, relative to an airflow direction, in front of and directly adjacent to the second heat exchanger. The first circuit and the second circuit may be fluidically connected to one another at an upstream distribution point and at a downstream collection point such that a part mass flow of the coolant is flowable from the second circuit into the first circuit at the distribution point, from the first circuit into the first heat exchanger, and out of the first heat exchanger back into the second circuit at the collection point.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer
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Publication number: 20210111450Abstract: A temperature control device of a vehicle may include an energy storage device, a first coolant circuit configured to temperature control the energy storage device, a refrigerant circuit, at least one refrigerant evaporator, a second coolant circuit, a refrigerant condenser, and a coolant cooler for transferring heat to an exterior environment. At least one section of the first coolant circuit and at least one section of the second coolant circuit may be defined by a shared circuit section. The coolant cooler may be fluidically connectable with at least one of the first coolant circuit and the second coolant circuit via the shared circuit section. The first coolant circuit may include a bypass for at least partially bypassing the coolant cooler. The first coolant circuit may include a valve device structured and arranged to distribute a first coolant flow to at least one of the shared circuit section and the bypass.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer
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Publication number: 20210070144Abstract: An air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle may include at least two indirect heat exchangers through each of which both water and air is flowable. The water and the air may be fluidically separated from one another such that heat is transferable therebetween. The system may also include a warm water supply, a cold water supply, and at least two temperature-control devices each including a respective indirect heat exchanger of the at least two indirect heat exchangers. The warm and/or cold water supply may be in fluid communication with the at least two indirect heat exchangers. At least one indirect heat exchanger of the at least two indirect heat exchangers may communicate with the warm water supply and the cold water supply via an adjustable and controllable valve device such that a mixing ratio of a mixture of the warm water and the cold water introduced therein is adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Dirk Bertsche, Matthias Jung, Holger Laux, Sascha Lindauer, Oliver Schultze
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Patent number: 10875382Abstract: A waste heat utilization system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor and a battery may include a first cooling circuit in which a first coolant circulates and having arranged therein the electric motor, a first direct heat exchanger for discharging heat from the first coolant into surroundings of the system, and a first delivery device for driving the first coolant. The system may also include a second cooling circuit in which a second coolant circulates and having arranged therein the battery and a second delivery device for driving the second coolant. The system may also include an air conditioning circuit in which a working medium circulates, and having arranged therein a compressor, condenser, and evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Fahmi Ben Ahmed, Matthias Jung, Sascha Lindauer, Hans-Ulrich Steurer
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Publication number: 20190375270Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle may include a refrigerant circuit in which a refrigerant circulates, as well as a heating circuit, a first coolant circuit configured for a temperature control of a drive device of the vehicle, and a second coolant circuit configured for a temperature control of an electrical store of the vehicle in which a coolant circulates. The system may further include a chiller incorporated in the refrigerant circuit and a chiller guide fluidically separate from the refrigerant circuit. The chiller guide may have a chiller path configured to conduct the coolant and which extends through the chiller, and may have a bypass path configured to conduct the coolant and which circumvents the chiller. The system may additionally include a chiller valve device configured to selectively fluidically connect the first coolant circuit and the second coolant circuit to the chiller path and the bypass path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Markus Boger, Sascha Lindauer
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Patent number: 10336193Abstract: A waste heat utilization system may include an air conditioning circuit for air conditioning a vehicle interior of the electric vehicle, wherein a working medium may circulate in the air conditioning circuit, which may have arranged therein a compressor for compressing the working medium, a condenser for condensing the working medium, and an evaporator for evaporating the working medium.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Fahmi Ben Ahmed, Matthias Jung, Sascha Lindauer, Hans-Ulrich Steurer
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Publication number: 20180208061Abstract: A waste heat utilization system may include an air conditioning circuit for air conditioning a vehicle interior of the electric vehicle, wherein a working medium may circulate in the air conditioning circuit, which may have arranged therein a compressor for compressing the working medium, a condenser for condensing the working medium, and an evaporator for evaporating the working medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Fahmi Ben Ahmed, Matthias Jung, Sascha Lindauer, Hans-Ulrich Steurer
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Publication number: 20180208014Abstract: A waste heat utilization system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor and a battery may include a first cooling circuit in which a first coolant circulates and having arranged therein the electric motor, a first direct heat exchanger for discharging heat from the first coolant into surroundings of the system, and a first delivery device for driving the first coolant. The system may also include a second cooling circuit in which a second coolant circulates and having arranged therein the battery and a second delivery device for driving the second coolant. The system may also include an air conditioning circuit in which a working medium circulates, and having arranged therein a compressor, condenser, and evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Fahmi Ben Ahmed, Matthias Jung, Sascha Lindauer, Hans-Ulrich Steurer
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Patent number: 9403419Abstract: In a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising a housing, a fan and at least one heating device, the intention is for different heating devices to be able to be fastened to a housing in a technically simple manner with low production costs. This problem is solved in that the at least one heating device is fastened to the housing, in particular exclusively, by at least one adaptor cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Erich Litwing, Sascha Lindauer, Walter Wolf
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Patent number: 9238397Abstract: A motor vehicle air conditioning arrangement having a heater (H) and an evaporator (V) which are arranged in an air guiding housing (2). Each of the heater and evaporator have a plane that is traversed perpendicularly by air and have an inclined position such that the planes are each arranged at an angle of less than 40° with respect to the horizontal plane (E).Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Carsten Burkhardt, Holger Gundel, Sascha Lindauer, Gebhard Schweizer
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Publication number: 20130320102Abstract: In a motor vehicle air conditioning system, comprising a housing, a fan and at least one heating device, the intention is for different heating devices to be able to be fastened to a housing in a technically simple manner with low production costs. This problem is solved in that the at least one heating device is fastened to the housing, in particular exclusively, by at least one adaptor cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Erich Litwing, Sascha Lindauer, Walter Wolf