Patents by Inventor Sarmimala Hore

Sarmimala Hore 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: 11302902
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly for a battery cell, whereat segments of a first electrode are placed between a continuous first separator sheet and a continuous second separator sheet; segments of a second electrode are placed on an opposite side of the first separator sheet in respect of the segments of the first electrode and on an opposite side of the second separator sheet in respect of the segments of the first electrode such that a tape element is formed; and the tape element is folded such that the segments of the first electrode and the segments of the second electrode are aligned in a stacking direction. The invention also refers to a battery cell, in particular a lithium ion battery cell, comprising an electrode assembly manufactured using the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Joo Young Choi, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 11050105
    Abstract: A battery module includes a number of battery cells, which are connected to each other at connection poles. The battery cells have respective hard shell housings, in which at least one bus bar extends. A number of wound and/or stacked battery cells is electrically contacted by the at least one bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Reitzle, Sarmimala Hore, Holger Fink
  • Patent number: 11050106
    Abstract: The invention relates to an energy storage unit (1) comprising a plurality of energy storage sub-units (5) that have a first electrode (6) and a second electrode (7), the first electrode (6) and second electrode (7) of a particular energy storage sub-unit (5) being arranged on opposite sides of said energy storage sub-unit (5), and said energy storage unit comprising a receiving device (2) that has a plurality of adjacently-arranged receiving units each spatially delimited by a lateral wall, one energy storage sub-unit (5) being introduced into each receiving unit of said receiving device (2), and the energy storage sub-units (5) being secured in said receiving units such that the electrodes (6, 7) are arranged in a first contact level and in a second contact level, the electrodes (6, 7) arranged in the first contact level being electrically interconnected by means of a first printed circuit board (10) and the electrodes (6, 7) arranged in the second contact level (9) being electrically interconnected by mean
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Reinshagen, Markus Kohlberger, Martin Gerlach, Silvan Poller, Michael Austen, Rudi Kaiser, Sarmimala Hore, Sebastian Bannert, Andreas Grasser, Gerhard Schubert
  • Patent number: 10651508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode stack for a battery cell, comprising the following steps: providing a ribbon-shaped anode element (45), providing a ribbon-shaped cathode element (46), providing a first ribbon-shaped separator element (16), producing a ribbon-shaped composite element (50) by means of joining together the cathode element (46), the anode element (45) and the first separator element (16), simultaneously cutting the composite element (50) so as to produce multiple plate-shaped composite segments, stacking the produced composite segments to form a segment stack, stacking multiple segment stacks. The invention relates to a battery cell that comprises at least one electrode stack that is produced according to the method in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Fink, Joachim Fetzer, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10622595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module housing which forms a first housing segment (21) and a second housing segment (22) which form accommodation spaces (3, 31, 32) that are separated from one another, each housing segment being used to accommodate at least one battery cell (13), wherein the battery module housing (1) is closable using a cover element (5) which forms a first cover segment (61) and a second cover segment (62). The first housing segment (21) is closable using the first cover segment (61) and the second housing segment (22) is closable using the second cover segment (62), wherein the cover element (5) has a dividing line (7) which is formed in such a way that the first cover segment (61) and the second cover segment (62) can be separated from one another along the dividing line (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Lange, Alexander Reitzle, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10535907
    Abstract: A device for controlling a temperature of an electric energy store of a vehicle includes a first flow path which opens into a housing of the electric energy store and has an air conditioning system for air-conditioning a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The air conditioning system includes a heating and/or cooling device and a second flow path which leads from the at least one heating and/or cooling device into the passenger compartment. The two flow paths are connected in the device such that an airflow in one of the two flow paths is fluidically independent of an airflow in the respective other of the two flow paths. The device has a heat exchanger which is connected in the two flow paths for a pure heat exchange between the air flows in the two flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Alexander Reitzle, Sarmimala Hore, Markus Hald
  • Publication number: 20190334158
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly for a battery cell, whereat segments of a first electrode are placed between a continuous first separator sheet and a continuous second separator sheet; segments of a second electrode are placed on an opposite side of the first separator sheet in respect of the segments of the first electrode and on an opposite side of the second separator sheet in respect of the segments of the first electrode such that a tape element is formed; and the tape element is folded such that the segments of the first electrode and the segments of the second electrode are aligned in a stacking direction. The invention also refers to a battery cell, in particular a lithium ion battery cell, comprising an electrode assembly manufactured using the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Joo Young Choi, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10461371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a battery cell (10), in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, having at least one wound or stacked electrode assembly (28) arranged in a housing, said electrode assembly comprising a first electrode layer (12), at least one separator layer (16) and a second electrode layer (14), and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing one or more solvents and one or more conductive salts. When the battery cell (10) reaches a critical state, a chemical substance or a chemical substance mixture (46) is released, which forms complexes with the lithium ions (22) in the electrolyte (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Angerbauer, Alexander Reitzle, Sarmimala Hore, Markus Hald, Marc Heydemann, Joachim Fetzer
  • Patent number: 10439258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an energy storage unit (1) having a plurality of electrochemical cells (2), wherein the electrochemical cells (2) each have a first outer face (3) comprising a first electrode (5), and a second outer face (4) comprising a second electrode (6), and the electrochemical cells (2) are electrically interconnected owing to the lined-up arrangement (9) of the electrochemical cells (2) by way of the outer faces (3, 4) by means of the electrodes (5, 6). The energy storage unit (1) additionally comprises a first frame element (7) and a second frame element (8), which frame elements are directly or indirectly connected to one another, wherein the first frame element (7) is arranged at one end (10) of the lined-up arrangement (9) of the electrochemical cells (2), and the second frame element (8) is arranged at the other end (11) of the lined-up arrangement (9) of the electrochemical cells (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rudi Kaiser, Silvan Poller, Holger Reinshagen, Jens Boehme, Joachim Fetzer, Martin Gerlach, Michael Austen, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10439181
