Abstract: A method for distributing energy in a home energy management system including a central unit, at least one energy source and at least one energy consumer that are interconnected to exchange information. According to the method, the central unit generates information containing a first price information element and a first energy quantity information element for a predefined time period; the central unit transfers the information to the energy consumer; the energy consumer, taking account of the information, determines requirement information containing at least one requested energy quantity for the predefined time period; the energy consumer transfers the requirement information to the central unit; the central unit checks whether, at any given time, the total requested energy quantity determined from the transferred requirement information exceeds the energy quantity available at this time; and the central unit transfers confirmation information to the energy consumer or the method is carried out again.

Abstract: A hybrid component for a vehicle includes at least one metal base portion configured to be attached to a basic structure of the vehicle, at least one stabilizing portion made of plastic for mechanically stabilizing the hybrid component, and at least one main portion made of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic for absorbing forces that act on the hybrid component. The hybrid component is formed, at least in part, as a hollow profile.

Abstract: A device comprises a first portion including a first polymer, and a second portion that is relatively flexible in comparison to the first portion and includes a second polymer that is substantially not bondable to the first polymer. A chamber of the device is hermetically sealable with respect to ambient atmosphere and is defined by (i) an interior of the second portion, and/or (ii) a space formed between the first and second portions. A third portion of the device includes a third polymer that is bondable to the first and second polymers and fixedly secures the first and second portions to each other.

Abstract: The articulated shaft has an axial securing means which includes a securing ring which has a spring prestress and acts on the articulated shaft via a connecting device of the articulated shaft to a housing cover of a joint housing. It is provided, in particular, that the housing cover is made of aluminum, on which a bearing disk made from steel lies which supports the prestressed securing ring on the outer side. This arrangement avoids it being possible for the securing ring to bury itself into the housing cover made from aluminum and a greater play being produced and the axial securing action no longer being ensured.

Abstract: A device for controlling an air stream includes a control slat swivelly mounted in a housing and second slats extending orthogonally with respect to the control slat and swivelly mounted in the housing. The direction of the air stream exiting from the housing and the quantity of air streaming out can be set by the slats. An operating element is arranged orthogonally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the control slat to swivel and is coupled to a first bevel gear rotatably mounted on the bearing web and to the control slat. The first bevel gear is in engagement with a second bevel gear which is coupled to a lever arrangement which has at least one rotatably mounted first coupling member which is coupled to at least one first coupling rod and the at least one first coupling rod is coupled to the second slats.

Abstract: An electrical contact-making arrangement for electrical power components, having a printed circuit board for mounting the electrical power components, and a line element which is fixed to the printed circuit board. The line element has a metal main body and the main body has an electrical connection contact in order to electrically contact-connect the line element to the printed circuit board or one of the electrical components. The main body has a fastening section in order to fix the line element to the printed circuit board. The line element is produced separately from the printed circuit board, and the electrical connection contact and the fastening section are formed separately from one another.

Abstract: A method for controlling a charging apparatus of a vehicle, in particular an electric or hybrid vehicle, wherein the charging apparatus has a charging device including a protection and monitoring device. The vehicle includes a high-voltage on-board power system and an electrical energy storage apparatus connected to the high-voltage on-board power system. The method includes electrically connecting the high-voltage on-board power system to charging connections of an energy supply system by the charging apparatus. The charging connections include a neutral conductor, a protective conductor and at least one phase conductor. A protective conductor resistance is detected between the neutral conductor and the protective conductor by feeding in a test current by the protection and monitoring device. A frequency of the test current is filtered out of the compensation frequency range on a narrowband basis.

Abstract: A power arrangement for a vehicle includes an AC charger for connecting to an external AC voltage supply and providing an HV DC voltage for the vehicle, an HV temperature regulating device for regulating the temperature of an HV battery storage device of the vehicle, a DC/DC converter for converting the HV DC voltage into an on-board electrical system voltage of the vehicle, and an HV voltage distribution for distributing the HV DC voltage n the vehicle. The AC charger is embodied using semiconductor technology without galvanic isolation. The power arrangement includes a housing, in which the AC charger, the HV temperature regulating device, the DC/DC converter and the HV voltage distribution are arranged to form an integrated power box. Also described is a vehicle including the abovementioned power arrangement.

