Patents by Inventor Juergen Gebert

Juergen Gebert 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: 20240030721
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a first system energy interface, a first storage module, and a first processing module. The first storage module includes a first energy interface, a first cell stack comprising a plurality of individual cells, and a first communication interface. The first processing module includes a second energy interface, a second communication interface, a first monitoring module, a DC-10 DC converter, a third communication interface, and the first system energy interface. The system is configured to electrically couple the first memory module to a second memory module depending on the first processing module and a second processing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Joachim FROESCHL, Jürgen GEBERT, Alfred GROM, Julian TAUBE, Laurenz TIPPE
  • Patent number: 11872996
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit and having a first power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the first control unit for supplying power to a first actuator in normal operation of the control system. In order to ensure proper operation of a control system for a motor vehicle, even in the event of a fault, the control system has a backup control unit and a backup power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the backup control unit for supplying power to the first actuator in a first backup operation of the control system. The backup control unit is connected to the first control unit in a signal-transmitting manner. The control system is transferred from normal operation to the first backup operation as a function of the arrival in the backup control unit of a fault signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & CO. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus Decius, Julian Eckstein, Sergey Orlov, Peter Grabs, Matthias Korte, Pascal Vollmer, Heiko Lerch, Michael Claus, Fridolin Bauer, Juergen Gebert, Florian Oszwald
  • Patent number: 11450994
    Abstract: A plug connection has a plug socket and a plug which can be releasably inserted therein, as well as a plurality of electrically conductive contact areas and spring contacts. The spring contacts are divided into a first group and a second group. In a first state, the spring contacts of the first group are in contact with their associated contact areas and the spring contacts of the second groups rest on at least one stop and are not in contact with their associated contact areas. A trigger causes the spring contacts of the second group to overcome the at least one stop when a defined temperature is exceeded so as to come into contact with their associated contact areas in a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Brasse, Joachim Froeschl, Juergen Gebert, Johannes Meisenzahl
  • Patent number: 11440545
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle and a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle. In order to ensure, with the least possible additional complexity, that functions of a motor vehicle that are controlled by means of control units are properly executed even in the event of a faulty control unit, the control system has a third control unit for controlling the first function and the second function of the motor vehicle and, depending on the receipt of a fault signal of the first and/or second control unit by the third control unit, the third control unit can be configured such that the motor vehicle first and/or second function corresponding to the faulty control unit can be controlled by means of the third control unit alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus Decius, Ulrich Koehler, Carsten Kuegeler, Sergey Orlov, Juergen Gebert, Peter Grabs, Matthias Korte, Josua Blott, Michael Claus, Heiko Lerch, Sebastian Ludolph, Martin Ott, Sebastian Surmund, Pascal Vollmer, Martin Zillgen, Sven Hillenkoetter, Martin Hopf, Joachim Oechsner
  • Patent number: 11400951
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, including a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle, a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle and a backup control unit. To ensure the proper execution of functions controlled of a motor vehicle controlled with the aid of control units even in the case of a defective control unit with preferably little additional effort, the backup control unit is configurable depending on the input of an error signal of the first or second control unit such that an actuator corresponding to the defective control unit is controllable with the aid of the backup control unit. A first backup power electronic module is assigned to the first actuator, and a second backup power electronic module is assigned to the second actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus Decius, Julian Eckstein, Carsten Kuegeler, Sergey Orlov, Peter Grabs, Matthias Korte, Pascal Vollmer, Heiko Lerch, Michael Claus, Florian Oszwald, Juergen Gebert, Fridolin Bauer
  • Publication number: 20210234318
    Abstract: A plug connection has a plug socket and a plug which can be releasably inserted therein, as well as a plurality of electrically conductive contact areas and spring contacts. The spring contacts are divided into a first group and a second group. In a first state, the spring contacts of the first group are in contact with their associated contact areas and the spring contacts of the second groups rest on at least one stop and are not in contact with their associated contact areas. A trigger causes the spring contacts of the second group to overcome the at least one stop when a defined temperature is exceeded so as to come into contact with their associated contact areas in a second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias BRASSE, Joachim FROESCHL, Juergen GEBERT, Johannes MEISENZAHL
