Patents by Inventor Robert Eriksson

Robert Eriksson 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: 12358383
    Abstract: A charging system for charging an electric vehicle battery, including a charging inlet connected to an external direct current (DC) charging station providing a predefined charging inlet voltage, a battery having a nominal voltage of 400V or 800V connected to the charging inlet, the battery including two 400V-battery units, and a voltage outlet, the voltage outlet supplying an output voltage to an auxiliary component connected to the voltage outlet having a nominal voltage corresponding to the nominal voltage of the battery, a DC/DC converter converting the charging inlet voltage into the nominal voltage of the auxiliary component, and at least three circuit breakers being arranged to connect the two 400V-battery units to form a charging circuit having a nominal charging voltage corresponding to the supplied charging inlet voltage and/or to selectively integrate the DC/DC converter into the charging circuit to provide the auxiliary component with the nominal voltage during charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Lasson, Robert Eriksson
  • Publication number: 20250209678
    Abstract: A method for providing awareness of objects located in a path of a vehicle. The method includes capturing data on an external environment using at least one perception sensor. The method further includes detecting one or more objects in the path of the vehicle based on the data that is captured. The method further includes estimating locations of the one or more objects in the path of the vehicle. The method further includes presenting one or more virtual objects using at least one display positioned inside the vehicle, where the one or more virtual objects represent the one or more objects that are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Eriksson, Jonas Forssell, Torbjorn Larsson, Joachim Härsjö
  • Publication number: 20250125889
    Abstract: There is disclosed an antenna circuitry for a radio node, the antenna circuitry being connected or connectable to an antenna arrangement having a plurality of antenna subarrays, the antenna circuitry having a plurality of local oscillators in which each of the local oscillators is connected to at least one of the antenna subarrays. The antenna circuitry is adapted for performing calibration of local oscillators based on calibration signalling transmitted by a transmitting subarray associated to a first local oscillator and received by at least one receiving subarray. The receiving subarray is associated to a second local oscillator different from the first local oscillator. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Magnus NILSSON, Peter JAKOBSSON, Robert ERIKSSON
  • Publication number: 20250112711
    Abstract: There is disclosed antenna circuitry for a radio node, the antenna circuitry being connected or connectable to, and/or included in, an antenna arrangement having a plurality of antenna subarrays, the antenna circuitry being adapted to connect each of a plurality of Digital-to-Analog Converters, DACs, and/or Analog-to Digital Converters, ADCs, to a different one of the plurality of antenna subarrays for signal transmission; The antenna circuitry has a calibration network, the calibration network being adapted to provide signalling from one or more of the DACs to one or more of the ADCs. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Magnus NILSSON, Peter JAKOBSSON, Robert ERIKSSON, Wolfgang STABERG
  • Patent number: 12125991
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11999262
    Abstract: A battery control assembly for a battery system. The battery control assembly includes a plurality of cell-level control units, each including a cell-level switching unit being operable as a cell-level inverter. The plurality of cell-level control units are arranged in three control unit strings and the cell-level control units of each control unit string are electrically connected in series. First ends of each control unit string are electrically connected to a corresponding AC charging terminal. Second ends of the control unit strings are electrically connected in series via a first end switch and a second end switch. Moreover, at least one of the control unit strings includes an inner connection terminal. Furthermore, an electric drivetrain for an electric vehicle having such a battery control assembly is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Torbjorn Larsson, Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson, Nikitas Sidiropoulos, Markus Ekström, Narendar Rao Gannamaneni, Jonas Björkholtz, Yafan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11973199
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11961978
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11909007
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11878604
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle comprising a high voltage battery unit having a first high voltage battery connected in series with a second high voltage battery, which may also be referred to as a first and second battery bank, and one or more power inverters arranged to connect the battery banks to one or more electric machines. The one or more power inverters and the one or more electric machines are configured to form a first and a second three-phase system. The described architecture incorporating dual battery banks, and dual and/or multiphase inverters and electric machines can provide enhanced redundancy and limp home functionality in cases where a fault or error occurs in the inverter and/or in the electric machine so that a faulty three-phase system can be operated in a safe-state mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Eriksson, Nikitas Sidiropoulos
  • Publication number: 20230216096
