Patents by Inventor Dominik Bergmann

Dominik Bergmann 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: 11588431
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hybrid-electrical drive system for an aircraft having two subsystems that are largely independent of each other. A stator winding of a common electrical machine is assigned to each of the subsystems such that both subsystems may be supplied with electrical energy from the common electrical machine. If a defect occurs in one of the subsystems, the drive system may be configured such that electrical energy from a battery of the non-defective subsystem may be transferred into the defective subsystem by utilizing the two stator winding systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Holger Markmann
  • Publication number: 20220016781
    Abstract: A method for aligning a robotic arm in a superordinate reference pose is specified, —where the robotic arm includes a plurality of robotic joints, each of which includes a drive device which enables rotation about an associated axis of rotation, where an associated eccentric lever element is formed for at least two selected robotic joints by one or more other partial elements of the robotic arm, the method including: aligning the drive device of a first selected robotic joint in an automated manner in a first target position in which the associated first eccentric lever element is disposed in a reversal position, aligning the drive device of a second selected robotic joint in an automated manner in a second target position in which the associated second eccentric lever element is disposed in a reversal position, where the sub-steps are repeated in an iterative loop until the change in angle effected in each sub-step falls below a predetermined limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Mirjam Mantel, Christian Mose, Guillaume Pais
  • Publication number: 20210281210
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hybrid-electrical drive system for an aircraft having two subsystems that are largely independent of each other. A stator winding of a common electrical machine is assigned to each of the subsystems such that both subsystems may be supplied with electrical energy from the common electrical machine. If a defect occurs in one of the subsystems, the drive system may be configured such that electrical energy from a battery of the non-defective subsystem may be transferred into the defective subsystem by utilizing the two stator winding systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Holger Markmann
  • Patent number: 10469000
    Abstract: The synchronous machine module includes a synchronous machine and a rotational speed controller for controlling a rotational speed of the synchronous machine, which rotational speed controller has a detector for detecting a variable which is formed by the effective power or is dependent thereon. The rotational speed controller is designed to set the rotational speed of the synchronous machine and/or the time profile thereof as a function of the detected variable and/or its time profile. The vehicle drive has such a synchronous machine module and a power generator, which in order to supply the synchronous machine module is connected thereto. The vehicle is, in particular, an aircraft and has such a vehicle drive and/or such a synchronous machine module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Marco Cyriacks, Guillaume Pais, Lason Vittorias
  • Patent number: 10435164
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a propeller drive that is, in particular, an aircraft drive and includes a propeller machine and an electric drive connected without a converter to the propeller machine. The aircraft includes such a propeller drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Matthias Gerlich, Guillaume Pais, Iason Vittorias
  • Patent number: 10144398
    Abstract: In order to achieve a vehicle wheel (10) slip relative to a roadway (12) while braking the vehicle, said slip being as advantageous as possible, the rotational speed (w) of the wheel (10) can be actively reduced by an ABS by means of a braking intervention and passively allowed to accelerate again via the roadway (12) when the brake is released. The slip of the wheel (10) oscillates by an optimal slip value during the ABS regulating process. The aim of the invention is to improve an anti-lock braking system for a vehicle. In the method according to the invention, at least one wheel (10) of the vehicle is supplied with a braking torque (Mb) in order to temporarily reduce a travel speed (v) of the vehicle relative to a rolling surface (12), said braking torque acting against a rotating direction (14) of the wheel (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Bergmann, Ludger Fiege, Gunter Freitag, Matthias Gerlich, Stefan Grieser-Schmitz, Eugen Lanze, Ries Robison
  • Publication number: 20180278184
