Patents by Inventor Alexander KOWALLIK

Alexander KOWALLIK 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).

  • Publication number: 20240042863
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a failure in a high-voltage circuit of a vehicle includes obtaining a supply voltage of a high-voltage power supply device; obtaining component voltage(s) on one or more high-voltage components powered by the high-voltage power supply device; comparing the supply voltage with each component voltage; and determining that a failure exists in the high-voltage circuit when the voltage difference between the supply voltage and any one of the component voltage(s) exceeds a predetermined threshold. Also disclosed are a computer readable storage medium, an equipment for monitoring a failure in a high-voltage circuit of a vehicle, a high-voltage circuit system for a vehicle, and a vehicle comprising the high-voltage circuit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Christian ALLGAEUER, Martin BEER, Michael BRANDMAYER, Marcel EWERS, Matthias HAMMER, Sebastian HERRMANN, Alexander KOWALLIK, David MAIER, Aikaterini PAPATHANASIOU, Ludwig SCHIRMACHER, Manuel SCHWARZ
  • Patent number: 11351873
    Abstract: A driving assistance method for assisting a power-intensive driving maneuver of a subject vehicle includes predicting the power-intensive driving maneuver of the subject vehicle, and determining whether driving maneuver criteria, which comprise at least one energy criterion and at least one traffic criterion, are satisfied for the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver. Determining if the at least one energy criterion is satisfied includes determining a peak power profile required for a full execution of the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver, determining an available drive power of the subject vehicle, and evaluating whether the available drive power is sufficient for the peak power profile, wherein the at least one energy criterion is satisfied if the available drive power is sufficient for the peak power profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Degand, Pablo Fritzsche, Alexander Kowallik, Boris Zuev
  • Patent number: 11260757
    Abstract: A method for assisting a power-intensive driving maneuver of an ego vehicle propelled by an electric motor fed from an energy-storage device includes predicting a power-intensive driving maneuver of the ego vehicle, ascertaining a peak-power profile that is needed for a complete execution of the predicted driving maneuver, and determining an available propulsive power of the ego vehicle. The method further includes ascertaining whether the available propulsive power is sufficient for the peak-power profile and, if the available propulsive power is sufficient for the peak-power profile, indicating a recommendation for execution of the predicted driving maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Degand, Pablo Fritzsche, Alexander Kowallik, Boris Zuev
  • Publication number: 20200047628
    Abstract: A method for assisting a power-intensive driving maneuver of an ego vehicle propelled by an electric motor fed from an energy-storage device includes predicting a power-intensive driving maneuver of the ego vehicle, ascertaining a peak-power profile that is needed for a complete execution of the predicted driving maneuver, and determining an available propulsive power of the ego vehicle. The method further includes ascertaining whether the available propulsive power is sufficient for the peak-power profile and, if the available propulsive power is sufficient for the peak-power profile, indicating a recommendation for execution of the predicted driving maneuver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph DEGAND, Pablo FRITZSCHE, Alexander KOWALLIK, Boris ZUEV
  • Publication number: 20200039363
    Abstract: A driving assistance method for assisting a power-intensive driving maneuver of a subject vehicle includes predicting the power-intensive driving maneuver of the subject vehicle, and determining whether driving maneuver criteria, which comprise at least one energy criterion and at least one traffic criterion, are satisfied for the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver. Determining if the at least one energy criterion is satisfied includes determining a peak power profile required for a full execution of the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver, determining an available drive power of the subject vehicle, and evaluating whether the available drive power is sufficient for the peak power profile, wherein the at least one energy criterion is satisfied if the available drive power is sufficient for the peak power profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph DEGAND, Pablo FRITZSCHE, Alexander KOWALLIK, Boris ZUEV