Abstract: A battery management system includes a control unit having a first micro controller arranged on the low-voltage side of the control unit, and a second micro controller arranged on the high-voltage side of the control unit. The system further includes a plurality of first voltage measuring units respectively assigned to a battery module of the battery, and a first communication connection for transmitting voltage values from the first voltage measuring units to the first micro controller. The system also has a plurality of second voltage measuring units and a second communication connection for transmitting voltage values from the second voltage measuring units to the second micro controller. The first or the second voltage measuring units are configured as min/max measuring units such that they detect a minimum and a maximum voltage value of the battery cells in the battery modules, and dismiss voltage measurement values in between.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the secured digital transmission of current measurement values and to a battery (1) and a battery controller (10) which are suitable for carrying out the method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit arrangement (1), in particular for controlling an electric machine, comprising at least one high-voltage semiconductor bridge circuit (2) that includes a low-side semiconductor switch (4) and a high-side semiconductor switch (3). A high-side gate driver (5) is assigned to the high-side semiconductor switch (3), and a low-side gate driver (6) is assigned to the low-side semiconductor switch (4). According to the invention, a high-side flyback converter (8) is connected upstream of the high-side gate driver, and a low-side flyback converter (9) is connected upstream of the low-side gate driver (6), at least one of the flyback converters (7, 8, 9) being designed as a high-voltage flyback converter.

Abstract: A control circuit is configured to monitor and control the operation of a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery includes a plurality of interconnected battery cells which are connected to at least one pole connection of the battery by at least one circuit element such that the at least one pole can be electrically decoupled from the rechargeable battery. The control circuit further includes at least one cell monitoring device configured to detect operational parameters of at least one battery cell, and a first control device configured to determine battery properties by evaluating operational parameters. The first control device is connected to the at least one cell monitoring device by a first interface. The control circuit further includes a second control device configured to control the at least one circuit element and which is connected to the at least one cell monitoring device by a second interface.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for balancing the electrical voltages of at least two electrical accumulator units that are connected in series. According to the invention, one accumulator unit is connected to the winding of a coil in order to excite the coil, and the other accumulator unit is charged by the excited coil by the subsequent connection of the winding to the other accumulator unit. In addition, the invention provides a corresponding electrical accumulator.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and a control device for controlling at power semiconductor switches connected in parallel for switching a total current. The semiconductor switches each have a gate terminal. An input terminal for feeding the total current, an output terminal for discharging the total current, and a joint control terminal for receiving a joint control signal that has the state ‘disconnect’ or ‘connect’ are provided. The power semiconductor switches are each connected between to the input terminal and the output terminal. At least one ascertainment unit is designed to receive the joint control signal, ascertain individual control signals in accordance with the joint control signal to control the individual power semiconductor switches, and output the individual control signals to the gate terminals of the power semiconductor switches. The individual control signals each have the state ‘disconnect’ or ‘connect’ and differ at least temporarily.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement (1) for operating an electric machine. The circuit arrangement (1) includes at least one high-voltage half-bridge circuit (2), which has a high-side semiconductor switch (3) and a low-side semiconductor switch (4). In each case one gate driver (5, 6) is assigned to the semiconductor switches (3, 4) for actuating said semiconductor switches, and includes a low-voltage controller (7), which actuates the gate drivers (5, 6). A high-voltage controller (11) senses output signals (AS) of the gate drivers (5, 6) and transmits at least the sensed output signals (AS) to the low-voltage controller (7) using a data bus (12).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (200) and a control device (1) for controlling at least two power semiconductor switches (LHS1 . . . LHSn) connected in parallel for switching a total current (I_ges). The at least two power semiconductor switches (LHS1 . . . LHSn) connected in parallel each have a gate terminal for controlling the respective power semiconductor switch (LHS1 . . . LHS2). An input terminal (EA) for feeding the total current (I_ges), an output terminal (AA) for discharging the total current (I_ges) and a joint control terminal (S) for receiving a joint control signal (SI) that has the state ‘disconnect’ or ‘connect’ are provided. The at least two power semiconductor switches (LHS1 . . . LHSn) connected in parallel are connected to the input terminal (EA) at the input end and to the output terminal (AA) at the output end. At least one ascertainment unit (EE) is designed to receive the joint control signal (SI) at the input end, ascertain at least two individual control signals (SI1 . . .

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for balancing the battery cells of a battery including a plurality of pairs of battery cells. Each pair of battery cells is connected to a charge balancing unit which is configured to balance the cell voltages of the battery cells of the pair of battery cells with respect to each other. The device further includes a measuring device which is configured to output a current that is proportional to a minimal cell pair voltage to a plurality of resistors that are connected in series. Comparators are also provided, each of which is connected to a pole of a first battery cell of an assigned pair of battery cells and to a respective resistor on an input side and to a control electrode of a respective discharging unit on an output side.

Abstract: A battery comprises a number n of battery module strings, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two. The battery module strings have several battery modules, and one battery module has a coupling unit. The coupling unit is configured as a voltage transformer and couples the battery modules to each other. A method of controlling the battery includes supplying a load connected to the battery with a predefined and substantially constant total power. The total power corresponds to a sum of n individual powers of the n battery module strings. The method further includes setting n?1 string voltages, which are each present at the n?1 battery module strings, according to the total power, the load, and by defining a string voltage present at an nth battery module string with amplitude and phase position. At least two of the n individual powers are asymmetrical to each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to an open-loop and/or closed loop control system (1) for a secondary battery (3), having at least two battery cells (2) which can be electrically connected in series with one another, in particular of a motor vehicle which can be powered electrically, having—at least two cell electronics units (4) which are each assigned to at least one battery cell (2),—at least one electronic central processor unit (5) and—at least one communication link (6) via which the electronic central processor unit (5) can be connected in terms of communication technology to the cell electronics units (4),—wherein the electronic central processor unit (5) is configured to detect an electrical actual output voltage which is respectively generated by the secondary battery (3) and to compare said actual output voltage with a predefined electrical setpoint output voltage, to generate at least one control signal as a function of the respective result of the comparison between the electrical actual output voltage and