    Abstract: The synchronous machine module includes a synchronous machine and a rotational speed controller for controlling a rotational speed of the synchronous machine, which rotational speed controller has a detector for detecting a variable which is formed by the effective power or is dependent thereon. The rotational speed controller is designed to set the rotational speed of the synchronous machine and/or the time profile thereof as a function of the detected variable and/or its time profile. The vehicle drive has such a synchronous machine module and a power generator, which in order to supply the synchronous machine module is connected thereto. The vehicle is, in particular, an aircraft and has such a vehicle drive and/or such a synchronous machine module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Marco Cyriacks, Guillaume Pais, Lason Vittorias
  • Publication number: 20180201383
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a propeller drive that is, in particular, an aircraft drive and includes a propeller machine and an electric drive connected without a converter to the propeller machine. The aircraft includes such a propeller drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Matthias Gerlich, Guillaume Pais, Iason Vittorias
  • Patent number: 9755495
    Abstract: A simplified magnetic reluctance coupling for coupling a first shaft to a second shaft, has a hollow cylindrical stator which has at least one magnet that is/are distributed around the circumference of the stator. The reluctance coupling also has a first rotor, which is supported in such a way that it can rotate within the stator, is connected to a first shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and has a plurality of ferromagnetic first portions distributed around the circumference thereof and spatially separated from one another, as well as a second rotor, which is supported in such a way that it can rotate within the first rotor, is connected to the second shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and has a plurality of ferromagnetic second portions distributed around the circumference thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Matthias Gerlich, Andreas Goedecke, Guillaume Pais, Wolfgang Zoels
  • Patent number: 9446668
    Abstract: A method for driving a vehicle comprising at least two motors is provided. If a plurality of motors are fed from an intermediate circuit via inverters, the current in the intermediate circuit has a plurality of harmonics (?5th, ?3th, ?1st, +1st, +3rd, +5th). To prevent coupling capacitors of the intermediate circuit becoming over-burdened, the switching frequency of the inverters is shifted in such a manner that the harmonics no longer fall into a resonance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Marco Cyriacks, Matthias Gerlich, Guillaume Pais, Alexandru Popescu
  • Patent number: 9306485
    Abstract: An electrical supply line for operating a first electric motor includes a first converter for supplying electric energy to the first electric motor in dependence of a first control variable, a connected network connecting the first converter to a DC voltage source, an oscillation suppression controller for generating first correction information, and a first correction module for generating the first control variable by taking into consideration an operating parameter of the first electric motor and by taking into consideration the first correction information. An electrical supply system includes two of the supply lines. A corresponding method for operating an electric drive is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Matthias Gerlich, Andreas Gödecke, Guillaume Pais
  • Patent number: 9254755
    Abstract: A charging installation for inductively charging an electrical energy storage device of a vehicle, has a vehicle-side coil and a ground-side coil. At least one temperature sensor is disposed in the region of the ground-side coil and at least one heat source is disposed in the region of the vehicle-side coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Marco Cyriacks, Reinhard Freitag, Matthias Gerlich
  • Patent number: 9197125
    Abstract: Damage to an inverter due to an excessively high start-up current, when using space vector control without a voltage sensor in conjunction with small connection inductances, can be prevented with a method for controlling the inverter, and with a corresponding controller, wherein the controller is configured to transmit in a start-up phase of an inverter circuit a control signal to a control input of the inverter circuit, wherein the control signal simultaneously switches three first semiconductor switches, which are connected to a first DC voltage terminal of the inverter circuit, temporarily into a conducting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Matthias Gerlich, Mirjam Mantel, Guillaume Pais
  • Publication number: 20150224880
    Abstract: A method for driving a vehicle comprising at least two motors is provided. If a plurality of motors are fed from an intermediate circuit via inverters, the current in the intermediate circuit has a plurality of harmonics (?5th, ?3th, ?1st, +1st, +3rd, +5th). To prevent coupling capacitors of the intermediate circuit becoming over-burdened, the switching frequency of the inverters is shifted in such a manner that the harmonics no longer fall into a resonance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Marco Cyriacks, Matthias Gerlich, Guillaume Pais, Alexandru Popescu
