Patents by Inventor Heinz Waeldele

Heinz Waeldele 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: 9780586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for charging an electric energy store (B) from a three-phase AC voltage source (W1, W2, W3), having, in each phase of the AC voltage source (W1, W2, W3):—a step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3) with a switch (STS1 . . . STS3);—a diode (FLD) connected in parallel to the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3); and—a converter (U) which is connected to the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3) and which comprises at least one first half bridge (H1) with two serially connected switches (S1, S2), an inductor (L4) being connected between a connection point of the two switches (S1, S2) of the first half bridge (H1) and the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3);—wherein a current direction across the inductor (L4) is set by means of a rectifier (D11 . . . D33) in the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3); and—the switches (STS1 . . . STS3) of the step-down converter (TS1 . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Lunghard, Bertram Schillinger, Heinz Waeldele
  • Publication number: 20150280474
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100) for charging an electric energy store (B) from a three-phase AC voltage source (W1, W2, W3), having, in each phase of the AC voltage source (W1, W2, W3):—a step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3) with a switch (STS1 . . . STS3);—a diode (FLD) connected in parallel to the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3); and—a converter (U) which is connected to the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3) and which comprises at least one first half bridge (H1) with two serially connected switches (S1, S2), an inductor (L4) being connected between a connection point of the two switches (S1, S2) of the first half bridge (H1) and the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3);—wherein a current direction across the inductor (L4) is set by means of a rectifier (D11 . . . D33) in the step-down converter (TS1 . . . TS3); and—the switches (STS1 . . . STS3) of the step-down converter (TS1 . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Karlheinz Lunghard, Bertram Schillinger, Heinz Waeldele
  • Publication number: 20150180344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device (100) for charging an electrical energy store (T5), comprising: a network filter device (T1), which is designed to limit electrical interferences of an input AC voltage (U1); a power rectifier circuit device (T2), which is coupled to the network filter device (T1) and is designed to convert the input AC voltage (U1) into a rectified input voltage (U2); a full bridge device (T3) which is coupled to the power rectifier circuit device (T2) and is designed to convert the rectified input voltage (U2) into a high-frequency AC voltage (U3); a transformer device (TRF 1), which is coupled to the full bridge device (T3) and is designed to convert the high-frequency AC voltage (U3) into a transformed AC voltage (U4); a rectifier circuit device (T4) which is coupled to the transformer device (TRF1) and is designed to convert the transformed AC voltage (U4) into a rectified output voltage (U5); and an output choke (DL1) which is coupled to the rectifier circuit device (T4) and is
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Karlheinz Lunghard, Heiner Jacobs, Holger Borst, Bertram Schillinger, lngo Dwertmann, Heinz Waeldele