    Abstract: A battery pack (50) comprising at least one battery module (10) with a plurality of battery cells (2) which are held together by at least one holding element (31, 32). The at least one battery module (10) is arranged in a housing (70), wherein the at least one holding element (31, 32) is attached to the housing (70) by fixing elements (41, 42, 43, 44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Aleksandar Petrevski, Andreas Selent, Boris Gendlin, Jonas Schuetz, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10424767
    Abstract: A filling device (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) for filling battery devices (BV) with battery cells (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5), in particular lithium-ion battery cells, comprising a retaining device (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4) with a fixing device (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) for fixing battery cells (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5), and a filling nozzle suitable for connecting to battery devices (BV) and for filling battery devices (BV) with battery cells, wherein the retaining device comprises a cooling device (5) that is suitable for cooling the retaining device and the battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Steil, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10411228
    Abstract: A battery cell having at least one battery cell housing and at least one at least partially flexible and moldable wall, wherein the wall is arranged on the battery cell housing. The wall is at least partially comprised of a biomimetic material. Also a battery module with at least one battery cell according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Bosch, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 10230135
    Abstract: A battery module comprising a plurality of chambers of a first type, a chamber of a second type, a plurality of chambers of a third type, at least one battery unit positioned in one of the plurality of chambers of the first type, and switching electronics positioned in the chamber of the second type. At least one of the plurality of chambers of the third type is positioned between one of the plurality of chambers of the first type and the chamber of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joachim Fetzer, Sarmimala Hore, Hans Partes, Stefan Butzmann
  • Publication number: 20180175452
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an electrode stack for a battery cell, comprising the following steps: providing a ribbon-shaped anode element (45), providing a ribbon-shaped cathode element (46), providing a first ribbon-shaped separator element (16), producing a ribbon-shaped composite element (50) by means of joining together the cathode element (46), the anode element (45) and the first separator element (16), simultaneously cutting the composite element (50) so as to produce multiple plate-shaped composite segments, stacking the produced composite segments to form a segment stack, stacking multiple segment stacks. The invention relates to a battery cell that comprises at least one electrode stack that is produced according to the method in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Holger Fink, Joachim Fetzer, Sarmimala Hore
  • Publication number: 20180145287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery module housing which forms a first housing segment (21) and a second housing segment (22) which form accommodation spaces (3, 31, 32) that are separated from one another, each housing segment being used to accommodate at least one battery cell (13), wherein the battery module housing (1) is closable using a cover element (5) which forms a first cover segment (61) and a second cover segment (62). The first housing segment (21) is closable using the first cover segment (61) and the second housing segment (22) is closable using the second cover segment (62), wherein the cover element (5) has a dividing line (7) which is formed in such a way that the first cover segment (61) and the second cover segment (62) can be separated from one another along the dividing line (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Ulrich Lange, Alexander Reitzle, Sarmimala Hore
  • Publication number: 20180040917
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium battery (28) has at least two layer cells (10) arranged on top of one another, where each layer cell (10) comprises an aluminum electrode layer (12, 12?, 12?), a cathode layer (14), a polymer electrolyte layer (16), a lithium anode layer (18) and a copper electrode layer (20, 20?, 20?) which are arranged on top of one another, wherein the copper electrode layer (20, 20?) of a layer cell (10) and the aluminum electrode layer (12, 12?) of an adjacent layer cell (10) are formed by a copper layer and an aluminum layer of a CUPAL sheet (22, 22?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Holger Fink, Joachim Fetzer, Thorsten Ochs, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 9859591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating intrinsically safe battery cells after charging of an intrinsically safe battery cell at a low temperature. In accordance with the invention, provision is made here for the determination of the discharge curve of the battery cell to then be performed, for the discharge curve of the battery cell to be analyzed in respect of the presence of plating criteria and for a change to operation in a monitoring mode to be made if at least one plating criterion is present, wherein the capacity of the intrinsically safe battery cell is monitored in the monitoring mode. The invention furthermore relates to an intrinsically safe battery cell which is designed for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sarmimala Hore, Hans Partes
  • Patent number: 9837647
    Abstract: A battery module (19) having a number of electrically interconnected battery cells (10), wherein the individual battery cells (10) are temperature-controlled by means of a temperature control fluid (70). Between the battery cells (10), there extends a duct system (30, 62, 66, 68) through which the temperature control fluid (70) flows. The duct system (30, 62, 66, 68) is separated completely from a degassing system (16, 54) of the battery cells (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Schmidt, Christian Pankiewitz, Lisa Lorenz, Jens Boehme, Matthias Stein, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 9819061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the temperature of a battery, comprising the following steps: a) determining the state of charge of at least one battery cell; b) determining a change in the open-circuit voltage (VL1, VL2) of the at least one battery cell immediately after the end of the flow of an electric current (IL, IE) through the at least one battery cell; and c) determining the temperature of the at least one battery cell on the basis of the state of charge and the change in the open-circuit voltage (VL1, VL2). The method described above economically enables especially reliable operation of the battery that is stable over the long term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Reitzle, Sarmimala Hore
  • Publication number: 20170263903
    Abstract: A battery pack (50) comprising at least one battery module (10) with a plurality of battery cells (2) which are held together by at least one holding element (31, 32). The at least one battery module (10) is arranged in a housing (70), wherein the at least one holding element (31, 32) is attached to the housing (70) by fixing elements (41, 42, 43, 44).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Aleksandar Petrevski, Andreas Selent, Boris Gendlin, Jonas Schuetz, Sarmimala Hore