Patents by Inventor Benno SCHWEIGER

Benno SCHWEIGER 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).

  • Patent number: 11936016
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell including an electrode, a housing, a cell interior inside the housing, a temperature sensor, and a heat-conducting part which differs from the electrode, is entirely or partially disposed inside the housing of the battery cell, and is thermally connected to the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Born, Christian Kulp, Arne Menck, Sebastian Paul, Jan Philipp Schmidt, Benno Schweiger, Werner Seliger, Jens Vetter, Hermann Zehentner, Dieter Ziegltrum
  • Patent number: 11631910
    Abstract: A method monitors the functional capability of the cooling system of an operating high-voltage accumulator for an electric drive unit of a motor vehicle. The method repeatedly measures the temperature of the high-voltage accumulator by use of a temperature sensor mounted on the high-voltage accumulator; checks whether the measured temperature value is above a cooling threshold temperature; determines a profile of the temperature of the high-voltage accumulator using a temporal sequence of the measured temperature values of the high-voltage accumulator which are above the cooling threshold temperature; and diagnoses that the cooling system is operating correctly if the temperature profile does not exceed a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Roemersperger, Benno Schweiger, Othmar Winterling
  • Patent number: 11592490
    Abstract: In a method for estimating a voltage of a battery a given electrochemical battery model is provided, wherein one parameter of the electrochemical battery model is an open circuit potential. The open circuit potential is linearized. The voltage of the battery is estimated by means of the electrochemical battery model with the linearized open circuit potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, BMW CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Mohammed Farag, Benno Schweiger, Saeid Habibi
  • Patent number: 11333710
    Abstract: In a method for estimating a voltage of a battery a given battery model (BM) is provided, wherein the given battery model (BM) is a single particle model. A C-rate of the battery is determined. The battery model (BM) is adapted based on the C-rate. The voltage of the battery is estimated by means of the adapted battery model (BM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, BMW CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Benno Schweiger, Matthias Fleckenstein, Edwin Knobbe, Mohammed Farag, Saeid Habibi
  • Publication number: 20210325473
    Abstract: A method for detecting an open-circuit voltage of a high-voltage store of an electrically drivable motor vehicle is provided. To increase the accuracy of an estimation of a state parameter of the high-voltage store, the high-voltage store is charged or discharged before a predetermined time until a measured state of charge is reached in which the high-voltage store is charged to a lesser extent than in a specified state of charge, the charging or discharging of the high-voltage store is interrupted for an interruption time period from the moment at which the measured state of charge is reached, and the open-circuit voltage is measured during the time period once a relaxation time period has elapsed, which starts with the interruption of the charging or discharging and is shorter than the interruption time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Bernhard KREPPOLD, Benno SCHWEIGER
  • Patent number: 10988047
    Abstract: A method determines a capacity of a battery cell of a high-voltage battery of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Armin Friegel, Bernhard Kreppold, Philipp Riemann, Benno Schweiger
  • Publication number: 20210031653
    Abstract: A method determines a capacity of a battery cell of a high-voltage battery of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Armin FRIEGEL, Bernhard KREPPOLD, Philipp RIEMANN, Benno SCHWEIGER
  • Patent number: 10836258
    Abstract: A control device controls a preconditioning of at least one energy consumer in a motor vehicle and an energy store incorporated in the motor vehicle. The control device is designed to control the energy take-up of the energy consumer and the energy take-up of a charging device incorporated in the motor vehicle such that a difference is generated between the energy take-up of the energy consumer and the energy take-up of the charging device, which is compensated by an energy take-up of the energy store or by a release of energy from the energy store, with the result that the energy store is warmed by the power loss associated with the energy take-up or with the release of energy from the energy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Benno Schweiger, Bernhard Kreppold, Andreas Maerkl
  • Patent number: 10770906
    Abstract: A method tests a balancing circuit for a battery having a plurality of battery cells. The method detects first voltage states of the battery cells by way of a control unit; activates the balancing circuit with the aim of achieving a voltage equalization of at least two of the battery cells; detects second voltage states of the battery cells by way of the control unit; and determines a functional capability of the balancing circuit based on the first voltage states and the second voltage states of the battery cells by way of the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Hollweg, Benno Schweiger
  • Publication number: 20200176832