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a plurality of interconnected battery cells which are connected to at least one pole connection of the battery by at least one circuit element such that the plurality of interconnected battery cells can be electrically decoupled from the at least one pole connection. A control circuit for monitoring and controlling the battery comprises at least one first cell monitoring device and at least one second cell monitoring device which are configured to detect operational parameters of at least one battery cell of the plurality of interconnected battery cells and to guide the operational parameters to a control device. The at least one first cell monitoring device is connected to a first control device by a first interface, and the at least one second cell monitoring device is connected to a second control device by a second interface.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drive system for an electric vehicle, comprising an electric motor, a traction battery for supplying the electric motor, an asynchronous machine, and a combustion engine for driving the asynchronous machine, wherein the asynchronous machine is arrange for charging the traction battery upon a control signal to extend the range of the electric vehicle. The traction battery has a plurality of a battery lines having adjustable output voltage for generating voltage progressions which are phase-shifted relative to one another, and each battery pack line is not only provided for supplying one of the phase connections of the electric motor but is also connected to a phase connection of the asynchronous machine. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding method for charging a traction battery having a plurality of battery lines by means of an asynchronous machine and a combustion engine disposed in series therewith.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric circuit arrangement (1) which has a low-voltage sub-network (2) and a high-voltage sub-network (3). A test signal is transmitted from one of the sub-networks (2, 3) to the other sub-network (3, 2) in order to detect a fault depending on the reception of the signal in the other sub-network (3, 2) and to switch the circuit arrangement (1) to a safe state. A data bus (5), which connects a low-voltage control unit (6) of the low-voltage sub-network (2) to a high-voltage control unit (7) of the high-voltage sub-network (3), is operated with a maximum bus load at least temporarily as a test signal so that data packets are transmitted at fixed time intervals, and a fault is detected depending on a delay of the last received data packet, said delay being detected by the control unit (7, 6) receiving the data packets.

Abstract: A battery includes at least two battery cells arranged adjacent to one another and each arranged in a battery cell housing. Each battery cell has at least one battery cell terminal. The battery also includes one degasification element per battery cell. Each degasification element is arranged within the battery cell housing associated with the respective battery cell and is configured to discharge gases generated within the respective battery cell from the respective battery cell in the presence of a predetermined gas pressure. The battery also includes a cover configured to cover at least a part of the surfaces of the battery cells and cover the degasification elements of the battery cells in air-tight fashion. The cover has, in each case in a region of the degasification elements, predetermined breaking points assigned to the degasification elements.

Abstract: A battery system has a battery with a plurality of battery modules which can be selectively activated or deactivated by means of actuation, wherein, in the activated state, the battery module voltage of a respective battery module contributes to an output voltage of the battery and, in the deactivated state, the battery module is uncoupled from the current path of the battery. The battery system comprises a circuit for charging the battery modules which has components which are arranged in accordance with a switching converter topology, which is integrated in the battery system in such a way that the battery modules can be charged independently of whether a respective battery module which is to be charged is in the activated or in the deactivated state. A method for charging battery modules, a method for balancing battery modules, and a motor vehicle include the battery system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an output voltage of a battery system (1) comprising a plurality of battery cells (2), which are electrically interconnected in such a way that battery cells (2) of the battery system (1) can respectively be connected to the battery system (1) and can be electrically bypassed. In order to adapt an actual output voltage (3) of the battery system (1) to a target output voltage, at least one switch-on probability is generated and the battery cells (1) having the at least one generated switch-on probability are connected to the battery system (1) and additionally at least one switch-off probability is generated and the battery cells (1) having the at least one generated switch-off probability are electrically bypassed.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrochemical energy store and a method for connecting cells of an electrochemical energy store. According to the invention, the following steps are carried out: determination of a first set-point for an output voltage of the energy store; determination of a first probability (Pon) for connecting a first cell, the first probability (Pon) pre-determining the connection of the first cell to the electrochemical energy store; definition of a first condition limit value and a second condition limit value for all cells of the electrochemical energy store; calculation of a first condition value for the first cell, and independently of the first probability (Pon), non-connection of the first cell to the electrochemical energy store at a first time, if the condition value lies below the first condition limit value.

Abstract: A device is introduced for cell-balancing a plurality of battery cells connected in series. The device includes a measuring device which is connectable to each of the battery cells and which is configured to generate a current which is proportional to a minimum cell voltage of all the cell voltages of the battery cells and to output the current to resistors which are connected in series. The device also contains a multiplicity of comparators which compare a cell voltage of an assigned battery cell to the minimum cell voltage which is replicated by the current which is proportional to the minimum cell voltage and the resistors. The comparators are configured to output a control signal, which is dependent on a result of the comparison, to an assigned discharging unit which allows a discharge current to flow from the respective battery cell as a function of the control signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric drive system with an n-phase electric machine, n>1, having at least two multiphase winding strands; a first inverter, the output connections of which are connected to the phase connections of a first of the multiphase winding strands of the electric machine; a second inverter, which is connected in parallel to the first inverter and the output connections of which are connected to the phase connections of a second of the multiphase winding strands of the electric machine; and a DC voltage source, which has a plurality of battery modules connected in series and a first output connection of which is connected to a first input connection of the first inverter and second output connection of which is connected to a first input connection of the second inverter.