Abstract: Method for providing cooling of a power electronics system which is integrated in a battery module, in which method the battery module has a battery housing, containing a large number of energy storage units and the power electronics system which is integrated adjacent thereto and includes a printed circuit board which is populated with power semiconductor switches, and a thermally conductive element which creates thermal contact between the respective energy storage units and the power electronics system. Cooling of the power electronics system is achieved by the thermally conductive element which renders possible transfer of thermal energy from the power electronics system to the energy storage units. At least one side of the battery housing is coupled to a cooling system. A surface area of the thermally conductive element is connected to a respective energy storage unit and is contacted by way of a respective curved portion.

Abstract: An integral component of a vehicle body includes an open profiled element and a reinforcing rib structure disposed in an interior of the open profiled element. The open profiled element has a fiber-plastics composite body having a first structure, and at least one reinforcement panel from metal for the localized reinforcement of the profiled element. The reinforcing rib structure is produced from a fiber-plastics composite having a second structure.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for controlling transfer of substances to a formulation container to provide a predetermined formulation. A controller may utilize one or more of a flow time, flow rate or a volume of transfer of substance. Barcoded and RFID-containing components may be used to determine what connection or disconnection has been made, and/or time thereof. Process compliance may compare measured or determined flow or connection time, flow rate and/or the transfer volume to a predetermined time, flow rate and/or volume, and adjust one or more of the time, flow rate and/or the volume of the transfer. An optional holder or cradle is configured to receive therein a fluid transfer connector formed by the connection of first and second connector portions, each in fluid communication with a flow conduit or channel that delivers substance to or receives substance from its respective connector portion, only if the connector portions are properly connected together.

Abstract: A rod positioning device for aligning a drilling rod with a rod string having complementary mating threads, comprising a base, an arm mounted to the base about a first rotation axis, and a rod-gripping device mounted on the arm. The arm is for displacement about the first rotation axis between a rod loading position and a rod alignment position. The rod-gripping device is for operating between a rod-gripping configuration and a rod-releasing configuration. The rod-gripping device comprises jaws for gripping the drilling rod while the rod-gripping device is in the rod-gripping configuration and the arm is in the rod loading position, and guiding elements mounted on the jaws, the guiding elements aligning the drilling rod with the rod string and enabling longitudinal displacement of the drilling rod to contact the rod string.

Abstract: A battery has a housing (4) with battery cells (5) that are temperature-controlled/cooled by a liquid temperature control/liquid cooling system (10) and a gas temperature control/gas cooling system (15). The gas temperature control/gas cooling system (15) has at least one closed circuit (16) in the housing (4).

Abstract: A motor vehicle (1) has a supporting structure (3) that includes an A-pillar (5), and has a protective apparatus (8) that includes an inflatable airbag that can be inflated from a rest state into a deployed state by way of activation. The inflatable airbag is accommodated exclusively in the A-pillar (5) in the rest state.

Abstract: A resonator (1, 1?, 1?) for reducing airborne noise has at least one first ring-shaped chamber (2, 2?, 2?) arranged between an inlet piece (6, 6?) and an outlet piece (7, 7?). An inner tube (3) or inner tube pieces (4, 4?, 5) are arranged between the inlet piece (6, 6?) and outlet piece (7, 7?) and have wall apertures (18, 19, 28, 28?, 29, 29?, 30, 30?) as a connection to the adjacent ring-shaped chamber (2, 2?, 2?). The first ring-shaped chamber (2, 2?, 2?) is divided by at least one radially encircling dividing rib (13, 13?, 13?) into at least two sub-chambers (14, 14?, 14?, 15, 15?, 15?). The dividing rib (13, 13?, 13?) has a free end that, relative to the wall that is adjacent in a radial direction, forms an encircling annular space (16) for receiving an air layer that co-resonates in steady-state.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying a vehicle type of a vehicle having an electric drive and a traction battery, in which a charging behavior of the vehicle that occurs during a current operation of charging the traction battery at a charging column is captured. A current charging profile is created for the current charging operation on the basis of the captured charging behavior. The current charging profile is compared with respective charging profiles which are retrievably stored in a storage unit and are each specific to a respective particular vehicle type. A probability of a presence of a particular vehicle type from the plurality of vehicle types is determined on the basis of the comparison. The vehicle type most likely to be present is identified as the vehicle type and the current charging operation is adapted to the vehicle type which is most likely to be present.