Patents by Inventor Stefan Soboll

Stefan Soboll 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: 11091038
    Abstract: A method and device for determining insulation resistances in a motor vehicle. The device includes a control device which, in at least two measuring intervals, controls a respective operating state of at least one power converter of the motor vehicle, which is conductively connected to the traction energy store. The device further comprises a measuring device having a measuring terminal, which is conductively connected or connectable to least one DC voltage pole of an electric traction energy store of the motor vehicle, and a ground terminal which is conductively connected or connectable to a reference potential of the motor vehicle. The measuring device, in the at least two measuring intervals, respectively measures a conductance between the measuring terminal and the ground terminal. The device further comprises a calculation device, which determines the insulation resistances as a function of the at least two measured conductances and the operating states controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: MAN TRUCK & BUS AG
    Inventors: Alexander Moertl, Markus Hubert, Stefan Soboll
  • Patent number: 10509066
    Abstract: A device, in at least two measuring intervals, detects a respective operating state of at least one power converter of the motor vehicle, which is conductively connected to the traction energy store. The device further comprises a measuring device having a measuring terminal, which is conductively connected or connectable to least one DC voltage pole of an electric traction energy store of the motor vehicle, and a ground terminal which is conductively connected or connectable to a reference potential of the motor vehicle. The measuring device, in the at least two measuring intervals, respectively measures a conductance between the measuring terminal and the ground terminal. The device further comprises a calculation device, which determines the insulation resistances as a function of the at least two measured conductances and the at least two operating states detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: MAN TRUCK & BUS AG
    Inventors: Alexander Moertl, Markus Hubert, Stefan Soboll
  • Publication number: 20180267094
    Abstract: A method and device for determining insulation resistances in a motor vehicle. The device includes a control device which, in at least two measuring intervals, controls a respective operating state of at least one power converter of the motor vehicle, which is conductively connected to the traction energy store. The device further comprises a measuring device having a measuring terminal, which is conductively connected or connectable to least one DC voltage pole of an electric traction energy store of the motor vehicle, and a ground terminal which is conductively connected or connectable to a reference potential of the motor vehicle. The measuring device, in the at least two measuring intervals, respectively measures a conductance between the measuring terminal and the ground terminal. The device further comprises a calculation device, which determines the insulation resistances as a function of the at least two measured conductances and the operating states controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Moertl, Markus Hubert, Stefan Soboll
  • Publication number: 20180246156
    Abstract: A device, in at least two measuring intervals, detects a respective operating state of at least one power converter of the motor vehicle, which is conductively connected to the traction energy store. The device further comprises a measuring device having a measuring terminal, which is conductively connected or connectable to least one DC voltage pole of an electric traction energy store of the motor vehicle, and a ground terminal which is conductively connected or connectable to a reference potential of the motor vehicle. The measuring device, in the at least two measuring intervals, respectively measures a conductance between the measuring terminal and the ground terminal. The device further comprises a calculation device, which determines the insulation resistances as a function of the at least two measured conductances and the at least two operating states detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander Moertl, Markus Hubert, Stefan Soboll
  • Patent number: 8930070
    Abstract: A method for determining the charge state of a battery pack consisting of a number ā€œNā€ of individual battery cells, includes determining the charge state of each individual battery cell SOCi for all i=1,N. The mean value of the charge states of the individual battery cells, mean (SOCi), is also determined. The method further includes determining a weighting ā€œwā€ from the equation where w=gw(mean(SOCi)). The following applies for the function gw(SOC): the function value tends towards a minimum value of wmin when the argument tends toward the minimum charge state of a complete discharge SOCmin. The function value tends toward a maximum value of wmax when the argument tends towards the maximum charge state of a complete charge SOCmax; and the function gw( ) is continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Boehm, Stefan Soboll, Sven Gaebler
  • Publication number: 20140339892
    Abstract: A disconnection unit is configured for disconnecting a battery from a power system. A fuse is configured to interrupt a circuit between the battery and the power system. The fuse is integrated into the disconnection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Boris Gendlin, Stefan Soboll, Lars Huebner, Johannes Helmich