Patents by Inventor Karsten Thoelmann

Karsten Thoelmann 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: 11088399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a current sensor comprising an electric conductor (10), through which a first current (I) can flow parallel to a first direction (R1) and which comprises three regions (21, 22, 23) immediately following on from each other in the first direction (R1). A middle region (22) of the three regions (21, 22, 23) comprises a conductor cross-sectional area that is smaller than a conductor cross-sectional area of each of the two outer regions (21, 23) of the three regions (21, 22, 23). A voltage sensor of the current sensor is designed to measure a first voltage between the two terminals (41, 42) thereof. The first voltage is the same as a voltage applied to a measuring region (22, 25) at least partially coinciding with the middle region (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Ruehle, Chrysanthos Tzivanopoulos, Eduard Reimer, Karsten Thoelmann, Kuen Cheuk Leung, Lisa Lorenz, Patrick Kaupp, Sven Bergmann
  • Publication number: 20200303784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a current sensor comprising an electric conductor (10), through which a first current (I) can flow parallel to a first direction (R1) and which comprises three regions (21, 22, 23) immediately following on from each other in the first direction (R1). A middle region (22) of the three regions (21, 22, 23) comprises a conductor cross-sectional area that is smaller than a conductor cross-sectional area of each of the two outer regions (21, 23) of the three regions (21, 22, 23). A voltage sensor of the current sensor is designed to measure a first voltage between the two terminals (41, 42) thereof. The first voltage is the same as a voltage applied to a measuring region (22, 25) at least partialy coinciding with the middle region (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Ruehle, Chrysanthos Tzivanopoulos, Eduard Reimer, Karsten Thoelmann, Kuen Cheuk Leung, Lisa Lorenz, Patrick Kaupp, Sven Bergmann
  • Patent number: 9893388
    Abstract: A battery comprises a plurality of battery modules, a plurality of monitoring units with a respective monitoring unit connected to a battery module, a battery control unit, and a first communication network to which the monitoring units are connected. The first communication network is configured to transmit data from or to the battery control unit. Furthermore, the battery comprises a second communication network configured to transmit an activation signal for activating a monitoring unit to a further monitoring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Karsten Thoelmann, Stefan Butzmann
  • Patent number: 9733310
    Abstract: A battery management unit includes a plurality of monitoring IC chips each configured to detect at least one operating parameter of at least one battery cell or battery module, which has a predetermined number of battery cells and is connected to a first bus. The battery management unit further includes a control unit and a basis monitoring IC chip which is likewise connected to the first bus and is configured to communicate with each of the monitoring IC chips via the first bus. The basis monitoring IC chip and the control unit are connected to a second bus and are configured to communicate with each other via the second bus. The basis monitoring IC chip and the control unit are arranged on a common circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Karsten Thoelmann
  • Publication number: 20150064513
    Abstract: A battery comprises a plurality of battery modules, a plurality of monitoring units with a respective monitoring unit connected to a battery module, a battery control unit, and a first communication network to which the monitoring units are connected. The first communication network is configured to transmit data from or to the battery control unit. Furthermore, the battery comprises a second communication network configured to transmit an activation signal for activating a monitoring unit to a further monitoring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Thoelmann, Stefan Butzmann
  • Publication number: 20140377602
    Abstract: A battery management unit includes a plurality of monitoring IC chips each configured to detect at least one operating parameter of at least one battery cell or battery module, which has a predetermined number of battery cells and is connected to a first bus. The battery management unit further includes a control unit and a basis monitoring IC chip which is likewise connected to the first bus and is configured to communicate with each of the monitoring IC chips via the first bus. The basis monitoring IC chip and the control unit are connected to a second bus and are configured to communicate with each other via the second bus. The basis monitoring IC chip and the control unit are arranged on a common circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Karsten Thoelmann
  • Publication number: 20010038315
    Abstract: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Bernd Memmler, Reimund Rebel, Karsten Thoelmann