Patents by Inventor Andreas Ring
Andreas Ring 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).
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Patent number: 11605853Abstract: An energy store includes a plurality of electrical energy storage modules which are arranged in neighboring rows and a plurality of separate cooling elements each of which is in contact with at least one surface of an associated one of the plurality of electrical energy storage modules. A coolant or a refrigerant is flowable through the plurality of separate cooling elements where the plurality of separate cooling elements have a respective intake and a discharge. A coolant channel is disposed between the neighboring rows. The respective intake and the discharge of the plurality of separate cooling elements are each connected to the coolant channel via a respective coolant line and the coolant channel has a feed and a return which are adjacent to a hollow space that is disposed between the feed and the return.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Florian Einoegg, Michael Huber, Andreas Ring, Matthias Wagner
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Patent number: 11600873Abstract: A high-voltage accumulator includes at least one battery module which has at least two battery cells and a cooling module through which a coolant or refrigerant flows and which is provided for cooling the battery cells. The cooling module has a first fluid connection point for coolant or refrigerant. A first fluid channel is provided, which is fluidically connected to the first fluid connection point. The first fluid channel has a cross-section that deviates from a circular shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Florian Einoegg, Michael Huber, Jan Feddersen, Andreas Ring
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Patent number: 11183720Abstract: A cooling device for a battery assembly, in particular a high-voltage storage unit, of an electrically driven vehicle has multiple cooling lines in which a coolant is conducted. The cooling device is designed to transfer heat from the battery assembly to the coolant. The cooling device has at least two individual cooling elements which are designed separately, which lie opposite a battery, and each of which is supplied with coolant via a dedicated valve paired with the respective individual cooling element. A unit including a battery assembly and such a cooling device are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sebastian Siering, Michael Huber, Nicolas Flahaut, Andreas Ring, Jan Feddersen
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Patent number: 11165108Abstract: A high voltage accumulator has a first and second accumulator module, each having at least two electrical accumulator cells and a cooling module through which a coolant or refrigerant flows. The cooling modules of the two accumulator modules are designed identically, completely or at least in the region of the fluid connection points. A supply channel is fluidically connected to a first fluid connection point of the cooling module of the first accumulator module and to a second fluid connection point of the cooling module of the second accumulator module, and a discharge channel is fluidically connected to a second fluid connection point of the cooling module of the first accumulator module and to a first fluid connection point of the cooling module of the second accumulator module, such that coolant or refrigerant flows through the first cooling module in the opposite direction as the second cooling module.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Florian Einoegg, Michael Huber, Jan Feddersen, Andreas Ring, Marc Ulbrich
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Publication number: 20200091573Abstract: An energy-storage housing has a cooling connection and a coolant distributor for channeling coolant or refrigerant in the interior of the energy-storage housing. The cooling connection has: at least one connection-pipe component, which is fitted on the coolant distributor; at least one sealing-pipe component, which passes through a wall of the energy-storage housing such that a gap which surrounds the sealing-pipe component remains between the sealing-pipe component and a wall opening; and an attachment, having at least one attachment-pipe component. The connection-pipe component, the sealing-pipe component and the attachment-pipe component are components which can be fitted one on the other and, in the fitted-together state, form a pipe via which it is possible to reach the coolant distributor, for coolant or refrigerant circulation, from outside the energy-storage housing. The attachment can be positioned on the sealing-pipe component and the gap from the outside, the attachment therefore closing the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Florian EINOEGG, Christian PAUL, Andreas RING, Markus STOLL
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Publication number: 20200020994Abstract: A high voltage accumulator has a pair of accumulator modules, namely a first accumulator module and a second accumulator module, the first and second accumulator modules each having at least two electrical accumulator cells and a cooling module through which a coolant or refrigerant flows. The cooling module of each accumulator module is thermally coupled to the accumulator cells of the associated accumulator module and is provided for removing heat released by the accumulator cells and having a first and a second fluid connection point for coolant or refrigerant. A supply channel for cold coolant or refrigerant is fluidically connected to one fluid connection point of each of the two cooling modules of the pair of accumulator modules. A discharge channel for heated coolant or refrigerant is fluidically connected to the other fluid connection point of each of the two cooling modules of the pair of accumulator modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Florian EINOEGG, Michael HUBER, Jan FEDDERSEN, Andreas RING, Marc ULBRICH
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Publication number: 20200014084Abstract: A high-voltage accumulator includes at least one battery module which has at least two battery cells and a cooling module through which a coolant or refrigerant flows and which is provided for cooling the battery cells. The cooling module has a first fluid connection point for coolant or refrigerant. A first fluid channel is provided, which is fluidically connected to the first fluid connection point. The first fluid channel has a cross-section that deviates from a circular shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Florian EINOEGG, Michael HUBER, Jan FEDDERSEN, Andreas RING
