Patents by Inventor Dominik Volk

Dominik Volk 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).

  • Method and charging device for determining a maximum storage capacity of an energy store
    Patent number: 11208003
    Abstract: A method for determining a maximum storage capacity of an energy store, in particular as a drive battery of a vehicle with an electrical drive, including the steps of determining a state of charge of the energy store of the vehicle, charging the energy store until it reaches its maximum amount of charge, completely discharging the energy store using a separate energy storage unit for receiving the charge of the energy store, wherein an amount of charge transferred from the energy store to the energy storage unit is captured, and outputting the transferred amount of charge upon complete discharging of the energy store as the maximum capacity of the energy store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventors: Raoul Heyne, Dominik Volk
  • METHOD AND CHARGING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A MAXIMUM STORAGE CAPACITY OF AN ENERGY STORE
    Publication number: 20200290472
    Abstract: A method for determining a maximum storage capacity of an energy store, in particular as a drive battery of a vehicle with an electrical drive, including the steps of determining a state of charge of the energy store of the vehicle, charging the energy store until it reaches its maximum amount of charge, completely discharging the energy store using a separate energy storage unit for receiving the charge of the energy store, wherein an amount of charge transferred from the energy store to the energy storage unit is captured, and outputting the transferred amount of charge upon complete discharging of the energy store as the maximum capacity of the energy store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Raoul Heyne, Dominik Volk