Patents by Inventor Jochen Hantschel

Jochen Hantschel 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: 11876242
    Abstract: A module layer and to a battery system made therefrom, which, as a device for supplying and storing electrical energy between two final end components, comprises a number of battery modules that are electrically connected to one another in series. Each module here consists of a number of elementary cells, which are generally lithium-ion batteries. The module layer is embodied as a structural unit, wherein the cells in the module layer are positioned next to one another in a tray, in an upright position on a base element of the tray, and are enclosed by an outer frame that is embodied as a heat sink and constitutes the rim of the tray, the outer frame has a seal, and the module layer has a section of a central shaft into which bus bars protrude, which produce a conductive connection with the cells of the respective module layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Jochen Hantschel, Tobias Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20230104528
    Abstract: The invention relates to battery modules, battery devices and to methods for producing a battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen HANTSCHEL, Michael GROTZ, Stephanie ROSENKRANZ, Alexander LEICHTFUSS, Maximilian HEIM
  • Publication number: 20230083540
    Abstract: A module layer and to a battery system made therefrom, which, as a device for supplying and storing electrical energy between two final end components, comprises a number of battery modules that are electrically connected to one another in series. Each module here consists of a number of elementary cells, which are generally lithium-ion batteries. The module layer is embodied as a structural unit, wherein the cells in the module layer are positioned next to one another in a tray, in an upright position on a base element of the tray, and are enclosed by an outer frame that is embodied as a heat sink and constitutes the rim of the tray, the outer frame has a seal, and the module layer has a section of a central shaft into which bus bars protrude, which produce a conductive connection with the cells of the respective module layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen HANTSCHEL, Tobias SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20230015509
    Abstract: The invention relates to battery modules, battery devices and to methods for producing a battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen HANTSCHEL, Michael GROTZ, Stephanie ROSENKRANZ, Alexander LEICHTFUSS, Maximilian HEIM
  • Publication number: 20230014035
    Abstract: The invention relates to battery modules, battery devices and to methods for producing a battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen HANTSCHEL, Michael GROTZ, Stephanie ROSENKRANZ, Alexander LEICHTFUSS, Maximilian HEIM
  • Publication number: 20230015836
    Abstract: The invention relates to battery modules, battery devices and to methods for producing a battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jochen HANTSCHEL, Michael GROTZ, Stephanie ROSENKRANZ, Alexander LEICHTFUSS, Maximilian HEIM
  • Publication number: 20220294042
    Abstract: A control device for a battery storage device, which is equipped with components of the electronics system, e.g. battery management system and current measurement shunt, and with components of the electromechanical system, e.g. in the form of relays, fuses, bus bars, and plug connectors, and is accommodated in a closed housing. In order to create a control device in which a predetermined service life can be reliably achieved even without an oversizing of components, it is proposed for the closed housing to be embodied to form a free and/or forced convection, it being possible for the convection to balance out temperature differences inside the housing and throughout the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Jochen HANTSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20220216556
    Abstract: A battery device battery device comprises one or more battery modules, one of the respective battery modules comprising the following: a frame element, a base element and a plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Stefan HERTER, Tobias SCHMIDT, Stefan DWENGER, Jochen HANTSCHEL, Michael GROTZ, Moritz BERTSCH, Armin DIEZ, Mark LADERER, André WIECHERT, Joachim BUCK, Christian HONECK, Florian SCHWARZ, Heinrich ROT, Thomas STRÄUSSL
  • Publication number: 20220216557
    Abstract: A battery device comprises one or more battery modules, one of the respective battery modules comprising the following: a frame element, a base element and a plurality of battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Stefan HERTER, Tobias SCHMIDT, Stefan DWENGER, Jochen HANTSCHEL, Michael GROTZ, Moritz BERTSCH, Armin DIEZ, Mark LADERER, André WIECHERT, Joachim BUCK, Christian HONECK, Florian SCHWARZ, Heinrich ROT, Thomas STRÄUSSL
  • Publication number: 20210313638
    Abstract: A battery storage device, in particular a battery storage device for a vehicle, said storage device being simple and in particular inexpensive to produce and allowing a reliable seal. This is achieved in that the battery storage device comprises the following: a battery storage housing that encloses an interior in which one or more battery modules are received or can be received; and one or more temperature-controlling elements through which a temperature-controlling medium can flow in order to control the temperature of one or more battery modules which are received or can be received in the interior of the battery storage housing, wherein the one or more temperature-controlling elements comprise a temperature-controlling medium inflow connection and a temperature-controlling medium discharge connection which are arranged outside of the interior of the battery storage housing, and the one or more temperature-controlling elements are produced by roll bonding in particular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Jochen HANTSCHEL, Tobias SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 9467070
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for monitoring a decentralized power generation plant for feeding into a three-phase network in order to prevent undesired island network operation, wherein the power generation plant has an inverter, which produces three alternating currents phase-shifted from each other from an input-side direct voltage, in particular of a photovoltaic generator, which alternating currents are fed into the network. The basis of the monitoring method is that the target power value for a designated phase of the network alternating voltage is changed, e.g. reduced, by a predetermined first amount for a predetermined time period while the target power values for the other two phases are changed in the opposite direction, e.g. increased, by a predetermined second and/or third amount. The sum of the second and third amounts equals the first amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: AEI Power GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Hantschel, Felix Martin
