Patents by Inventor Michele Hirsch

Michele Hirsch 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: 11955910
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for regulating an electric machine (190), comprising a harmonic filter (150), said harmonic filter (150) comprising a second filter (142) and a filter output transformer (132). The method has the steps of: ascertaining (410) a feedback variable (Idq); determining (414) a filter specification variable (FV); filtering (415) the filter specification variable (FV); ascertaining (417) a filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda); and energizing (480) at least one winding of the electric machine (190) on the basis of the filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Manderla, Michele Hirsch, Sebastian Paulus, Timo Kuehn, Wei-Lung Lee, Florian Malchow
  • Publication number: 20240030847
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (2) comprising a rotatably mounted rotor and a motor winding that is electrically connected to an electrical energy store (4) by means of a power electronics (3). In said method, the machine (2) and/or an apparatus comprising the machine (2) is/are monitored in respect of fault events, and the motor winding is short-circuited by triggering the power electronics (3) upon detection of a fault event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Phillip Wagner, Gunther Goetting, Michele Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20240022203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine. A harmonic manipulated variable with respect to a harmonic of a predetermined frequency occurring during the energization of the electric machine is determined. The electric machine is energized using the determined harmonic manipulated variable by means of a pulse width modulation method. For each period of the pulse width modulation method, the harmonic manipulated variable is determined for both a switch-on operation and a switch-off operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian Paulus, Michele Hirsch, Thomas Zeltwanger
  • Publication number: 20240022193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a value profile of a controlled variable of an electrical system. Differences between predetermined values of an output variable at an end time and a determined value of the output variable at the end time are determined. A value profile of the controlled variable in the time interval is predetermined, the value profile being dependent on an end value at the end time and is being determined uniquely by the specification of the end value. Allowed values of the controlled variable are determined such that, when the electrical system is activated, the value of the output variable at the end time is equal to the determined difference. A curve of the allowed values of the controlled variable is determined on the basis of the allowed values of the controlled variable. A point of intersection of the determined curve and a predetermined derating function is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michele Hirsch, Christian Hahn, Markus Becker
  • Publication number: 20240014766
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for determining a temperature of a rotor of an electric machine. The apparatus comprises an interface and a computing device. Input variables which are dependent on the operation of the electric machine are received via the interface. The computing device calculates, by means of a physical model, a first contribution to the heat transfer on the rotor on the basis of at least one of the input variables. In addition, the computing device calculates, by means of an artificial intelligence model, a second contribution to the heat transfer on the rotor on the basis of at least one of the input variables. The computing device calculates the temperature of the rotor on the basis of the first contribution and the second contribution to the heat transfer on the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Hahn, Lei Chen, Michele Hirsch, Sebastian Ziesche, Wael Hilali, Michael Bangerter
  • Publication number: 20240014756
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (2), in particular in a motor vehicle, the machine (2) comprising a rotatably mounted rotor and a motor winding that is electrically connected to an electrical energy store (4) by means of a power electronics (3). In said method, by triggering the power electronics (3), the electric machine (2) is controlled in a field-oriented manner in such a way that the machine (2) generates a specified desired torque (Ttarget). According to the invention, when it is ascertained that based on a current actual working point (AP1) of the electric machine (2) a specified desired working point (AP2) of the electric machine (2) should be set at least substantially in a time-optimized manner, a predicted pilot control action is specified, and that the desired working point (AP2) is set by triggering the power electronics (3) according to the predicted pilot control action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Phillip Wagner, Gunther Goetting, Michele Hirsch
  • Patent number: 11831261
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for calibrating a controller of an electric machine (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michele Hirsch, Sebastian Paulus, Wei-Lung Lee
  • Patent number: 11764714
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for regulating an electric machine (190), comprising at least one first filter (140) and at least one second filter (142, 144). The method has the steps of: ascertaining (410) a feedback variable (Idq); filtering (412) a specifiable GW matching variable (Idq*); ascertaining (414) the filtered feedback variable without fundamental components (IdqWo-Funda); filtering (416) the filtered feedback variable without fundamental components (IdqWo-Funda); ascertaining (418) a filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda); and energizing (480) at least one winding of the electric machine (190) on the basis of the filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Paulus, Michele Hirsch, Wei-Lung Lee
  • Publication number: 20230006583
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for regulating an electric machine (190), comprising at least one first filter (140) and at least one second filter (142, 144). The method has the steps of: ascertaining (410) a feedback variable (Idq); filtering (412) a specifiable GW matching variable (Idq*); ascertaining (414) the filtered feedback variable without fundamental components (IdqWo-Funda); filtering (416) the filtered feedback variable without fundamental components (IdqWo-Funda); ascertaining (418) a filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda); and energizing (480) at least one winding of the electric machine (190) on the basis of the filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian Paulus, Michele Hirsch, Wei-Lung Lee
  • Publication number: 20230006587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for calibrating the control of an electrical machine (120) for a specifiable torque value (T_Des), the electrical machine (120) being operated by means of field-oriented control. The method comprises the steps of: a.) specifying a current vector (Ix_V) (410) for producing the specifiable torque value (T_Des) by means of a connectable electrical machine (120), b.) specifying a test signal (Sx_Test) (420) and superimposing the test signal (Sx_Test) on the current vector (Ix_V), c.) capturing (430), by means of a sensor (130), a response signal (Sx_Antw) resulting from the superimposing, e.) determining (450) a calibrated current vector (I_Vk) according to the evaluation of the response signal (Sx_Antw).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Michele Hirsch, Yuping Chen
