Patents by Inventor Mario Lehr

Mario Lehr 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: 20230288485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor (S), in particular for an electrical network of an electrically driven vehicle, in particular in an electric car. The sensor according to the invention comprises first of all a measuring device (ME) for current measurement and/or for voltage measurement in the electrical network, in particular with a low-resistance current sense resistor for current measurement according to the four-wire technique. Furthermore, the sensor (S) according to the invention comprises an integrated insulation monitoring device (ME, IQ, Rk, S3) for monitoring an electrical insulation of high-side and/or low-side of the electrical network. The sensor (S) according to the invention is characterized by the fact that the insulation monitoring device (ME, IQ, Rk, S3) operates actively and impresses measurement pulses into the electrical network for insulation monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jan MARIEN, Benjamin SEEL, Andreas LEPPER, Felix LEBEAU, Alexander WASSMANN, Mario LEHR, Daniel WOELFEL, Eckhard BROECKMANN, Carsten WEISS, Matthias GRUEN
  • Patent number: 11131698
    Abstract: A method and a monitoring device for selectively determining a partial system leakage capacitance in an ungrounded power supply system having a main system and at least one partial system. An extended insulation monitoring system is configured for determining an overall system leakage capacitance of the power supply system; an extended insulation fault location system for determining an ohmic and a capacitive partial test-current portion of a partial test current captured in the respective partial system; and an impedance evaluation system for determining a partial insulation resistance and a partial system leakage capacitance for each partial system to be monitored are provided. For preventing the entire ungrounded power supply system from being switched off, the fundamental idea of the present invention is advantageously based on identifying in which partial system a critical increase of a partial system leakage capacitance has taken place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: BENDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Hackl, Mario Lehr
  • Publication number: 20190101581
    Abstract: A method and a monitoring device for selectively determining a partial system leakage capacitance in an ungrounded power supply system having a main system and at least one partial system. An extended insulation monitoring system is configured for determining an overall system leakage capacitance of the power supply system; an extended insulation fault location system for determining an ohmic and a capacitive partial test-current portion of a partial test current captured in the respective partial system; and an impedance evaluation system for determining a partial insulation resistance and a partial system leakage capacitance for each partial system to be monitored are provided. For preventing the entire ungrounded power supply system from being switched off, the fundamental idea of the present invention is advantageously based on identifying in which partial system a critical increase of a partial system leakage capacitance has taken place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dieter Hackl, Mario Lehr
  • Patent number: 9891262
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for insulation monitoring between a low-voltage supply system and a high-voltage supply system, wherein the apparatus can be connected both to a high-voltage positive connection and also to a high-voltage negative connection and also to the low-voltage supply system, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of electrical contacts for coupling monitoring connections to the high-voltage circuit by means of a respective high-voltage positive connection and by means of a respective high-voltage negative connection, it being possible for said contacts to be connected in different sections of the high-voltage supply system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA, BENDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sven Kullick, Mario Lehr, Hans-Jürgen Jäger, Carsten Weiβ
  • Patent number: 9594110
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation monitoring device for simultaneously monitoring an ungrounded power supply system comprising network sections that can be interconnected via coupling switches, comprising a signal generator for generating a measuring signal and a coupling circuit for coupling the measuring signal to the power supply system. According to the invention, the insulation monitoring device comprises a coupling circuit for each interconnectable network section to be monitored, a switchable electrical connecting element being arranged for connecting adjacent coupling circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: BENDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Mario Lehr, Carsten Weiss, Hans-Juergen Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20150204937
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation monitoring device for simultaneously monitoring an ungrounded power supply system comprising network sections that can be interconnected via coupling switches, comprising a signal generator for generating a measuring signal and a coupling circuit for coupling the measuring signal to the power supply system. According to the invention, the insulation monitoring device comprises a coupling circuit for each interconnectable network section to be monitored, a switchable electrical connecting element being arranged for connecting adjacent coupling circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mario Lehr, Carsten Weiss, Hans-Juergen Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20150177308
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for insulation monitoring between a low-voltage supply system and a high-voltage supply system, wherein the apparatus can be connected both to a high-voltage positive connection and also to a high-voltage negative connection and also to the low-voltage supply system, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of electrical contacts for coupling monitoring connections to the high-voltage circuit by means of a respective high-voltage positive connection and by means of a respective high-voltage negative connection, it being possible for said contacts to be connected in different sections of the high-voltage supply system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicants: HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., BENDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sven Kullick, Mario Lehr, Hans-Jürgen Jäger, Carsten Weiß