Patents by Inventor Leonhard HOERTH

Leonhard HOERTH 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).

  • Thermal management for an electric or hybrid vehicle and a method for air-conditioning the interior of such a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10589596
    Abstract: An energy-efficient thermal management system for an electric or hybrid vehicle is provided. The system has a first coolant circuit for controlling the temperature of electric components of an electric powertrain, an air-conditioning unit being provided for air-conditioning an interior. A second coolant circuit air-conditions the interior and is operable independently of the first coolant circuit. Each coolant circuit comprises a pump and a respective ambient heat exchanger. In order to control the temperature of the interior, a temperature control device which can be designed as a Peltier module is integrated into the second coolant circuit, said temperature control device operating in the manner of a heat pump for heating purposes. The two coolant circuits can be coupled to each other in order to exchange heat. An additional temperature control device can be integrated in order to air-condition an interior component in a decentralized manner, in particular a seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: Gentherm GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke, Technische Universitaet Muenchen
    Inventors: Stefan Riederer, Leonhard Hoerth, Heinrich Birndorfer, Marco Ranalli, Martin Adldinger, Manuel Lorenz
  • THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR AIR-CONDITIONING THE INTERIOR OF SUCH A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160297280
    Abstract: An energy-efficient thermal management system for an electric or hybrid vehicle is provided. The system has a first coolant circuit for controlling the temperature of electric components of an electric powertrain, an air-conditioning unit being provided for air-conditioning an interior. A second coolant circuit air-conditions the interior and is operable independently of the first coolant circuit. Each coolant circuit comprises a pump and a respective ambient heat exchanger. In order to control the temperature of the interior, a temperature control device which can be designed as a Peltier module is integrated into the second coolant circuit, said temperature control device operating in the manner of a heat pump for heating purposes. The two coolant circuits can be coupled to each other in order to exchange heat. An additional temperature control device can be integrated in order to air-condition an interior component in a decentralized manner, in particular a seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: Gentherm GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Technische Universitaet Muenchen
    Inventors: Stefan RIEDERER, Leonhard HOERTH, Heinrich BIRNDORFER, Marco RANALLI, Martin ADLDINGER, Manuel LORENZ