Patents by Inventor Christian Apelt

Christian Apelt 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).

  • Method of operating an inductive power transfer system and an inductive power transfer system
    Patent number: 10300803
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and a method of operating an inductive power transfer system for transferring power to a vehicle. The inductive power transfer system includes a primary winding structure for generating an alternating electromagnetic field and a secondary winding structure for receiving the alternating electromagnetic field and generating an alternating current output voltage, wherein the alternating current output voltage is rectified and supplied to at least one energy storage element. The rectified output voltage is adjusted by varying a gap size of a gap between the primary winding structure and the secondary winding structure, wherein the gap size is adjusted to prepare and/or to initiate and/or to control an energy transfer process depending on charging characteristics of the at least one energy storage element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Bombardier Primove GmbH
    Inventors: Marnix Lannoije, Dominik Anders, Robert Czainski, Jürgen Kett, Martin Dechert, Christian Apelt
  • Method of Operating an Inductive Power Transfer System and an Inductive Power Transfer System
    Publication number: 20180208072
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and a method of operating an inductive power transfer system for transferring power to a vehicle. The inductive power transfer system includes a primary winding structure for generating an alternating electromagnetic field and a secondary winding structure for receiving the alternating electromagnetic field and generating an alternating current output voltage, wherein the alternating current output voltage is rectified and supplied to at least one energy storage element. The rectified output voltage is adjusted by varying a gap size of a gap between the primary winding structure and the secondary winding structure, wherein the gap size is adjusted to prepare and/or to initiate and/or to control an energy transfer process depending on charging characteristics of the at least one energy storage element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Marnix Lannoije, Dominik Anders, Robert Czainski, Jürgen Kett, Martin Dechert, Christian Apelt