Patents by Inventor Christian Simonis

Christian Simonis 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: 11656293
    Abstract: A method for parameterizing an electrochemical battery model of a specific battery of a device, includes providing a current operating feature point of the specific battery and operating feature points of further batteries of a plurality of further devices for various evaluation periods. The operating feature points of the further batteries characterize an operation of a respective further battery within one or more of the evaluation periods based on several operating features. The several operating features are produced depending on characteristics of operating variables of the respective further battery. The method further includes selecting operating feature points of the further batteries that are similar to the current operating feature point of the specific battery, and providing model parameters of the electrochemical battery model that are associated with the current operating feature point and the selected operating feature points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Huelsing, Christian Simonis, Christoph Kroener
  • Patent number: 11644515
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for operating a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically drivable motor vehicle, depending on a predicted state of health of an electrical energy store, in particular a vehicle battery. The method includes: providing vehicle parameters which influence the state of health of the electrical energy store; predicting the vehicle parameters at a prediction point in time; ascertaining the predicted state of health depending on the predicted vehicle parameters with the aid of a data-based state of health model which is trained to output a state of health of the electrical energy store depending on the vehicle parameters; and signaling the predicted state of health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andras Gabor Kupcsik, Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll, Reinhardt Klein
  • Publication number: 20230104003
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining an error of a behavior of an electrical energy store in a technical device includes sensing an operating variable profile of at least one operating variable of the electrical energy store, determining at least one operating feature from the operating variable profile of the at least one operating variable of the electrical energy store, and evaluating a variational autoencoder with a supplied input variable vector, which includes an operating feature point from the at least one operating feature, in order to determine a degree of deviation from a distribution in a latent state space or a reconstruction error. The method further includes detecting the error of the behavior depending on (i) the degree of deviation or the reconstruction error, and (ii) a predetermined error threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Woll, Christian Simonis, Csaba Domokos
  • Publication number: 20230040199
    Abstract: A method for determining a state of health of at least one electrochemical energy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll
  • Publication number: 20230016228
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method predicts a modeled state of health of an electrical energy store having at least one electrochemical unit in a technical device. The method includes providing a data-based state of health model, based on a characteristic of at least one operating variable of the electrical energy store up to a time, to assign the electrical energy store a corresponding state of health for the time and to indicate a corresponding modeling uncertainty, and predicting the characteristic of the at least one operating variable starting from a present time into the future based on a usage pattern model that is determined by a user-specific or usage-specific usage pattern. The method further includes predicting a characteristic of the state of health based on the data-based state of health model and the predicted characteristic, generated in a model-based manner, of the at least one operating variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Simonis
  • Publication number: 20230001794
    Abstract: A method and to a device for ascertaining a state of health of a battery for a transportation device. The method includes: charging the battery until a predefined target voltage is reached in a first charging phase of the battery, ascertaining a first voltage value of the battery at a first predefined point in time after the predefined target voltage has been reached in a relaxation phase of the battery, ascertaining a second voltage value of the battery at a second predefined point in time, deviating from the first predefined point in time, in the relaxation phase of the battery, ascertaining a piece of information about the state of health of the battery based on a change of the second voltage value with respect to the first voltage value, and using the piece of information in the transportation device and/or in an external server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll
  • Publication number: 20220334191
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides an electrochemical battery model and a state of health model for a device battery. The electrochemical battery model is based on a system of differential equations, models an equilibrium state, and reports a dependence between operating parameters of the device battery and a state of charge of the device battery. The state of health model includes at least one physical aging model based on a further system of differential equations, and models the state of health depending on progressions of the operating parameters of the device battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Kroener
  • Patent number: 11442112
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one aging state of a first plurality of electrical energy store units. The method includes: a) ascertaining the number of balancing operations already carried out between the first plurality of electrical energy store units within a predefined first time interval and/or the total converted energy quantity during a balancing operation between the first plurality of electrical energy store units and/or a first measure of dispersion of a particular state of charge-characterizing parameter of the first plurality of electrical energy store units; b) determining the at least one aging state of the first plurality of electrical energy store units as a function of the number of balancing operations already carried out and/or as a function of the total converted energy quantity during a balancing operation and/or as a function of the first measure of dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Woll, Christian Simonis, Volker Doege
  • Publication number: 20220252671
    Abstract: A method for predicting an aging state of a battery. A vehicle is also provided that includes at least one battery, the aging state of which is predited using the method and/or the aging behavior of which is improved based on the aging state prediction. A prediction system that is configured to carry out the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll
  • Publication number: 20220187376
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining a predicted state-of-health curve of device batteries in battery-powered machines. The method comprises: (i) providing data points of a state-of-health curve/trajectory of a device battery, the data points indicating a state of health via an aging time point of the device battery, the state-of-health curve/trajectory indicating a progression of a state of health up to a current state of health; (ii) determining a database of a plurality of data points within a time period which ends at the current aging time point, the database being determined such that a residual between the model function and the data points is minimized by fitting the model function; (iii) extrapolating the plurality of data points of the database by parameterizing the model function; and (iv) determining a predicted state of health using the parameterized model function at a predetermined prediction time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Stefan Schindler
  • Publication number: 20220185139
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for operating a system comprising a central processing unit, which is in communication with a multiplicity of battery-operated machines that each have an equipment battery, and for providing an action for extending the service life of the equipment battery of the machine in a machine-specific manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph Kroener, Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll
  • Publication number: 20220179009