  • Publication number: 20160033169
    Abstract: A heating device, in particular for heating at least one fluid, includes at least one first heating resistor and at least one supply electronics unit, which is provided for supplying at least the first heating resistor with current provided by at least one first photovoltaic plant. It is proposed that the supply electronics unit is provided for operating at least the first heating resistor in a clocked manner at least in one operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Jochen HANTSCHEL
  • Patent number: 9118212
    Abstract: An inverter system (1) for a photovoltaic solar installation for generating an AC voltage from a DC voltage of a solar generator (2) is provided which includes an additional energy storage device (38) which is arranged in an energy transfer path that can be activated when needed. A control arrangement (31, 39) for monitoring and controlling the operation of the inverter system (1) is designed to detect short-term energy peaks of the insolation at the solar generator and, upon a presence of insolation peaks, to activate the energy transfer path (36) in order to cause a transfer of energy from the solar generator (2) to the energy storage device (38). Also a method for the operation of an inverter system for a photovoltaic solar installation for the utilization of insolation peaks at the solar generator is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: REFUSOL GMBH
    Inventor: Jochen Hantschel
  • Publication number: 20140306544
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system for converting a DC voltage from a photovoltaic generator into an AC voltage, includes a transformerless power inverter which comprises high-frequency-clocked switching units, the DC voltage input of which is connected to the photovoltaic generator, and the AC voltage output of which is connected to a series circuit consisting of a bias generating device and an inductive HF decoupling device. The bias generating device is used to apply a bias potential to the AC voltage output of the power inverter, said bias potential also indirectly influencing the voltage potential at the DC voltage input of the power inverter. The inductive HF decoupling device is used for the HF decoupling of the AC voltage side from the DC voltage side of the power inverter in order to prevent capacitive discharge currents to the photovoltaic generator due to the use of the bias generating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: REFUSOL GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Hantschel, Steffen Notz
  • Publication number: 20140254227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for monitoring a decentralized power generation plant for feeding into a three-phase network in order to prevent undesired island network operation, wherein the power generation plant has an inverter, which produces three alternating currents phase-shifted from each other from an input-side direct voltage, in particular of a photovoltaic generator, which alternating currents are fed into the network. The basis of the monitoring method is that the target power value for a designated phase of the network alternating voltage is changed, e.g. reduced, by a predetermined first amount for a predetermined time period while the target power values for the other two phases are changed in the opposite direction, e.g. increased, by a predetermined second and/or third amount. The sum of the second and third amounts equals the first amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jochen Hantschel, Felix Martin
  • Patent number: 8749092
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system includes a first and a second photovoltaic generator (9, 11) which delivers electric energy, an inverter (4) which can be coupled to the PV-generators (9, 11) for converting electric energy of the PV generators (9, 11) to output AC energy, and a switchable coupling arrangement (3) for coupling the PV generators (9, 11) to each other and to the inverter (4). The coupling arrangement (3) is arranged functionally between the PV generators (9, 11) and the inverter (4) and designed to connect the PV generators selectively either in a series circuit arrangement or a parallel circuit arrangement to the inverter (4). The PV system (1) can therefore expediently be operated with an intermediate circuit voltage which is higher than the maximum voltage of one PV generator for achieving improved efficiency whereas it can be switched to a lower intermediate circuit voltage when necessary, for example, in case of a ground connection fault, to maintain predetermined voltage limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Refu Elektronik GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Hantschel, Felix Martin
  • Publication number: 20130062942
    Abstract: An inverter system (1) for a photovoltaic solar installation for generating an AC voltage from a DC voltage of a solar generator (2) is provided which includes an additional energy storage device (38) which is arranged in an energy transfer path that can be activated when needed. A control arrangement (31, 39) for monitoring and controlling the operation of the inverter system (1) is designed to detect short-term energy peaks of the insolation at the solar generator and, upon a presence of insolation peaks, to activate the energy transfer path (36) in order to cause a transfer of energy from the solar generator (2) to the energy storage device (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Jochen Hantschel
  • Publication number: 20120007429
    Abstract: A photovoltaic system includes a first and a second photovoltaic generator (9, 11) which delivers electric energy, an inverter (4) which can be coupled to the PV-generators (9, 11) for converting electric energy of the PV generators (9, 11) to output AC energy, and a switchable coupling arrangement (3) for coupling the PV generators (9, 11) to each other and to the inverter (4). The coupling arrangement (3) is arranged functionally between the PV generators (9, 11) and the inverter (4) and designed to connect the PV generators selectively either in a series circuit arrangement or a parallel circuit arrangement to the inverter (4). The PV system (1) can therefore expediently be operated with an intermediate circuit voltage which is higher than the maximum voltage of one PV generator for achieving improved efficiency whereas it can be switched to a lower intermediate circuit voltage when necessary, for example, in case of a ground connection fault, to maintain predetermined voltage limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Jochen Hantschel, Felix Martin