Patents by Inventor Reinhard Milich

Reinhard Milich 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: 7420224
    Abstract: A rectifier for rectifying alternating current into direct current is described, in which a three-phase generator includes a three-phase stator winding. The phases of the stator winding are triggered via switching elements of a power circuit. The power circuit is controlled via a control part, which includes a controller component. The rectifier includes a control part (control module) having control terminals and a power circuit (power module) controlled by the control module and optionally provided with a cooling device, in which all the power-conducting components are designed as power MOS components and integrated in a stacked construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Milich, Dirk Balszunat
  • Publication number: 20080186680
    Abstract: A monolithic controller for the generator unit of a motor vehicle, which is fixedly connected to a cooling body. The cooling body preferably is a thermally conductive ceramic substrate, which is additionally provided with electrically conductive connections, preferably copper structures. In unpackaged form, the monolithic controller is fixedly connected to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Achim Henkel, Volker Koelsch, Reinhard Milich
  • Publication number: 20060151874
    Abstract: A rectifier for rectifying alternating current into direct current is described, in which a three-phase generator includes a three-phase stator winding. The phases of the stator winding are triggered via switching elements of a power circuit. The power circuit is controlled via a control part, which includes a controller component. The rectifier includes a control part (control module) having control terminals and a power circuit (power module) controlled by the control module and optionally provided with a cooling device, in which all the power-conducting components are designed as power MOS components and integrated in a stacked construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Reinhard Milich, Dirk Balszunat
  • Patent number: 7069653
    Abstract: A method of establishing an electric connection between electric terminals of a semiconductor component as part of an electric module and additional parts of the electric module by using a punched grid having internal terminal ends and external terminal ends that are electrically connected to the internal terminal ends by metal strip conductors, the semiconductor component and the punched grid are joined so that at least two electric terminals of the semiconductor component are positioned on corresponding internal terminal ends so that a slip-proof mounting of the semiconductor component on the two internal terminal ends is then possible, this mechanical mounting at the same time establishing an electric connection between the electric terminals of the semiconductor component and the internal terminal ends, whereby a metal strip grid, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Topp, Dirk Balszunat, Stephan Ernst, Achim Henkel, Doerte Eimers-Klose, Reinhard Milich
  • Patent number: 6954013
    Abstract: A controller and rectifier for an electrical machine, in particular a three-phase generator for motor vehicles, is proposed in which the controller (13) and the rectifier (16) are embodied as an one-piece module (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Balszunat, Reinhard Milich, Achim Henkel
  • Publication number: 20050007708
    Abstract: A controller and rectifier for an electrical machine, in particular a three-phase generator for motor vehicles, is proposed in which the controller (13) and the rectifier (16) are embodied as an one-piece module (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Dirk Balszunat, Reinhard Milich, Achim Henkel
  • Patent number: 6822865
    Abstract: A cooling device for semiconductor modules having: a cooler bar for accommodating at least one, particularly actively cooled semiconductor module; at least one first channel, particularly a bore hole, in the cooler bar for the passage of a, in particular, liquid coolant; and at least one second channel, particularly a bore hole, in the cooler bar for the feeding and/or return of the coolant to/from the semiconductor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Balszunat, Reinhard Milich
  • Patent number: 6791301
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for regulating the exciter current for a rotary-current generator. It has a voltage source, a rectifier, three phase windings, an evaluation unit, and a voltage regulator. The evaluation unit has three input terminals, and each of these input terminals is connected to one of the phase windings. The evaluation unit is intended for evaluating the phase voltages derived from the three phase windings, in order to detect error functions of the rectifier and/or of the phase windings. If such unauthorized work states are detected, then via the voltage regulator, the exciter current flowing through the exciter winding is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Henkel, Reinhard Milich
  • Publication number: 20040066629
    Abstract: A cooling device for semiconductor modules having: a cooler bar for accommodating at least one, particularly actively cooled semiconductor module; at least one first channel, particularly a bore hole, in the cooler bar for the passage of a, in particular, liquid coolant; and at least one second channel, particularly a bore hole, in the cooler bar for the feeding and/or return of the coolant to/from the semiconductor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Dirk Balszunat, Reinhard Milich
  • Publication number: 20040038561
    Abstract: A method of establishing an electric connection between electric terminals of a semiconductor component as part of an electric module and additional parts of the electric module by using a punched grid having internal terminal ends (11) and external terminal ends (10) that are electrically connected to the internal terminal ends by metal strip conductors (12), the semiconductor component and the punched grid being joined so that at least two electric terminals of the semiconductor component are positioned on corresponding internal terminal ends so that a slip-proof mounting of the semiconductor component on the two internal terminal ends is then possible, this mechanical mounting at the same time establishing an electric connection between the electric terminals of the semiconductor component and the internal terminal ends,whereby a metal strip grid, in particular a punched grid, which, even before being joined to the semiconductor component, has already been embedded on at least one side in at least one part
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Rainer Topp, Dirk Balszunat, Stephan Ernst, Achim Henkel, Doerte Eimers-Klose, Reinhard Milich
  • Publication number: 20030181070
    Abstract: A plug connector is proposed, in particular for a control device (100), which includes a plug input having at least two input connections (1, 2, 3), a plug output having at least two output connections (4, 5, 6), and at least one connecting part (10, 20) via which the respective associated connections (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)—input connection and output connection—are interconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Rainer Topp, Achim Henkel, Reinhard Milich
  • Publication number: 20030006740
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for regulating the exciter current for a rotary-current generator. It has a voltage source, a rectifier, three phase windings, an evaluation unit, and a voltage regulator. The evaluation unit has three input terminals, and each of these input terminals is connected to one of the phase windings. The evaluation unit is intended for evaluating the phase voltages derived from the three phase windings, in order to detect error functions of the rectifier and/or of the phase windings. If such unauthorized work states are detected, then via the voltage regulator, the exciter current flowing through the exciter winding is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Achim Henkel, Reinhard Milich