Patents by Inventor Erik Weissenborn

Erik Weissenborn 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: 9281700
    Abstract: A power supply system has an n-phase electric machine, where n?1, and a controllable energy store serving to control and to supply electrical energy to the electric machine. The controllable energy store has n parallel power supply arms which each have at least two series-connected energy storage modules which each include at least one electrical energy storage cell with an associated controllable coupling unit, are connected on one side to a reference bus and are connected on the other side to one respective phase of the electric machine. In dependence on control signals, the coupling units either bridge the respectively associated energy storage cells or connect the respectively associated energy storage cells into the power supply arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20150372499
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a power transmission arrangement having an electromagnetic convertor unit, the input side of which can be coupled to an AC voltage source, a first DC voltage circuit, the input side of which is coupled to the electromagnetic converter unit and the output side of which can be coupled to a first electrical DC voltage sink, and which is designed to provide a first DC voltage on the output side, and a second DC voltage circuit, the input side of which is coupled to the electromagnetic converter unit and the output side of which can be coupled to a second electrical DC voltage sink, and which is designed to provide a second DC voltage on the output side, wherein one of the DC voltage circuits has a DC voltage converter for the purpose of adjusting its output-side DC voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Calin Purcarea, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler, Wolfgang Haas
  • Patent number: 9178365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for charging at least one energy storing cell (5) in a controllable energy store (2) that is used to control and supply electric energy to an n-phase electric machine (1), wherein n>1. The controllable energy store (2) has n parallel energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3), each of which has at least two serially connected energy storing modules (4), each said energy storing module comprising at least one electric energy storing cell (5) with a corresponding controllable coupling unit (6). The energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3) can be connected to a reference bus (T-), and each energy supply branch can be connected to a phase (U, V, W) of the electric machine (1). The coupling units (6) bridge the respective corresponding energy storing cells (5) or connect same into the respective energy supply branch (3-1, 3-2; 3-3) dependent on control signals. The aim of the invention is to allow at least one energy storing cell (5) to be charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20150270801
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage device (1) for generating an n-phase supply voltage, wherein n?1, comprising n energy supply branches connected in parallel, which are each coupled to a respective output connection (1a, 1b, 1c) of the energy storage device (1), wherein each of the energy supply branches has a plurality of energy storage modules (3) connected in series. The energy supply branches each have a respective energy storage cell module (5), which has at least one energy storage cell (5a, 5n), and a respective coupling device (7) having first coupling elements (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d), which are designed to selectively connect the energy storage cell module (5) into the respective energy supply branch or bypass the energy storage cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Kessler, Erik Weissenborn
  • Patent number: 9112359
    Abstract: A system for charging at least one energy reservoir cell in a controllable energy reservoir which serves to control and supply electrical energy to an n-phase electrical machine where n?1. The controllable energy reservoir has n parallel energy supply branches that each have at least two energy reservoir modules, connected in series, that each encompass at least one electrical energy reservoir cell having an associated controllable coupling unit, and are connected to a reference bus and to a respective phase of the electrical machine. As a function of control signals, the coupling units interrupt the respective energy supply branch, bypass the respectively associated energy reservoir cells, or switch the respectively associated energy reservoir cells into the respective energy supply branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn
  • Patent number: 9106161
    Abstract: A method for setting a desired output voltage of a power supply branch of a controllable energy store, for controlling and supplying electrical energy to an n-phase electric motor, where n?1. The controllable energy store has n parallel power supply branches, which each have at least two serially connected energy storage modules including at least one electrical energy storage cell having an assigned, controllable coupling unit; are connected to a reference bus on one side; and are connected to phases, respectively, of the electric motor on the other side. At least one coupling unit is controlled by pulses so that the arithmetic mean of the output voltage of a power supply branch corresponds to the desired output voltage. The energy storage cells respectively assigned to the coupling unit are switched into the respective power supply branch for a pulse duration, and are bypassed during a pause time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn
  • Publication number: 20150222140
    Abstract: Switchable energy storage device (10), having: —at least two energy storage modules (1) connected in series, wherein each energy storage module (1) comprises at least one electrical energy storage cell (3) which can be connected into an operating current circuit by means of a semiconductor switch (2), characterized in that the energy storage device (10) has an electrically isolated, inductive coupling device (5) for charging the energy storage cells (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler, Peter Feuerstack
