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.

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.

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.

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.

Abstract: A method for operating a system including a battery-operated machine having a battery, the method includes continuously providing operating variables of the battery, ascertaining operating features for a current evaluation period depending on characteristics of the provided operating variables, the operating features characterizing a use of the battery in the current evaluation period, ascertaining at least one stress-maximizing operating feature of the ascertained operating features that is associated with a stress factor for the battery using a state of health model, the stress factor having a greatest influence on aging of the battery, and signaling a measure in the battery-operated machine depending on the stress factor.

Abstract: A method for determining an internal-resistance based state-of-health of a battery in a device includes determining the internal-resistance based state-of-health of the battery using a hybrid state-of-health model including a physical ageing model and a correction model by (i) determining, based on an electrochemical battery model, a physical state-of-health according to one or more operating parameters of the battery using the physical ageing model, (ii) mapping operating features derived from the one or more operating parameters onto a correction parameter using the correction model that includes a data-based configuration, and (iii) applying the correction parameter to the physical state of health to determine the internal-resistance based state-of-health. The method further includes determining a modeled battery voltage, and determining a characteristic of the modeled battery voltage using an adaptation model.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for ascertaining a state of health trajectory of an electrical energy store of a device, in particular an electrically driveable motor vehicle. The method including continually providing characteristics of operating variables that characterize operation of the electric energy store, ascertaining states of health based on the operating variables using an empirical state of health model at multiple times, parameterizing a trajectory function for describing the state of health trajectory based on multiple state of health points that each indicate one of the states of health of the ascertained states of health based on a time-dependent reference variable, and providing the trajectory function.

Abstract: A method for operating a system for ascertaining a state of charge of a battery of a motor vehicle includes providing operating variables of the battery, providing a calculated state of charge in the motor vehicle using a state-of-charge model that indicates a calculated state of charge depending on at least one battery model parameter of the state-of-charge model for the battery, and ascertaining a reference state of charge using a reference state-of-charge model depending on the operating variables. The reference state-of-charge model is trained to indicate the reference state of charge depending on the operating variables and/or a predefined aging state. The method further includes performing a correction of the at least one battery model parameter depending on a difference between the reference state of charge and the calculated state of charge in order to adapt the calculated state of charge to the reference state of charge.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining an approximation and/or a prognosis for the true degradation state of a rechargeable battery. The method includes: providing a time sequence of values of the degradation state ascertained using measuring technology for past points in time; providing a trained HMM, which indicates, as a function of the true degradation state, at which probability during the ascertainment using measuring technology which particular value of the degradation state is monitored, and at which probability the true degradation state is maintained for what length of time, and/or at which probability this true degradation state transitions to which worse degradation state in the next time step; from the monitored time sequence and the HMM, the most probable characteristic of the true degradation state in the past that is in agreement with the monitored time sequence is ascertained; the desired approximation and/or prognosis is evaluated based on the most probable characteristic.

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.

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.