Patents by Inventor Dominik HOTTER

Dominik HOTTER 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).

  • Electric power control with a dither signal
    Patent number: 10176914
    Abstract: A method for controlling a current flowing through a consumer comprises the following steps, which are periodically traversed: determining a dither current based on a dither signal and a definite point in time, wherein the dither signal is determined by a frequency, an amplitude and a signal form and actuating a flow control valve to produce the sum of a target current and the determined dither current by the consumer. Furthermore, the method comprises determining an indication to the current flowing through the consumer; compensating the indication by the factor of the dither current; and providing the indication, wherein the determination of the dither current and the determination of the indication are synchronized with each other in a predetermined way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dominik Hotter
  • ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL WITH A DITHER SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20170287609
    Abstract: A method for controlling a current flowing through a consumer comprises the following steps, which are periodically traversed: determining a dither current based on a dither signal and a definite point in time, wherein the dither signal is determined by a frequency, an amplitude and a signal form and actuating a flow control valve to produce the sum of a target current and the determined dither current by the consumer. Furthermore, the method comprises determining an indication to the current flowing through the consumer; compensating the indication by the factor of the dither current; and providing the indication, wherein the determination of the dither current and the determination of the indication are synchronized with each other in a predetermined way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dominik HOTTER