Abstract: In order to specify a battery pack that can be simply produced, that provides sufficient heat dissipation during the assembly and during the operation of the battery pack (10) and a reliable electrical connection between the connection structures (14) and the connection contacts (33, 34) of the battery cells (11), and that copes with the failure of an individual battery cell (11), a battery pack (10) is specified, comprising: at least two battery cells (11), wherein each battery cell (11) has a positive and a negative electrical connection contact (33, 34), wherein a connection structure (14) is associated with at least the electrically positive connection contacts (33) or the electrically negative connection contacts (34) of the battery cells (11), wherein each battery cell (11) is connected to the connection structure (14) by means of at least one connection element (15, 51), wherein a cross-section of each connection element (15, 51) is matched to a predetermined maximum current of a battery cell (11), whe

Abstract: The invention relates to a battery management system for controlling an energy storage assembly, in particular for controlling the charging or discharging process of an energy storage device. The invention further relates to an energy storage assembly having a plurality of storage modules connected electrically in series, which energy storage assembly is controlled by an aforementioned battery management system. The invention further relates to a method for charging or discharging an aforementioned energy storage assembly.

Abstract: An energy storage device and a method for the operation of an energy storage device. In order to state an energy storage arrangement and a method for the operation of the latter, which in their characteristics are adapted to complex requirements and show both high-current and high-energy characteristics, an energy storage arrangement is stated, including: at least one high-current cell and at least one high-energy cell, with the at least one high-energy cell and the at least one high-current cell being connected in parallel, with the cells being charged and/or discharged with a current pulse and in the inter-pulse periods a charge balancing taking place between the cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the charge equalization of an energy accumulator arrangement, and to a method for the charge equalization of accumulator modules of an energy accumulator arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery block comprising at least two battery packs and a method for manufacturing a battery block.

Abstract: A method for charging rechargeable cells, in particular lithium ion cells. An apparatus for charging such cells. In order to specify a method for charging a lithium-based cell and an apparatus for charging a lithium-based cell, in which the capacitance of the cell is optimally used, the charging time is drastically shortened, the shelf life of the cell is extended and/or it is possible to increase the capacitance of the cell, a method is stated which includes the following steps, pulsed charging of the cell, wherein the charging current IL exceeds the nominal charging current ILmax of the cell during the charging pulses; and the cell is discharged between the charging pulses using load pulses.

Abstract: In order to specify a battery pack that can be simply produced, that provides sufficient heat dissipation during the assembly and during the operation of the battery pack (10) and a reliable electrical connection between the connection structures (14) and the connection contacts (33, 34) of the battery cells (11), and that copes with the failure of an individual battery cell (11), a battery pack (10) is specified, comprising: at least two battery cells (11), wherein each battery cell (11) has a positive and a negative electrical connection contact (33, 34), wherein a connection structure (14) is associated with at least the electrically positive connection contacts (33) or the electrically negative connection contacts (34) of the battery cells (11), wherein each battery cell (11) is connected to the connection structure (14) by means of at least one connection element (15, 51), wherein a cross-section of each connection element (15, 51) is matched to a predetermined maximum current of a battery cell (11), whe

Abstract: A method for adaptively charging rechargeable cells, in particular lithium-ion cells, and a device for charging such cells. In order to propose a method for charging a lithium-based cell/a device for charging a lithium-based cell, where the capacity of the cell is optimally utilised, the charging time is drastically shortened, the durability of the cell is prolonged, a degeneration of a charged cell is practically prevented and/or an increase in capacity of the cell is made possible, a method is proposed which includes pulsed charging of the cell, wherein the charging current IL, during the charging pulses exceeds the nominal charging current ILmax of the cell; and the cell is discharged between the charging pulses by means of load pulses.

Abstract: An energy storage device and a method for the operation of an energy storage device. In order to state an energy storage arrangement and a method for the operation of the latter, which in their characteristics are adapted to complex requirements and show both high-current and high-energy characteristics, an energy storage arrangement is stated, including: at least one high-current cell and at least one high-energy cell, with the at least one high-energy cell and the at least one high-current cell being connected in parallel, with the cells being charged and/or discharged with a current pulse and in the inter-pulse periods a charge balancing taking place between the cells.

Abstract: A method for charging rechargeable cells, in particular lithium ion cells. An apparatus for charging such cells. In order to specify a method for charging a lithium-based cell and an apparatus for charging a lithium-based cell, in which the capacitance of the cell is optimally used, the charging time is drastically shortened, the shelf life of the cell is extended and/or it is possible to increase the capacitance of the cell, a method is stated which includes the following steps, pulsed charging of the cell, wherein the charging current IL exceeds the nominal charging current ILmax of the cell during the charging pulses; and the cell is discharged between the charging pulses using load pulses.