  • Patent number: 9088240
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage device (2) comprising at least one first energy supply branch (2a, 2b, 2c) which is designed to supply a separately excited electrical machine (1) with energy via a first connection (3a, 3b, 3c), and a second energy supply branch (2d) which is connected in parallel to the at least one first energy supply branch (2a, 2b, 2c) and which is designed to supply a field winding (11) of the separately excited electrical machine (1) with current via a second connection (3d), the at least one first energy supply branch (2a, 2b, 2c) and the second energy supply branch (2d) being connected to the field winding (11) by means of third connections (4a, 4b, 4c; 4d) via a common reference bus (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Patent number: 9035578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for coupling at least one DC source (9) to a controllable energy store (2), which is used for controlling and supplying electrical energy to an n-phase electric machine (1), where n?1. In this case, the controllable energy store (2) has n parallel energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3), which are connectable firstly to a reference rail (T?) and secondly to in each case one phase (U, V, W) of the electric machine (1). An intermediate circuit (10) is connectable on the output side via a controllable coupling circuit (12) to the energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3) of the controllable energy store (2) and on the input side to the at least one DC source (9). An associated operating method provides for a current flow from the at least one DC source (9) into the energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3) of the controllable energy store (2) or the phases (U, V, W) of the electric machine (1) to be controlled with the aid of the controllable coupling circuit (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Patent number: 9035612
    Abstract: In a method for transferring energy between at least two energy storage cells in a controllable energy store that serves to control and to supply electrical energy to an n-phase electric machine, which energy store has n power supply arms which each have at least two series-connected energy storage modules which each include at least one electrical energy storage cell with an associated controllable coupling unit, and are connected to one respective phase of the electric machine, in a charging phase, all coupling units of those energy storage modules which are to be used as an energy source are controlled in such a way that the respectively associated energy storage cells are connected into the respective power supply arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20150130420
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for charging energy storage cells of an energy storage device with a plurality of energy storage modules which are connected in series in an energy supply line, each energy storage module comprising an energy storage cell module which has at least one energy storage cell and comprising a coupling device with coupling elements. The coupling elements are designed to selectively connect the energy storage cell module in the energy supply line or to bridge the energy storage cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Jochen Fassnacht, Martin Kessler, Erik Weissenborn, Peter Feuerstack
  • Publication number: 20140340052
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for charging the energy storage cells of an energy storage device, which comprises: n first output connections, wherein n>1, for issuing a supply voltage at each of the output connections, a second output connection, wherein a charging device can be connected between the first output connections and the second output connection, and n parallel-connected energy supply branches, which are each coupled between a first output connection and the second output connection, wherein each of the energy supply branches comprises a plurality of series-connected energy storage modules, which each comprise an energy storage cell module comprising at least one energy storage cell, and a coupling device having coupling elements that are designed to selectively connect or bridge the energy storage cell module in the respective energy supply branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Ingo Dwertmann, Peter Feuerstack, Karlheinz Lunghard, Wolfgang Haas, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20140340047
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an energy storage device that comprises n output connections, wherein n?2, for producing a supply voltage at each of the output connections, and n energy supply branches, which are each coupled to one of the output connections, wherein each of the energy supply branches comprises a plurality of series-connected energy storage modules that each comprise an energy storage cell module comprising at least one energy storage cell, and a coupling device having coupling elements in a full bridge circuit that is designed to connect or bridge the energy storage cell module selectively in the respective energy supply branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Erik Weissenborn, Holger Rapp
  • Publication number: 20140167515
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage device (1) for generating an n-phase supply voltage for an electrical machine (2), where n?1, or for an inverter, with n energy supply branches connected in parallel, each of which can be connected to one of n phase lines (2a, 2b, 2c), each of the energy supply branches comprising a plurality of series-connected energy storage modules (1a, 1b), each comprising: an energy storage cell module (5, 7) and a coupling device (3) configured to selectively connect the energy storage cell module (5, 7) into the respective energy supply branch or to bypass said module, the energy storage cell modules (7) of respective first energy storage modules (1b) of an energy supply branch each comprising at least one first energy storage cell (7a), the energy storage cell modules (5) of respective second energy storage modules (1a) of an energy supply branch each comprising at least one second energy storage cell (5a), and the first energy storage cells (7a) having a lower internal resis