    Abstract: A battery assembly for an electric vehicle including a first battery unit, a DC/DC converter, and a battery receptacle for selectively receiving a second battery unit. The first battery unit is electrically connected to the DC/DC converter. Moreover, a first electric connection interface is positioned in the battery receptacle and is electrically connected to the DC/DC converter. Additionally, a vehicle including such a battery assembly is presented. Furthermore, a method for operating an electric vehicle is explained. A first operational mode includes electrically connecting the first battery unit to an electric traction machine and electrically connecting the second battery unit to the first battery unit. A second operational mode includes electrically connecting the second battery unit to the electric traction machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas BERNICHON, Dan ADAMSSON, Christer BERGSTRÖM, Patrik JOHANSSON, Robert ERIKSSON, Ida TOFTEFORS
  • Publication number: 20230191948
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle comprising a high voltage battery unit having a first high voltage battery connected in series with a second high voltage battery, which may also be referred to as a first and second battery bank, and one or more power inverters arranged to connect the battery banks to one or more electric machines. The one or more power inverters and the one or more electric machines are configured to form a first and a second three-phase system. The described architecture incorporating dual battery banks, and dual and/or multiphase inverters and electric machines can provide enhanced redundancy and limp home functionality in cases where a fault or error occurs in the inverter and/or in the electric machine so that a faulty three-phase system can be operated in a safe-state mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Robert ERIKSSON, Nikitas SIDIROPOULOS
  • Publication number: 20230173948
    Abstract: A battery control assembly for a battery system. The battery control assembly includes a plurality of cell-level control units, each including a cell-level switching unit being operable as a cell-level inverter. The plurality of cell-level control units are arranged in three control unit strings and the cell-level control units of each control unit string are electrically connected in series. First ends of each control unit string are electrically connected to a corresponding AC charging terminal. Second ends of the control unit strings are electrically connected in series via a first end switch and a second end switch. Moreover, at least one of the control unit strings includes an inner connection terminal. Furthermore, an electric drivetrain for an electric vehicle having such a battery control assembly is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Torbjorn LARSSON, Jonas FORSSELL, Robert ERIKSSON, Nikitas SIDIROPOULOS, Markus EKSTRÖM, Narendar Rao Gannamaneni, Jonas BJÖRKHOLTZ, Yafan ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11603013
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an electric vehicle comprising a high voltage battery unit having a first high voltage battery connected in series with a second high voltage battery, which may also be referred to as a first and second battery bank, and one or more power inverters arranged to connect the battery banks to one or more electric machines. The one or more power inverters and the one or more electric machines are configured to form a first and a second three-phase system. The described architecture incorporating dual battery banks, and dual and/or multiphase inverters and electric machines can provide enhanced redundancy and limp home functionality in cases where a fault or error occurs in the inverter and/or in the electric machine so that a faulty three-phase system can be operated in a safe-state mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Eriksson, Nikitas Sidiropoulos
  • Publication number: 20220144104
    Abstract: A charging system for charging an electric vehicle battery, including a charging inlet connected to an external direct current (DC) charging station providing a predefined charging inlet voltage, a battery having a nominal voltage of 400V or 800V connected to the charging inlet, the battery including two 400V-battery units, and a voltage outlet, the voltage outlet supplying an output voltage to an auxiliary component connected to the voltage outlet having a nominal voltage corresponding to the nominal voltage of the battery, a DC/DC converter converting the charging inlet voltage into the nominal voltage of the auxiliary component, and at least three circuit breakers being arranged to connect the two 400V-battery units to form a charging circuit having a nominal charging voltage corresponding to the supplied charging inlet voltage and/or to selectively integrate the DC/DC converter into the charging circuit to provide the auxiliary component with the nominal voltage during charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Anders Lasson, Robert Eriksson
  • Publication number: 20220037704
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Publication number: 20220037702
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Publication number: 20220037703
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Publication number: 20220037902
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11198376
    Abstract: A high voltage electrical system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a high voltage battery unit having a first high voltage battery connected in series with a second high voltage battery such that a nominal operating voltage of the battery unit is the sum of a voltage of the first high voltage battery and a voltage of the second high voltage battery; a bi-directional high voltage DC/DC-converter connected in parallel with the first high voltage battery and with the second high voltage battery, the DC/DC-converter being arranged to receive a charging voltage from a high voltage inlet or from a propulsion converter connected to an electrical machine; wherein the DC/DC converter is configured to control charging of the first and second high voltage battery to balance a state of charge of the first and second high voltage battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Eriksson