    Abstract: A method monitors the functional capability of the cooling system of an operating high-voltage accumulator for an electric drive unit of a motor vehicle. The method repeatedly measures the temperature of the high-voltage accumulator by use of a temperature sensor mounted on the high-voltage accumulator; checks whether the measured temperature value is above a cooling threshold temperature; determines a profile of the temperature of the high-voltage accumulator using a temporal sequence of the measured temperature values of the high-voltage accumulator which are above the cooling threshold temperature; and diagnoses that the cooling system is operating correctly if the temperature profile does not exceed a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan ROEMERSPERGER, Benno SCHWEIGER, Othmar WINTERLING
  • Publication number: 20190305387
    Abstract: A high-voltage battery for a motor vehicle has at least one battery cell for storing electrical energy and at least one temperature sensor, by which a temperature of the battery cell can be detected. The temperature sensor is arranged within the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph BORN, Christian KULP, Arne MENCK, Sebastian PAUL, Jan Philipp SCHMIDT, Benno SCHWEIGER, Werner SELIGER, Jens VETTER, Hermann ZEHENTNER, Dieter ZIEGLTRUM
  • Publication number: 20190165434
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell including an electrode, a housing, a cell interior inside the housing, a temperature sensor, and a heat-conducting part which differs from the electrode, is entirely or partially disposed inside the housing of the battery cell, and is thermally connected to the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph BORN, Christian KULP, Arne MENCK, Sebastian PAUL, Jan Philipp SCHMIDT, Benno SCHWEIGER, Werner SELIGER, Jens VETTER, Hermann ZEHENTNER, Dieter ZIEGLTRUM
  • Publication number: 20190162791
    Abstract: In a method for estimating a voltage of a battery a given electrochemical battery model is provided, wherein one parameter of the electrochemical battery model is an open circuit potential. The open circuit potential is linearized. The voltage of the battery is estimated by means of the electrochemical battery model with the linearized open circuit potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaf, BMW Canada lnc.
    Inventors: Mohammed FARAG, Benno SCHWEIGER, Saeid HABIBI
  • Publication number: 20190154762
    Abstract: In a method for estimating a voltage of a battery a given battery model (BM) is provided, wherein the given battery model (BM) is a single particle model. A C-rate of the battery is determined. The battery model (BM) is adapted based on the C-rate. The voltage of the battery is estimated by means of the adapted battery model (BM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Benno SCHWEIGER, Matthias FLECKENSTEIN, Edwin KNOBBE, Mohammed FARAG, Saeid HABIBI
  • Publication number: 20190131798
    Abstract: A method tests a balancing circuit for a battery having a plurality of battery cells. The method detects first voltage states of the battery cells by way of a control unit; activates the balancing circuit with the aim of achieving a voltage equalization of at least two of the battery cells; detects second voltage states of the battery cells by way of the control unit; and determines a functional capability of the balancing circuit based on the first voltage states and the second voltage states of the battery cells by way of the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias HOLLWEG, Benno SCHWEIGER
  • Publication number: 20190061536
    Abstract: A control device controls a preconditioning of at least one energy consumer in a motor vehicle and an energy store incorporated in the motor vehicle. The control device is designed to control the energy take-up of the energy consumer and the energy take-up of a charging device incorporated in the motor vehicle such that a difference is generated between the energy take-up of the energy consumer and the energy take-up of the charging device, which is compensated by an energy take-up of the energy store or by a release of energy from the energy store, with the result that the energy store is warmed by the power loss associated with the energy take-up or with the release of energy from the energy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Benno SCHWEIGER, Bernhard KREPPOLD, Andreas MAERKL
  • Patent number: 9410524
    Abstract: A method is provided for automatically shutting off an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle by way of a start-stop device, which automatically shuts off the internal combustion engine as soon as the predefined operating conditions are met. An automatic shut-off of the internal combustion engine is prevented when an actuation of a garage door opener for the electric displacement of the garage door is detected. A correspondingly designed start-stop device is provided for automatically shutting off the internal combustion engine, wherein a control unit is designed such that signals of the garage door opener and/or of a detection unit, which detects an electric opening of the garage door, can be received and the automatic shut-off of the internal combustion engine is permitted or prevented depending on the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Benno Schweiger, Isabella Eckel, Lorenz Makeschin
  • Publication number: 20150322911
    Abstract: A method is provided for automatically shutting off an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle by way of a start-stop device, which automatically shuts off the internal combustion engine as soon as the predefined operating conditions are met. An automatic shut-off of the internal combustion engine is prevented when an actuation of a garage door opener for the electric displacement of the garage door is detected. A correspondingly designed start-stop device is provided for automatically shutting off the internal combustion engine, wherein a control unit is designed such that signals of the garage door opener and/or of a detection unit, which detects an electric opening of the garage door, can be received and the automatic shut-off of the internal combustion engine is permitted or prevented depending on the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Benno SCHWEIGER, Isabella ECKEL, Lorenz MAKESCHIN