Patents by Inventor Christian ROETTINGER

Christian ROETTINGER 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: 11888126
    Abstract: A method for detecting a fault state of at least one battery cell of a battery having multiple battery cells. A cell voltage of a respective battery cell of the multiple battery cells is registered at a measurement time and a comparison value is determined as a function of at least one of the cell voltages and is compared to a provided first reference value. The fault state is detected as a function of a result of the comparison. A scatter value is determined, which represents a scatter of at least part of the cell voltages registered at the specific measurement time, and the fault state is determined as a function of the scatter value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Koch, Christian Roettinger, Markus Goebel
  • Patent number: 11714135
    Abstract: A method for determining the capacity of at least one lithium-ion cell, in particular of at least one high-voltage battery, during open circuit voltage aging, uses at least one distinct point in a voltage curve and/or in at least one open circuit voltage of the Li-ion cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Dorothea Kalin, Christian Röttinger
  • Patent number: 11604227
    Abstract: A method for determining a state of charge of at least one battery cell, having the following steps to enable an improved determination of the state of charge of a lithium iron phosphate cell: generating an alternating current pulse in a circuit connected to the at least one battery cell, determining an impedance of the at least one battery cell on the basis of the alternating current pulse and determining the state of charge by comparing the impedance to predefined map data, wherein a relationship between the impedance and the state of charge of the at least one battery cell is determined from the predefined map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Dorothea Kalin, Rolf Naumann, Christian Roettinger
  • Publication number: 20220376314
    Abstract: A method for detecting a fault state of at least one battery cell of a battery having multiple battery cells. A cell voltage of a respective battery cell of the multiple battery cells is registered at a measurement time and a comparison value is determined as a function of at least one of the cell voltages and is compared to a provided first reference value. The fault state is detected as a function of a result of the comparison. A scatter value is determined, which represents a scatter of at least part of the cell voltages registered at the specific measurement time, and the fault state is determined as a function of the scatter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian KOCH, Christian ROETTINGER, Markus GOEBEL
  • Publication number: 20220120816
    Abstract: A method for determining a state of charge of at least one battery cell, having the following steps to enable an improved determination of the state of charge of a lithium iron phosphate cell: generating an alternating current pulse in a circuit connected to the at least one battery cell, determining an impedance of the at least one battery cell on the basis of the alternating current pulse and determining the state of charge by comparing the impedance to predefined map data, wherein a relationship between the impedance and the state of charge of the at least one battery cell is determined from the predefined map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Dorothea KALIN, Rolf NAUMANN, Christian ROETTINGER
  • Publication number: 20220065938
    Abstract: A method for determining the capacity of at least one lithium-ion cell, in particular of at least one high-voltage battery, during open circuit voltage aging, uses at least one distinct point in a voltage curve and/or in at least one open circuit voltage of the Li-ion cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Dorothea KALIN, Christian RÖTTINGER
  • Patent number: 10809306
    Abstract: A method for checking a battery state for at least one battery of at least one motor vehicle. A. determination of cell voltage differences of particular cell voltage values of at least two battery cells of the at least one battery at different points in time. B. comparison of the cell voltage differences with at least one predetermined cell voltage reference value assigned to the at least two battery cells, and determination of respective deviation values between the cell voltage differences and the at least one cell voltage reference value. C. determination of the battery state of the at least one battery, wherein, based on the particular deviation values, it is determined whether an inadmissible degradation of the battery state is imminent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian Roettinger
  • Publication number: 20180340980
    Abstract: A method for checking a battery state for at least one battery of at least one motor vehicle. A. determination of cell voltage differences of particular cell voltage values of at least two battery cells of the at least one battery at different points in time. B. comparison of the cell voltage differences with at least one predetermined cell voltage reference value assigned to the at least two battery cells, and determination of respective deviation values between the cell voltage differences and the at least one cell voltage reference value. C. determination of the battery state of the at least one battery, wherein, based on the particular deviation values, it is determined whether an inadmissible degradation of the battery state is imminent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Christian ROETTINGER