Patents by Inventor Bernhard SESSNER

Bernhard SESSNER 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).

  • System for a drive energy store of a hybrid or electric vehicle, and method for charging a drive energy store of a hybrid or electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11981217
    Abstract: A system for a drive energy store of a hybrid or electric vehicle is provided. The system includes a receiver which is designed to receive state information of the drive energy store, the state information specifying whether a defect is present or imminent in the drive energy store; and a charging controller, which is designed to adjust a maximum charging voltage and/or a maximum state of charge for a charging process of the drive energy store by a recovery mechanism and/or a load point shift and/or an external charging station to a reduced value if the state information indicates that the defect is imminent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Armin Friegel, Robert Lustig, Bernhard Sessner, Hubertus Welsch
  • System for a Drive Energy Store of a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle, and Method for Charging a Drive Energy Store of a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle
    Publication number: 20210323411
    Abstract: A system for a drive energy store of a hybrid or electric vehicle is provided. The system includes a receiver which is designed to receive state information of the drive energy store, the state information specifying whether a defect is present or imminent in the drive energy store; and a charging controller, which is designed to adjust a maximum charging voltage and/or a maximum state of charge for a charging process of the drive energy store by a recovery mechanism and/or a load point shift and/or an external charging station to a reduced value if the state information indicates that the defect is imminent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Armin FRIEGEL, Robert LUSTIG, Bernhard SESSNER, Hubertus WELSCH