Patents Assigned to Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH
  • Patent number: 12142720
    Abstract: A battery includes a stacked arrangement of electrochemical cells. Each electrochemical cell is free of a cell housing and includes a bipolar plate having a substrate, a first active material layer formed on a first surface of the substrate, and a second active material layer formed on a second surface of the substrate. Each cell includes a solid electrolyte layer that encapsulates at least one of the active material layers, and an edge insulating device that is disposed between the peripheral edges of the substrates of each pair of adjacent cells. Within each cell, an elastic seal is provided between the edge insulating device and the first surface of one cell or the solid electrolyte layer of an adjacent cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Angerbauer, Bernd Schumann, Florian Schmid, Joerg Thielen, Christian Diessner, Mark Kotik, David Naughton, Jerome Homann, Anne Serout, Laura Bauer, Steve Scott, Dan Schneider, Gary Mosley
  • Patent number: 12009469
    Abstract: A battery includes a stacked arrangement of electrochemical cells. Each electrochemical cell is free of a cell housing and includes a bipolar plate having a substrate, a first active material layer formed on a first surface of the substrate, and a second active material layer formed on a second surface of the substrate. Each cell includes a solid electrolyte layer that encapsulates at least one of the active material layers, and an edge insulating device that is disposed between the peripheral edges of the substrates of each pair of adjacent cells. A support frame surrounds the cell stack and is configured to receive and support the outer peripheral edge of the edge insulating device of each cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Angerbauer, Bernd Schumann, Florian Schmid, Joerg Thielen, Christian Diessner, Mark Kotik, David Naughton, Jerome Homann, Anne Serout, Laura Bauer, Steve Scott, Dan Schneider, Gary Mosley
  • Patent number: 11837692
    Abstract: A battery pack (1) includes a housing (2) and an array of electrochemical cells (80) disposed in the housing (2). The housing (2) includes a container (3) and a lid (30) that closes an open end of the container (3). The container (3) has a base (4), a sidewall (8) that surrounds the base (4), and a spring plate (110) disposed inside the sidewall (8) between the cells (80) and the sidewall (8). The spring plate (110) is free standing within the container (3) and applies a spring force to the cell array that restrains the cells (80) along an axis normal to the surface of the spring plates (110). The lid (30) includes inwardly-protruding pins (50, 60) that further restrain the cells (80) within the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kecheng Xu, Alexander Foitzik, David Nietling, Henrik Wolfgang Behm, Klaus Spieske, Kyle Schultz, Mehul Botadra, Rainer Menig, Robert Kohler, Ruben Jung, Sinasi Temiz, Walter Jasch, Martin Kassner
  • Patent number: 11658360
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a housing and electrochemical cells disposed in the housing. The housing includes a container and a lid that closes an open end of the container. The container has a base, an outer wall the surrounds the base, and a first and a second inner wall disposed inside the outer wall. The first inner wall extends between, and is fixed to, a first portion and a third portion of the outer wall, and is spaced apart from a second portion and a fourth portion of the outer wall. The second inner wall extends between the first portion and the third portion, and is disposed between the first inner wall and the fourth portion. The second inner wall is movable relative to the outer wall such that spacing of the second inner wall from the first inner wall can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: David Nietling, Kyle Schultz, David Naughton, Mehul Botadra, Ruben Jung, Walter Jasch, Stefan Grun, Lisa Lorenz
  • Patent number: 11196123
    Abstract: A battery pack (1) includes a housing (2) and an array (40) of electrochemical cells (80) disposed in the housing (2). The housing (2) includes a container (3) and a lid (30) that closes an open end of the container (3). The container (3) has a base (4), a sidewall (8) that surrounds the base (4), and a spring plate (110) disposed inside the side wall (8) between the cells (80) and the sidewall (8). The spring plate (110) is free standing within the container (3) and applies a spring force to the cell array (40) that restrains the cells (80) along an axis normal to the surface of the spring plates (110). The lid (30) includes inwardly-protruding pins (50, 60) that further restrain the cells (80) within the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Kecheng Xu, Alexander Foitzik, David Nietling, Henrik Wolfgang Behm, Klaus Spieske, Kyle Schultz, Mehul Botadra, Rainer Menig, Robert Kohler, Ruben Jung, Sinasi Temiz, Walter Jasch, Martin Kassner
  • Patent number: 10355304
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery housing and electrochemical cells disposed in the battery housing in a stacked configuration. Elastic members are disposed between adjacent cells of a cell stack. Each elastic members is formed as a plate (e.g., a single-thickness sheet) having a curved or wavy contour when seen in cross-section, and is configured to serve as a compression spring that provides a predetermined compression force to adjacent cells while accommodating cell growth during use. The elastic members may include surface features such as strategically shaped and/or located protrusions that are configured to permit compliance and can be tuned to address the requirements of a specific application and permit application of varying stiffness characteristics across a surface of a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nick Karditsas, Mark Kotik
  • Patent number: 10211657
    Abstract: A switching device comprises a first and second connector, a first and second input, an output, a switch connected between the first connector and the second connector, a current sensor configured to measure a current flowing through the switch, and a controller connected to the current sensor, the switch, the first input, the second input, and the output. The controller is configured to: operate the switch based on a first control signal at the first input; connect the second control signal at the second input to the output; operate the switch to open in response to the current flowing through the switch exceeding a predetermined current limit; and disconnect the second control signal from the output in response to the current flowing through the switch exceeding the predetermined current limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Frederick Daniel Capers
  • Publication number: 20180029475
    Abstract: A switching device comprises a first and second connector, a first and second input, an output, a switch connected between the first connector and the second connector, a current sensor configured to measure a current flowing through the switch, and a controller connected to the current sensor, the switch, the first input, the second input, and the output. The controller is configured to: operate the switch based on a first control signal at the first input; connect the second control signal at the second input to the output; operate the switch to open in response to the current flowing through the switch exceeding a predetermined current limit; and disconnect the second control signal from the output in response to the current flowing through the switch exceeding the predetermined current limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: Robert Bosch Battery Systems GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Frederick Daniel Capers