Patents by Inventor Florian NIEDERMEIER

Florian NIEDERMEIER 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: 11908616
    Abstract: A coil unit for inductively charging a vehicle is provided. The coil unit includes a coil, wherein the coil includes multiple windings of at least two electric lines. The electric lines are connected in parallel. Each of the electric lines has a respective winding part, in which the windings are formed, and an additional part, in which an additional inductor unit having a predefined electric inductance is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Josef Krammer, Florian Niedermeier
  • Patent number: 11679686
    Abstract: A method for checking a test secondary unit of an inductive test charging system for charging an electrical energy store, wherein the test charging system comprises the test secondary unit having a test secondary coil and a reference primary unit having a reference primary coil, includes recording a plurality of actual primary unit impedance values of the test charging system at the reference primary coil for a corresponding plurality of test combinations of values of operating parameters of the test charging system. The method also includes comparing the plurality of actual primary unit impedance values with a reference value range for a primary unit impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marius Hassler, Josef Krammer, Florian Niedermeier
  • Patent number: 11667205
    Abstract: An inductive charging unit for a vehicle includes a trough-shaped base support having a base surface and the base surface has laterally enclosing side walls where the base surface and the side walls form a trough. The charging unit further includes a top surface opposite the base surface and a primary coil for inductive coupling to a secondary coil associated with the vehicle, where the primary coil is disposed in the trough. A filling material is disposed in the trough and surrounds the primary coil so as to fix the primary coil mechanically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Detlef Helm, Josef Krammer, Florian Niedermeier
  • Patent number: 11479131
    Abstract: A method for checking a test secondary unit of an inductive test charging system for charging an electrical energy store, wherein the test charging system comprises the test secondary unit having a test secondary coil and a reference primary unit having a reference primary coil, includes recording a plurality of actual primary unit impedance values of the test charging system at the reference primary coil for a corresponding plurality of test combinations of values of operating parameters of the test charging system. The method also includes comparing the plurality of actual primary unit impedance values with a reference value range for a primary unit impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marius Hassler, Josef Krammer, Florian Niedermeier
  • Publication number: 20220324339
    Abstract: A method for checking a test secondary unit of an inductive test charging system for charging an electrical energy store, wherein the test charging system comprises the test secondary unit having a test secondary coil and a reference primary unit having a reference primary coil, includes recording a plurality of actual primary unit impedance values of the test charging system at the reference primary coil for a corresponding plurality of test combinations of values of operating parameters of the test charging system. The method also includes comparing the plurality of actual primary unit impedance values with a reference value range for a primary unit impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Marius HASSLER, Josef KRAMMER, Florian NIEDERMEIER
  • Patent number: 11196299
    Abstract: A primary unit for an inductive charging system includes a primary coil, which is configured to generate a magnetic field in response to a coil current through the primary coil; a first inverter, which is coupled to the primary coil via a first capacitor and which is configured to charge and/or discharge the first capacitor based on a first input voltage; and a second inverter, which is coupled to the primary coil via a second capacitor and which is configured to charge and/or discharge the second capacitor based on a second input voltage. The primary unit has a control unit, which is configured to identify capacitance information with respect to an effective capacitance of a primary resonant circuit of the primary unit, and to actuate the first inverter and the second inverter depending on the capacitance information in order to effect the coil current through the primary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marius Hassler, Josef Krammer, Florian Niedermeier
  • Publication number: 20210203186
    Abstract: A primary unit for an inductive charging system configured to transmit energy from the primary unit to a secondary unit via a magnetic field includes a primary coil, which is configured to generate the magnetic field in response to a coil current through the primary coil. The primary unit also has a first inverter, which is coupled to the primary coil via a first capacitor and which is configured to charge and/or discharge the first capacitor based on a first input voltage; and a second inverter, which is coupled to the primary coil via a second capacitor and which is configured to charge and/or discharge the second capacitor based on a second input voltage. The primary unit has a control unit, which is configured to identify capacitance information with respect to an effective capacitance of a primary resonant circuit of the primary unit, and to actuate the first inverter and the second inverter depending on the capacitance information in order to effect the coil current through the primary coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Marius HASSLER, Josef KRAMMER, Florian NIEDERMEIER
  • Publication number: 20190363808
    Abstract: A method for checking a test secondary unit of an inductive test charging system for charging an electrical energy store, wherein the test charging system comprises the test secondary unit having a test secondary coil and a reference primary unit having a reference primary coil, includes recording a plurality of actual primary unit impedance values of the test charging system at the reference primary coil for a corresponding plurality of test combinations of values of operating parameters of the test charging system. The method also includes comparing the plurality of actual primary unit impedance values with a reference value range for a primary unit impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Marius HASSLER, Josef KRAMMER, Florian NIEDERMEIER
  • Publication number: 20190237248
    Abstract: A coil unit for inductively charging a vehicle is provided. The coil unit includes a coil, wherein the coil includes multiple windings of at least two electric lines. The electric lines are connected in parallel. Each of the electric lines has a respective winding part, in which the windings are formed, and an additional part, in which an additional inductor unit having a predefined electric inductance is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Josef KRAMMER, Florian NIEDERMEIER
  • Publication number: 20190225098
    Abstract: An inductive charging unit for a vehicle includes a trough-shaped base support having a base surface and the base surface has laterally enclosing side walls where the base surface and the side walls form a trough. The charging unit further includes a top surface opposite the base surface and a primary coil for inductive coupling to a secondary coil associated with the vehicle, where the primary coil is disposed in the trough. A filling material is disposed in the trough and surrounds the primary coil so as to fix the primary coil mechanically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Detlef HELM, Josef KRAMMER, Florian NIEDERMEIER