Patents by Inventor Oliver Bohlen

Oliver Bohlen 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: 11201488
    Abstract: An energy store has at least one energy storage module with a plurality of energy storage cells. The energy storage cells are each electrically coupled to a monitoring unit. Each monitoring unit is designed to discharge the respective energy storage cell by use of a specified symmetry current in an active operating state. The method operates the energy store by performing the acts of: detecting an open-circuit voltage of each energy store cell and determining a discharge duration for each energy storage cell as a function of the open-circuit voltage of the energy storage cell and a specified target discharge voltage value; and controlling each monitoring unit in order to discharge the respective energy storage cell by use of the specified symmetry current for the discharge duration associated with the respective energy storage cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Max von Groll, Oliver Bohlen, Elvis Delbono
  • Patent number: 10873110
    Abstract: A device is provided for determining the internal temperature of an electrochemical energy storage device, particularly for a motor vehicle. The internal temperature of a cell winding of the energy storage device is determined by calculation in a control device of the energy storage device by way of a thermal model for the energy storage device which is saved in the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Fleckenstein, Marcel Fenkart, Oliver Bohlen
  • Publication number: 20180331403
    Abstract: A device is provided for determining the internal temperature of an electrochemical energy storage device, particularly for a motor vehicle. The internal temperature of a cell winding of the energy storage device is determined by calculation in a control device of the energy storage device by way of a thermal model for the energy storage device which is saved in the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias FLECKENSTEIN, Marcel Fenkart, Oliver Bohlen
  • Patent number: 10062932
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the internal temperature of an electrochemical energy storage device, particularly for a motor vehicle. The internal temperature of a cell winding of the energy storage device is determined by calculation in a control device of the energy storage device by way of a thermal model for the energy storage device which is saved in the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Fleckenstein, Marcel Fenkart, Oliver Bohlen
  • Patent number: 8718988
    Abstract: A method determines and/or predicts a maximum power capacity of a battery by using a model of the battery based on an electric equivalent circuit diagram that predicts the maximum power capacity of the battery. The maximum power of the battery is prognosticated for a defined prognosis period and for the different operating modes with respect to the charging or discharging operation, considering the maximum allowable operating voltage and the maximum allowable operating current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Bohlen, Michael Roscher
  • Publication number: 20140050951
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining the internal temperature of an electrochemical energy storage device, particularly for a motor vehicle. The internal temperature of a cell winding of the energy storage device is determined by calculation in a control device of the energy storage device by way of a thermal model for the energy storage device which is saved in the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias FLECKENSTEIN, Marcel FENKART, Oliver BOHLEN
  • Publication number: 20140012445
    Abstract: A temperature control method for an electrochemical energy storage device having a cooling device for cooling the storage device in a vehicle. An actual temperature value of the storage device is determined, and a desired temperature value of the storage device is set by a two-point control system, which activates the cooling device at an upper temperature limit of the storage device and deactivates the cooling device at a lower temperature limit. The upper temperature limit and/or the lower temperature limit are defined as a function of time during operation of the storage device or during activation of the cooling device. The upper temperature limit and/or the lower temperature limit are defined as a function of the energy storage device data and/or the vehicle operating data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Matthias FLECKENSTEIN, Thomas HOEFLER, Andreas WILDE, Oliver BOHLEN, Daniel KUHN
  • Publication number: 20140002030
    Abstract: An energy store has at least one energy storage module with a plurality of energy storage cells. The energy storage cells are each electrically coupled to a monitoring unit. Each monitoring unit is designed to discharge the respective energy storage cell by use of a specified symmetry current in an active operating state. The method operates the energy store by performing the acts of: detecting an open-circuit voltage of each energy store cell and determining a discharge duration for each energy storage cell as a function of the open-circuit voltage of the energy storage cell and a specified target discharge voltage value; and controlling each monitoring unit in order to discharge the respective energy storage cell by use of the specified symmetry current for the discharge duration associated with the respective energy storage cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Max von GROLL, Oliver BOHLEN, Elvis DELBONO
  • Publication number: 20120215517
    Abstract: A method determines and/or predicts a maximum power capacity of a battery by using a model of the battery based on an electric equivalent circuit diagram that predicts the maximum power capacity of the battery. The maximum power of the battery is prognosticated for a defined prognosis period and for the different operating modes with respect to the charging or discharging operation, considering the maximum allowable operating voltage and the maximum allowable operating current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Bohlen, Michael Roscher