  • Publication number: 20210163023
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit and having a first power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the first control unit for supplying power to a first actuator in normal operation of the control system. In order to ensure proper operation of a control system for a motor vehicle, even in the event of a fault, the control system has a backup control unit and a backup power electronics unit connected in a signal-transmitting manner to the backup control unit for supplying power to the first actuator in a first backup operation of the control system. The backup control unit is connected to the first control unit in a signal-transmitting manner. The control system is transferred from normal operation to the first backup operation as a function of the arrival in the backup control unit of a fault signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Nikolaus DECIUS, Julian ECKSTEIN, Sergey ORLOV, Peter GRABS, Matthias KORTE, Pascal VOLLMER, Heiko LERCH, Michael CLAUS, Fridolin BAUER, Juergen GEBERT, Florian OSZWALD
  • Publication number: 20210070312
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle, including a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle, a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle and a backup control unit. To ensure the proper execution of functions controlled of a motor vehicle controlled with the aid of control units even in the case of a defective control unit with preferably little additional effort, the backup control unit is configurable depending on the input of an error signal of the first or second control unit such that an actuator corresponding to the defective control unit is controllable with the aid of the backup control unit. A first backup power electronic module is assigned to the first actuator, and a second backup power electronic module is assigned to the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Nikolaus DECIUS, Julian ECKSTEIN, Carsten KUEGELER, Sergey ORLOV, Peter GRABS, Matthias KORTE, Pascal VOLLMER, Heiko LERCH, Michael CLAUS, Florian OSZWALD, Juergen GEBERT, Fridolin BAUER
  • Publication number: 20200238992
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle having a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle and a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle. In order to ensure, with the least possible additional complexity, that functions of a motor vehicle that are controlled by means of control units are properly executed even in the event of a faulty control unit, the control system has a third control unit for controlling the first function and the second function of the motor vehicle and, depending on the receipt of a fault signal of the first and/or second control unit by the third control unit, the third control unit can be configured such that the motor vehicle first and/or second function corresponding to the faulty control unit can be controlled by means of the third control unit alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Nikolaus DECIUS, Ulrich KOEHLER, Carsten KUEGELER, Sergey ORLOV, Juergen GEBERT, Peter GRABS, Matthias KORTE, Josua BLOTT, Michael CLAUS, Heiko LERCH, Sebastian LUDOLPH, Martin OTT, Sebastian SURMUND, Pascal VOLLMER, Martin ZILLGEN, Sven HILLENKOETTER, Martin HOPF, Joachim OECHSNER
  • Patent number: 7779942
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (KFZ) including an electric power source (EQ) for providing DC current, a converter (U) for converting the DC current into three-phase AC current of identical phase angle or polyphase current as a function of the vehicle operating state, and an electric machine (EM), to which the current provided by the converter is fed, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Kaindl, Georg Goetz, Juergen Gebert, Florian Oesterreicher
  • Patent number: 7755309
    Abstract: A drive system for a motor vehicle comprising an internal-combustion engine, an electric machine coupled to the internal-combustion engine, and a transmission device through which a ratio change can be implemented without a tractive power interruption is described. Also described is a control device for controlling the electric machine and for controlling the transmission device. The control device is constructed such that, in the event of a braking demand, the demanded total braking torque is at least proportionally provided by the electric machine, and, in the case of an existing braking demand with a constant total braking torque and a change of the transmission ratio implemented in the presence of this braking demand, the electric machine is controlled such that the total braking torque changing because of the ratio change is at least partially compensated, so that a constant total braking torque according to the braking demand is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Gebert, Markus Kaindl, Hans Glonner, Florian Oesterreicher
  • Patent number: 7513325
    Abstract: In a method for operating a hybrid vehicle, which includes an internal combustion engine and an electric machine as the propulsive drive, the electric machine operates in both motor and generator modes. Furthermore, there is an accumulator device, such as a capacitor assembly, for storing electric energy. The aim is to provide a method that guarantees an improved start-up operation of a hybrid motor vehicle in terms of fuel consumption and emission. This is achieved in that in the start-up operation the torque required on the basis of the request of the driver to drive the vehicle is divided between the internal combustion engine and the electric machine, as a function of the existing operating parameters of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Gebert, Marcel Fenkart