  • Patent number: 9013126
    Abstract: In order to store excess kinetic energy, an energy storage device and an operating method are described, in which the kinetic energy can be partially converted into electrical energy by a first electric machine using at least two electric machines arranged on a shaft and can be partially converted into additional kinetic energy, such as rotational energy, by a second electric machine. The method for energy storage of excess kinetic energy provides for converting kinetic energy partially into electric energy and partially into additional kinetic energy, such as rotational energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Dominik Bergmann, Matthias Gerlich, Guillaume Pais, Christian Tump
  • Publication number: 20150061439
    Abstract: A simplified magnetic reluctance coupling for coupling a first shaft to a second shaft, has a hollow cylindrical stator which has at least one magnet that is/are distributed around the circumference of the stator. The reluctance coupling also has a first rotor, which is supported in such a way that it can rotate within the stator, is connected to a first shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and has a plurality of ferromagnetic first portions distributed around the circumference thereof and spatially separated from one another, as well as a second rotor, which is supported in such a way that it can rotate within the first rotor, is connected to the second shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and has a plurality of ferromagnetic second portions distributed around the circumference thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Matthias Gerlich, Andreas Gödecke, Guillaume Pais, Wolfgang Zöls
  • Patent number: 8970079
    Abstract: For an object on a bearing mounting having a magnetic bearing providing a magnetic field generally produced by an electromagnet, the bearing is regulated based on a position of the object relative to the bearing. The position of the object is determined by reference to an estimate of the inductance obtained using a least squares method, in which the electrical resistance of the bearing is taken into account. The resistance is subject to variations, for example due to temperature fluctuations; however, the electrical resistance can be estimated by regulating the inductance error, ?{circumflex over (L)}={circumflex over (L)}2,sLS?{circumflex over (L)}1,sLS down to zero, where the resistance adjustment facility may be a low-pass filter and an integration controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Christian Bachmann, Dominik Bergmann, Tobias Glück, Wolfgang Kemmetmüller, Andreas Kugi
  • Publication number: 20150039166
    Abstract: In order to achieve a vehicle wheel (10) slip relative to a roadway (12) while braking the vehicle, said slip being as advantageous as possible, the rotational speed (w) of the wheel (10) can be actively reduced by an ABS by means of a braking intervention and passively allowed to accelerate again via the roadway (12) when the brake is released. The slip of the wheel (10) oscillates by an optimal slip value during the ABS regulating process. The aim of the invention is to improve an anti-lock braking system for a vehicle. In the method according to the invention, at least one wheel (10) of the vehicle is supplied with a braking torque (Mb) in order to temporarily reduce a travel speed (v) of the vehicle relative to a rolling surface (12), said braking torque acting against a rotating direction (14) of the wheel (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Dominik Bergmann, Ludger Fiege, Gunter Freitag, Matthias Gerlich, Stefan Grieser-Schmitz, Eugen Lanze, Ries Robinson
  • Patent number: 8649960
    Abstract: In a method for reading and/or storing injector-specific data for controlling an injection system of an internal combustion engine, an injector is charged by a control unit according to a predeterminable voltage curve and, depending on the case, is discharged directly by the control unit or by a power element located on a data storage medium and the voltage is measured by the control unit and by the data storage medium. Dependent upon a predeterminable voltage curve, a predeterminable amount of data is stored or read on a memory unit of the data storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Bachmaier, Dominik Bergmann, Bernhard Fischer, Johann Görzen, Frank Herold, Stefan Lehmann, Thomas Schmid, Christian Tump
  • Publication number: 20140002016
    Abstract: A charging installation for inductively charging an electrical energy storage device of a vehicle, has a vehicle-side coil and a ground-side coil. At least one temperature sensor is disposed in the region of the ground-side coil and at least one heat source is disposed in the region of the vehicle-side coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Georg BACHMAIER, Christian BACHMANN, Dominik BERGMANN, Marco CYRIACKS, Reinhard FREITAG, Matthias GERLICH