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for predicting a modeled state of health of an electrical energy store having at least one electrochemical unit, in particular a battery cell, having the following steps: providing a data-based state of health model trained to assign a modeled state of health to the electrochemical energy store on the basis of characteristics of operating variables of the energy store; providing time characteristics of the operating variables that characterize operation of the electrical energy store; and determining a present or predicted modeled state of health on the basis of the generated characteristics of the operating variables using the state of health model, wherein data gaps in the time characteristics of the operating variables owing to a phase of inactivity are completed based on a characteristic of a temperature of the energy store that is derived from at least one provided ambient condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Kroener
  • Publication number: 20220170995
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining a state of health trajectory of a device battery based on state of health values of device batteries of an identical battery type. The method comprises: providing time characteristics of operating variables of the multiplicity of device batteries of battery-operated machines in a central processing unit; determining one or more state of health values of one or more of the multiplicity of device batteries by evaluating a respective characteristic of the operating variables within an evaluation period, wherein the one or more state of health values with the applicable aging times each indicate a data point for the relevant device battery; eliminating data points from the determined data points to obtain a set of cleaned-up data points; and ascertaining the state of health trajectory with an accuracy statement for each trajectory point based on the set of cleaned-up data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Maurice Caspar, Stefan Schindler
  • Publication number: 20220169148
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for determining a predicted state of health of a device battery in a battery-operated machine. A state of health characteristic model for a state of health time characteristic is provided using a number of linked parameterizable characteristic functions that each indicate a state of health over a time period of ageing times, the characteristic functions being initially parameterized. A number of data points are captured that each indicate a state of health and an ageing time. A parameter of one of the characteristic functions is adapted based on the data points in the respective time periods of the characteristic functions. A parameter of another of the characteristic functions, for which there is no data point available, is also adapted. The state of health characteristic model is provided based on the adapted characteristic functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Stefan Schindler
  • Publication number: 20220101666
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a residual service life based on a diagnosis of components of an electric drive system in a vehicle, includes recording distributions of a plurality of operating parameters comprising at least one sensor parameter and/or at least one control parameter, in the vehicle; using a plurality of diagnostic models for a plurality of fault types, each of which is configured to detect a specific fault type in one of the components based on at least some of the plurality of operating parameters and to signal corresponding fault information associated with the fault type; determining the residual service life using a residual usage model depending on the signaled corresponding fault information, the residual usage model configured to indicate the residual service life depending on the corresponding fault information from the plurality of diagnostic models; and signaling the residual service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll, Kirill Gorelik, Tunan Shen
  • Publication number: 20220099742
    Abstract: A method for determining a trajectory function to represent an aging state trajectory for at least one electrical energy storage unit of one or more devices includes determining uncertainty-containing model values of aging states of the at least one electrical energy storage unit, cleaning error-containing model values of the determined uncertainty-containing model values, determining the aging state trajectory based on the cleaned model values, and determining the trajectory function based on the determined aging state trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Stefan Schindler
  • Publication number: 20220099743
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for predicting a modeled state of health of an electrical energy store having at least one electrochemical unit, in particular a battery cell, or by according to rule-based and/or data-based mapping even in an entire system. The method including providing a data-based state of health model trained to assign a modeled state of health to the electrical energy store based on characteristics of operating variables of the electrical energy store; generating a characteristic of at least one load variable based on a provided usage pattern using a usage model; generating the characteristics of operating variables based on the at least one load variable using a predefined dynamic model; and determining a predicted modeled state of health based on the generated characteristics of operating variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Maksim V. Subbotin, Christian Simonis, Reinhardt Klein
  • Publication number: 20220099750
    Abstract: A method for parameterizing an electrochemical battery model of a specific battery of a device, includes providing a current operating feature point of the specific battery and operating feature points of further batteries of a plurality of further devices for various evaluation periods. The operating feature points of the further batteries characterize an operation of a respective further battery within one or more of the evaluation periods based on several operating features. The several operating features are produced depending on characteristics of operating variables of the respective further battery. The method further includes selecting operating feature points of the further batteries that are similar to the current operating feature point of the specific battery, and providing model parameters of the electrochemical battery model that are associated with the current operating feature point and the selected operating feature points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias Huelsing, Christian Simonis, Christoph Kroener
  • Publication number: 20220097561
    Abstract: A method for determining a predicted state of health of an electrical energy storage unit in a machine includes providing a data-based or hybrid state of health model, the data-based state of health model is trained, depending on operating variables of the electrical energy storage unit and/or operating features derived from the operating variables, to indicate a state of health and to indicate a model uncertainty of the indicated state of health, ascertaining a state of health characteristic and the associated model uncertainty of the energy storage unit based on the operating variables using the state of health model, and generating at least one random constructed state of health characteristic candidate that corresponds to constructed state of health characteristics within characteristic of confidence intervals, the characteristic of confidence intervals defined by the model uncertainties of the states of health of the ascertained state of health characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll
  • Publication number: 20220099751
    Abstract: A method for operating a central processing unit which is communicatively connected to a plurality of devices having electrical energy stores, includes determining a data-based state of health model which is trained to assign a state of health to an operating feature point which characterizes operation of a corresponding electrical energy store of the electrical energy stores of the plurality of devices and results from a plurality of operating features, determining operating feature points for the electrical energy stores of the plurality of devices, and selecting at least one of the operating feature points based on state uncertainties of the states of health of all operating feature points of the corresponding electrical energy store, such that the at least one operating feature point has a highest relevance for improving the state uncertainties of the operating feature points determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Simonis, Christoph Woll