  • Patent number: 7507181
    Abstract: A method and device for determining a driving torque correction factor for compensating the driving torques of a drive unit including a first drive device and a second drive device, both of which act with their driving torque on a common drive shaft. The method includes specifying and setting a desired driving torque for one of the two drive devices, adjusting a brake torque for the other of the two drive devices to a brake torque value, which is equivalent to the value of the actual driving torque (that occurs on the basis of the desired driving torque) of one of the two drive devices, and determining the correction value as a function of the specified desired driving torque of the one drive device and as a function of the brake torque value of the other drive device, the brake torque value being adjusted at the time of the compensation of the torques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marcel Fenkart, Juergen Gebert, Oliver Grohe, Stephan Peuckmann, Stefan Schinagl
  • Patent number: 7469169
    Abstract: A method for controlling and regulating the input power distribution of prime movers in a power train (1) of a motor vehicle which has one internal combustion engine (2), at least one electric machine (6, 14), at least one clutch (4, 11), the same as one transmission (12), and in which there is at least one control and regulation unit which, on the basis of predetermined, measuring and calculated values, controls and regulates the input power distribution between the internal combustion engine (2) and at least one electric machine (6, 14) with regard to power dynamics of the vehicle, the same as its energy consumption, its emission and its driving comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Dreibholz, Friedrich Tenbrock, Gerd Frotscher, Johannes Kaltenbach, Markus Kaindl, Jürgen Gebert, Joachim Fröschl
  • Publication number: 20080210509
    Abstract: A method and device for determining a driving torque correction factor for compensating the driving torques of a drive unit including a first drive device and a second drive device, both of which act with their driving torque on a common drive shaft. The method includes specifying and setting a desired driving torque for one of the two drive devices, adjusting a brake torque for the other of the two drive devices to a brake torque value, which is equivalent to the value of the actual driving torque (that occurs on the basis of the desired driving torque) of one of the two drive devices, and determining the correction value as a function of the specified desired driving torque of the one drive device and as a function of the brake torque value of the other drive device, the brake torque value being adjusted at the time of the compensation of the torques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengsellschaft
    Inventors: Marcel Fenkart, Juergen Gebert, Oliver Grohe, Stephan Peuckmann, Stefan Schinagl
  • Publication number: 20080106227
    Abstract: A drive system for a motor vehicle comprising an internal-combustion engine, an electric machine coupled to the internal-combustion engine, and a transmission device through which a ratio change can be implemented without a tractive power interruption is described. Also described is a control device for controlling the electric machine and for controlling the transmission device. The control device is constructed such that, in the event of a braking demand, the demanded total braking torque is at least proportionally provided by the electric machine, and, in the case of an existing braking demand with a constant total braking torque and a change of the transmission ratio implemented in the presence of this braking demand, the electric machine is controlled such that the total braking torque changing because of the ratio change is at least partially compensated, so that a constant total braking torque according to the braking demand is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Gebert, Markus Kaindl, Hans Glonner, Florian Oesterreicher
  • Publication number: 20080073132
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (KFZ) including an electric power source (EQ) for providing DC current, a converter (U) for converting the DC current into three-phase AC current of identical phase angle or polyphase current as a function of the vehicle operating state, and an electric machine (EM), to which the current provided by the converter is fed, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus KAINDL, Georg Goetz, Juergen Gebert, Florian Oesterreicher
  • Publication number: 20070062745
    Abstract: In a method for operating a hybrid vehicle, which includes an internal combustion engine and an electric machine as the propulsive drive, the electric machine operates in both motor and generator modes. Furthermore, there is an accumulator device, such as a capacitor assembly, for storing electric energy. The aim is to provide a method that guarantees an improved start-up operation of a hybrid motor vehicle in terms of fuel consumption and emission. This is achieved in that in the start-up operation the torque required on the basis of the request of the driver to drive the vehicle is divided between the internal combustion engine and the electric machine, as a function of the existing operating parameters of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengsellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Gebert, Marcel Fenkart