Patents by Inventor Henning NIEßING

Henning NIEßING 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: 11345333
    Abstract: A hybrid motor vehicle including an internal combustion motor and an electric drive motor as drive motors in a powertrain, wherein the electric drive motor and a high-voltage battery associated therewith are connected to a high-voltage network of the hybrid motor vehicle, wherein the hybrid motor vehicle moreover includes at least one air conditioning system with an air conditioning compressor with which an electric motor for operating the air conditioning compressor from the high-voltage network is associated, wherein the electric motor, forming an auxiliary unit arrangement, is connected via a first clutch to the air conditioning compressor and via a second clutch to a belt drive of the internal combustion motor and can be operated in order to charge the high-voltage battery. A control device is provided for actuating at least one of the clutches as a function of a current operating state of the hybrid motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Henning Nießing
  • Publication number: 20220145841
    Abstract: A system for operating a vehicle, which has an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, a front axle with front wheels, a rear axle with rear wheels and a battery. The system is provided that the electric machine is in a direct force-acting relationship to the rear axle. The system includes at least one primary clutch arrangement, via which the electric machine can be connected to the wheels of at least one axle, and a secondary clutch arrangement via which the electric machine can be connected to the internal combustion engine. For starting the internal combustion engine, the electric machine is to be separated from the wheels of the at least one axle via the at least one primary clutch arrangement and is to be connected to the internal combustion engine via the secondary clutch arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Henning NIEßING
  • Publication number: 20220017068
    Abstract: A hybrid motor vehicle including an internal combustion motor and an electric drive motor as drive motors in a powertrain, wherein the electric drive motor and a high-voltage battery associated therewith are connected to a high-voltage network of the hybrid motor vehicle, wherein the hybrid motor vehicle moreover includes at least one air conditioning system with an air conditioning compressor with which an electric motor for operating the air conditioning compressor from the high-voltage network is associated, wherein the electric motor, forming an auxiliary unit arrangement, is connected via a first clutch to the air conditioning compressor and via a second clutch to a belt drive of the internal combustion motor and can be operated in order to charge the high-voltage battery. A control device is provided for actuating at least one of the clutches as a function of a current operating state of the hybrid motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Henning NIEßING