Patents by Inventor Philipp Lachner

Philipp Lachner 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: 20260269156
    Abstract: Switching device and energy storage system The present invention relates to a switching device, which is capable of changing a connection state of at least two batteries of a high voltage energy storage system between a series connection and a parallel connection, and to an energy storage system comprising the switching device. The switching device (100) comprises a fixed bus bar arrangement, which comprises at least a pair of fixed input bus bars (140, 142) and a pair of fixed output bus bars (144, 146), and a move-able bus bar arrangement, which comprises at least one connection bus bar (130, 132).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Balint Toth, Philipp Lachner
  • Patent number: 12191092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a contactor device (100), which is capable of changing a connection state of at least two battery modules (502(1), 502(2)) of a high voltage energy storage system (10) between a series connection and a parallel connection, and to an energy storage system (10) comprising the contactor device (100). The contactor device (100) comprises two first terminals (102, 104) for electrically connecting at least one of a load and a charger, two second terminals (106, 108) for electrically connecting a first battery module (502(1)), and two third terminals (110, 112) for electrically connecting a second battery module (502(2)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Munich Electrification GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Goede, Philipp Lachner, Sebastian Kleppe, Heiko Bergmaier, Tobias Werling
  • Publication number: 20240274375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a contactor device (100), which is capable of changing a connection state of at least two battery modules (502(1), 502(2)) of a high voltage energy storage system (10) between a series connection and a parallel connection, and to an energy storage system (10) comprising the contactor device (100). The contactor device (100) comprises two first terminals (102, 104) for electrically connecting at least one of a load and a charger, two second terminals (106, 108) for electrically connecting a first battery module (502(1)), and two third terminals (110, 112) for electrically connecting a second battery module (502(2)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Goede, Philipp Lachner, Sebastian Kleppe, Heiko Bergmaier, Tobias Werling