  • Publication number: 20230006599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for regulating an electric machine (190) comprising a harmonic regulator (100), wherein the harmonic regulator comprises an input transformer (110), a regulator (120), and an output transformer (130). The method has the steps of: ascertaining (410) a feedback variable (Idq); transforming (420) the feedback variable (Idq); ascertaining (430) a regulating deviation; ascertaining (440) an equalization variable (UHrmc*); back-transforming (450) the equalization variable (UHrmc*); and energizing (480) at least one winding of the electric machine (190) on the basis of the actuating variable (UdqHrmc*).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian Paulus, Michele Hirsch, Wei-Lung Lee
  • Publication number: 20230006589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for calibrating a controller of an electric machine (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Michele Hirsch, Sebastian Paulus, Wei-Lung Lee
  • Publication number: 20220407441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for regulating an electric machine (190), comprising a harmonic filter (150), said harmonic filter (150) comprising a second filter (142) and a filter output transformer (132). The method has the steps of: ascertaining (410) a feedback variable (Idq); determining (414) a filter specification variable (FV); filtering (415) the filter specification variable (FV); ascertaining (417) a filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda); and energizing (480) at least one winding of the electric machine (190) on the basis of the filtered feedback variable without harmonic components (IdqFunda).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Maximilian Manderla, Michele Hirsch, Sebastian Paulus, Timo Kuehn, Wei-Lung Lee, Florian Malchow
  • Patent number: 11271470
    Abstract: The invention relates to the controlling of a multi-phase rectifier for adapting the temperature distribution in the rectifier. According to the invention, the phase currents in the individual phases are adjusted on the output-side of the rectifier with a different amplitude. Correspondingly, the respective half bridges in the rectifier are loaded to a differing degree. In this way, an uneven temperature distribution can be compensated in the rectifier. Alternatively, an uneven temperature distribution can also be adjusted in the rectifier in a targeted manner, in order to take further parameters into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michele Hirsch, Florian Malchow, Tino Merkel
  • Patent number: 11271502
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a control system for an electric machine. In order to control the electric machine, predetermined frequency components are extracted from manipulated variables or measurement variables of the electric machine and are multiplied by a previously calculated control matrix. The control matrix can be calculated in advance here. Different control matrices can be formed in advance for different applications. As a result, simple efficient and robust control of the electric machine is possible, in particular for optimising and minimising harmonics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Manderla, Florian Malchow, Michele Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20210167681
    Abstract: The invention relates to the controlling of a multi-phase rectifier for adapting the temperature distribution in the rectifier. According to the invention, the phase currents in the individual phases are adjusted on the output-side of the rectifier with a different amplitude. Correspondingly, the respective half bridges in the rectifier are loaded to a differing degree. In this way, an uneven temperature distribution can be compensated in the rectifier. Alternatively, an uneven temperature distribution can also be adjusted in the rectifier in a targeted manner, in order to take further parameters into account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Michele Hirsch, Florian Malchow, Tino Merkel
  • Patent number: 10924034
    Abstract: The invention relates to the controlling of a rectifier with multiple electrical phases. In at least one electrical phase, the duty cycles are merged with one another in two consecutive cycles of the pulse-width modulated controlling, i.e. in a first PWM-pulse, the duty cycle is shifted to the end of the PWM-pulse, and in a subsequent PWM-pulse, the duty cycle is shifted to the start of the PWM-pulse. As a result, there must be no switching process between two consecutive PWM-pulses. In this way, the switching losses and consequently the rise in temperature of the rectifier can be minimised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Malchow, Michele Hirsch, Tino Merkel
  • Patent number: 10897189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a variation of the clock frequency for pulse-width-modulated actuation of an electrical converter. In this context, the clock frequency can be specifically lowered in an angle range of an electrical period of an AC current to be output. The specific lowering of the clock frequency during predetermined angle ranges of the electrical period allows the load on the switching elements in the converter to be adjusted. As a result, it is possible, by way of example, to adjust the temperature distribution or thermal load in the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Malchow, Michele Hirsch, Tino Merkel
  • Publication number: 20200091848
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a control system for an electric machine. In order to control the electric machine, predetermined frequency components are extracted from manipulated variables or measurement variables of the electric machine and are multiplied by a previously calculated control matrix. The control matrix can be calculated in advance here. Different control matrices can be formed in advance for different applications. As a result, simple efficient and robust control of the electric machine is possible, in particular for optimising and minimising harmonics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Maximilian Manderla, Florian Malchow, Michele Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20200076325
    Abstract: The invention relates to the controlling of a rectifier with multiple electrical phases. In at least one electrical phase, the duty cycles are merged with one another in two consecutive cycles of the pulse-width modulated controlling, i.e. in a first PWM-pulse, the duty cycle is shifted to the end of the PWM-pulse, and in a subsequent PWM-pulse, the duty cycle is shifted to the start of the PWM-pulse. As a result, there must be no switching process between two consecutive PWM-pulses. In this way, the switching losses and consequently the rise in temperature of the rectifier can be minimised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Florian Malchow, Michele Hirsch, Tino Merkel