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Publication number: 20200006826Abstract: An energy store includes a plurality of electrical energy storage modules which are arranged in neighboring rows and a plurality of separate cooling elements each of which is in contact with at least one surface of an associated one of the plurality of electrical energy storage modules. A coolant or a refrigerant is flowable through the plurality of separate cooling elements where the plurality of separate cooling elements have a respective intake and a discharge. A coolant channel is disposed between the neighboring rows. The respective intake and the discharge of the plurality of separate cooling elements are each connected to the coolant channel via a respective coolant line and the coolant channel has a feed and a return which are adjacent to a hollow space that is disposed between the feed and the return.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Florian EINOEGG, Michael HUBER, Andreas RING, Matthias WAGNER
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Publication number: 20190181518Abstract: A cooling device for a battery assembly, in particular a high-voltage storage unit, of an electrically driven vehicle has multiple cooling lines in which a coolant is conducted. The cooling device is designed to transfer heat from the battery assembly to the coolant. The cooling device has at least two individual cooling elements which are designed separately, which lie opposite a battery, and each of which is supplied with coolant via a dedicated valve paired with the respective individual cooling element. A unit including a battery assembly and such a cooling device are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Sebastian SIERING, Michael HUBER, Nicolas FLAHAUT, Andreas RING, Jan FEDDERSEN
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Patent number: 9933495Abstract: A sensor device for suppressing a magnetic stray field, having a semiconductor body, a first pixel cell and a second pixel cell integrated into a surface of the semiconductor body together with a circuit arrangement. Each pixel cell has a first magnetic field sensor and a second magnetic field sensor to detect a magnetic field in the x-direction and a magnetic field in the y-direction. The first pixel cell is spaced apart from the second pixel cell along a connecting line, and the substrate and the semiconductor body are disposed in the same IC package. A magnet is provided that has a planar main extension surface in the direction of an x-y plane and has a magnetization with four magnetic poles in the direction of the x-y plane. The IC package is spaced apart from the main extension surface of the magnet in the z-direction and at least partially within a ring magnet.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: TDK-Micronas GmbHInventors: Timo Kaufmann, Joerg Franke, Andreas Ring
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Publication number: 20160233565Abstract: A battery module is provided having a cooling apparatus including at least one first line and at least one second line, wherein the first line and the second line conduct a fluid and absorb heat from cells of the battery module and transfer the heat to the fluid. The first line and the second line extend perpendicular to the cells of the battery module. The first line and the second line are arranged parallel to one another. A flow direction of the fluid in the first line is opposite a flow direction of the fluid in the second line.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Stephan WEILEDER, Nicolas FLAHAUT, Michael HUBER, Florian EINOEGG, Sebastian SIERING, Andreas RING
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Publication number: 20150276893Abstract: A sensor device for suppressing a magnetic stray field, having a semiconductor body, a first pixel cell and a second pixel cell integrated into a surface of the semiconductor body together with a circuit arrangement. Each pixel cell has a first magnetic field sensor and a second magnetic field sensor to detect a magnetic field in the x-direction and a magnetic field in the y-direction. The first pixel cell is spaced apart from the second pixel cell along a connecting line, and the substrate and the semiconductor body are disposed in the same IC package. A magnet is provided that has a planar main extension surface in the direction of an x-y plane and has a magnetization with four magnetic poles in the direction of the x-y plane. The IC package is spaced apart from the main extension surface of the magnet in the z-direction and at least partially within a ring magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: MICRONAS GMBHInventors: Timo KAUFMANN, Joerg FRANKE, Andreas RING
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Patent number: 8258795Abstract: A procedure for checking the operational capability of an electric circuit, which has a sensor module and a diagnosis mechanism with the sensor module including an integrated switching circuit, wherein the sensor module has at least one output terminal connected to the diagnosis mechanism and power supply terminals, and wherein an operating voltage is applied via cables to the power supply terminals. The sensor module is switched to a test mode, in which a communication test signal is emitted from the output terminal. This signal is read in by the diagnostic mechanism and compared with a tolerance band range, in order to verify that the communication with the sensor module is operational. In the event of operational communication, the operational capability of the switching circuit is tested.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Micronas GmbHInventors: Hans-Jörg Fink, Andreas Ring
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Publication number: 20100188098Abstract: In a procedure for checking the operational capability of an electric circuit, which has a sensor module (2) comprising an integrated switching circuit and a diagnosis mechanism (3) allocated thereto, wherein the sensor module (2) has at least one output terminal (11) connected to the diagnosis mechanism (3) and power supply terminals (12a, 12b), an operating voltage is applied via cables (13a, 13b) to the power supply terminals (12a, 12b). The sensor module (2) is switched to a test mode, in which a communication test signal (18) is emitted from the output terminal (11). This signal is read in by the diagnostic mechanism (3) and compared with a tolerance band range, in order to verify that the communication with the sensor module (2) is operational. In the event of operational communication, the operational capability of the switching circuit is tested.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: MICRONAS GMBHInventors: Hans-Jörg Fink, Andreas Ring