Patents by Inventor Florian Kramer

Florian Kramer 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: 8328680
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a drive train and a motor unit which can be coupled to the drive train, and at least one electric machine. A freewheel mode is activated to increase the energy efficiency so that the motor vehicle is neither powered nor decelerated by the motor unit, thus allowing the wheels of the motor vehicle to essentially roll freely. In the freewheel mode, the electric machine is operated as a motor which introduces a freewheel mode pull torque to the drive train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Clemens Burow, Florian Kramer, Patrick Schatz, Mario Summer
  • Patent number: 8249768
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling the hybrid drive of a motor vehicle having the following components: internal combustion engine (VKM), manual transmission (SG), at least one electrical machine (Emi), at least one clutch (Kj) and an energy storage device (ES), and at least one driven axle (HA; VA) are intended to provide maximum efficiency and service life of the components. To this end, a decision is made about which operating modes (AMK) are possible on the basis of a driver input (FW) and operating state, a division is made about which gears (Gj) are available for the possible operating modes (AMK), so that a larger number of modes (AMGK) are available for selection, operating points which correspond to the driver input are determined for all these modes (AMGK), taking into account the operating state and system state (SZA), the modes (AMGK) are assessed and the mode (AMGK*) which is assessed as being most expedient is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Mori, Theodor Schöberl, Helmut Martin, Florian Kramer, Clemens Burow, Jan-Erik Hein, Manfred Posch
  • Publication number: 20110130901
    Abstract: With a method and a device for controlling the hybrid drive of a motor vehicle, having the components: internal combustion engine (ICE), shift transmission (ST), at least one electric machine (EMi), at least one clutch (Cj) and an energy store (ES), and at least one driven axle (RA; FA), it is sought to obtain the maximum efficiency and service life of the components. For this purpose, it is decided which operating modes (AMK) are possible on the basis of the driver demand (DD) and of the operating state, for the possible operating modes (AMK), it is decided which transmission gears (Gj) are possible, such that a greater number of modes (AMGK) are available for selection, for all of said modes (AMGK), operating points corresponding to the driver demand are determined taking into consideration the operating state and system state (SSA), the modes (AMGK) are evaluated, and the mode (AMGK*) that is evaluated as being the most favorable is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Mori, Theodor Schoberl, Helmut Martin, Florian Kramer, Clemens Burow, Jan-Erik Hein, Manfred Posch
  • Publication number: 20110039656
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a drive train and a motor unit which can be coupled to the drive train, and at least one electric machine. A freewheel mode is activated to increase the energy efficiency so that the motor vehicle is neither powered nor decelerated by the motor unit, thus allowing the wheels of the motor vehicle to essentially roll freely. In the freewheel mode, the electric machine is operated as a motor which introduces a freewheel mode pull torque to the drive train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Clemens Burow, Florian Kramer, Patrick Schatz, Mario Summer