Patents by Inventor Jochen Kilb

Jochen Kilb 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).

  • Publication number: 20170331469
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) and a control device (SG) for operating power semiconductor switches (LH1 . . . LHn) connected in parallel, having the following steps: determining a nominal value for a total gate series resistor (GGVL . . . GGVn) of at least one power semiconductor switch (LH1 . . . LHn); providing the total gate series resistor (GGV1 . . . GGVn) for the at least one power semiconductor switch (LH1 . . . LHn) depending on the relevant nominal value, and operating the at least one power semiconductor switch (LH1 . . . LHn) with the associated total gate series resistor (GGV1 . . . GGVn).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jochen KILB, Stefan ALDINGER, Tobias RICHTER
  • Patent number: 9511673
    Abstract: Electrical connection arrangement (32) for a charging system (10), especially for charging a vehicle battery (14) of a motor vehicle (12), comprising a first connecting element (28) that can be connected to a charging station (20) and that can establish electrical charging contact with the second connecting element (30) which is supported on a mobile platform (12). At least one heating element (40) is integrated into the first connecting element and/or into the second connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Viktor Rill, Jochen Kilb
  • Patent number: 9350229
    Abstract: A system, comprising a control regulation system, an inverter, a DC link capacitor, which is coupled to input connections of the inverter, at least one control apparatus, which is coupled to semiconductor switches of a half-bridge of the inverter, wherein the control apparatus is configured to actuate the semiconductor switch on the basis of a control signal from the control regulation system, at least one temperature sensor, which is configured to determine a change in temperature of the semiconductor switches in the half-bridge of the inverter, and a voltage sensor, which is configured to determine the voltage at the DC link capacitor is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Aldinger, Jochen Kilb
  • Patent number: 9178375
    Abstract: A method for charging a rechargeable energy store, including: coupling the rechargeable energy store to a power supply line; ascertaining a piece of utilization information regarding a capacity utilization of a tripping load of a circuit breaker coupled to the power supply line; and/or ascertaining a separate piece of charging information regarding a power and/or a time remaining of a separate charging current supplied to another energy store by the power supply line; setting at least one selection variable regarding a time characteristic of a setpoint current intensity of a setpoint charging current supplied by the power supply line to the energy store, in view of the ascertained utilization information and/or the ascertained, separate charging information; and applying a charging current from the power supply line to the energy store in view of the at least one set selection variable. A related charging device and a circuit breaker are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Jochen Kilb
  • Publication number: 20150236616
    Abstract: A system, comprising a control regulation system, an inverter, a DC link capacitor, which is coupled to input connections of the inverter, at least one control apparatus, which is coupled to semiconductor switches of a half-bridge of the inverter, wherein the control apparatus is configured to actuate the semiconductor switch on the basis of a control signal from the control regulation system, at least one temperature sensor, which is configured to determine a change in temperature of the semiconductor switches in the half-bridge of the inverter, and a voltage sensor, which is configured to determine the voltage at the DC link capacitor is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Aldinger, Jochen Kilb
  • Publication number: 20150115889
    Abstract: Electrical connection arrangement (32) for a charging system (10), especially for charging a vehicle battery (14) of a motor vehicle (12), comprising a first connecting element (28) that can be connected to a charging station (20) and that can establish electrical charging contact with the second connecting element (30) which is supported on a mobile platform (12). At least one heating element (40) is integrated into the first connecting element and/or into the second connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Viktor Rill, Jochen Kilb
  • Publication number: 20130141042
    Abstract: A method for charging a rechargeable energy store (24), having the steps: coupling the rechargeable energy store (24) to a power supply line (10); ascertaining a piece of utilization information (34) regarding a capacity utilization of a tripping load of a circuit breaker (10) coupled to the power supply line (12); and/or ascertaining a separate piece of charging information (41) regarding a power and/or a time remaining of a separate charging current supplied to a further energy store (30) by the power supply line (12); setting at least one selection variable (48) regarding a time characteristic of a setpoint current intensity of a setpoint charging current supplied by the power supply line (12) to the rechargeable energy store (24), in view of the ascertained utilization information (24) and/or the ascertained, separate charging information (41); and applying a charging current from the power supply line (12) to the rechargeable energy store (24) in view of the at least one set selection variable (48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Jochen Kilb