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20140159661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100) with a battery charging device (20) with output terminals and an vehicle electrical system power supply stage (10). The vehicle electrical system power supply stage has a step-up/step-down converter (12), which is designed to raise an input voltage of the vehicle electrical system power supply stage to an intermediate circuit voltage, a direct current intermediate circuit (13), which is coupled to the step-up/step-down converter (12) at intermediate circuit nodes (14a, 14b), and a vehicle electrical system d.c.-d.c. converter (11), which is coupled to the direct voltage intermediate circuit at the intermediate circuit nodes, and which is designed to convert the intermediate circuit voltage into a direct voltage for a vehicle electrical system (1, 2), the output terminals of the battery charging device (20) being coupled to the direct voltage intermediate circuit (13) via the intermediate circuit nodes (14a, 14b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Erik Weissenborn, Jochen Fassnacht
  • Publication number: 20140099523
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage device (1) for generating an n-phase supply voltage for an electric machine (2), wherein n?1, with n energy supply branches which are connected in parallel and which can each be connected to one of n phase conductors (2a, 2b, 2c), wherein each of the energy supply branches has a large number of energy storage modules (1a, 1b) which are connected in series and which each comprise: an energy storage cell module (5, 7) which has at least one energy storage cell (5a, 7a) and a coupling device (3), which is designed to connect the energy storage cell module (5, 7) selectively into the respective energy supply branch or to bridge said energy storage cell module, wherein in each case at least one of the energy storage modules (1b) also has in each case one heating element (8) for the at least one energy storage cell (7a); and a heating device (9), which is connected to the heating elements (8) and which is designed to actuate the heating elements (8) for heating the energy
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20130320912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for charging at least one energy storing cell (5) in a controllable energy store (2) that is used to control and supply electric energy to an n-phase electric machine (1), wherein n?1. The controllable energy store (2) has n parallel energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3), each of which has at least two serially connected energy storing modules (4), each said energy storing module comprising at least one electric energy storing cell (5) with a corresponding controllable coupling unit (6). The energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3) can be connected to a reference bus (T-), and each energy supply branch can be connected to a phase (U, V, W) of the electric machine (1). The coupling units (6) bridge the respective corresponding energy storing cells (5) or connect same into the respective energy supply branch (3-1, 3-2; 3-3) dependent on control signals. The aim of the invention is to allow at least one energy storing cell (5) to be charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20130320888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system comprising an n-phase separately excited electrical machine (1), with n?1, a controllable first energy store (2) which has n parallel energy supply branches (2a, 2b, 2c), every energy supply branch (2a, 2b, 2c) comprising a first connection (3a, 3b, 3c) that is connected to a respective phase connection (1a, 1b, 1c) of the electrical machine (1), and a second connection (4a, 4b, 4c) that is connected to a common reference bus (9), said reference bus (9) being connected to the neutral point (10) of the electrical machine (1) via a field winding (11) of the electrical machine (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20130317661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controllable energy store (2) with n parallel energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3), wherein n?1, each said branch having a first energy supply sub-branch (3-11; 3-21; 3-31) and a second energy supply sub-branch (3-12; 3-22; 3-32) that is connected in parallel to said first energy supply sub-branch. Each energy supply sub-branch (3-11; 3-12; 3-21; 3-22; 3-31; 3-32) has at least one energy storing module (4), each of which comprises at least one electric energy storing cell (5) with a corresponding controllable coupling unit (6). The coupling units (6) disconnect the energy supply sub-branch (3-11; 3-12; 3-21; 3-22; 3-31; 3-32) or bridge the respective corresponding energy storing cells (5) or connect the respective corresponding energy storing cells (5) into the respective energy supply sub-branch (3-11; 3-12; 3-21; 3-22; 3-31; 3-32) dependent on control signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler
  • Publication number: 20130314046
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for charging at least one energy storing cell (5) in a controllable energy store (2) that is used to control and supply electric energy to an n-phase electric machine (1), wherein n ?1. The controllable energy store (2) has n parallel energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3), each of which has at least two serially connected energy storing modules (4), each said energy storing module comprising at least one electric energy storing cell (5) with a corresponding controllable coupling unit (6). The energy supply branches (3-1, 3-2, 3-3) can be connected to a reference bus (T-), and each energy supply branch can be connected to a phase (U, V, W) of the electric machine (1). The coupling units (6) bridge the respective corresponding energy storing cells (5) or connect same into the respective energy supply branch (3-1, 3-2; 3-3) dependent on control signals. The aim of the invention is to allow at least one energy storing cell (5) to be charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Feuerstack, Erik Weissenborn, Martin Kessler