Patents by Inventor Steffen Gruner

Steffen Gruner 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).

  • Method for controlling a drive system, and drive system
    Patent number: 11338789
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a drive system with at least two drive units (20), each of which is paired with at least one control unit (22), wherein —a total target torque (30) is calculated by means of a master control unit (22a), —the total target torque (30) is divided into respective individual target torques (32) for each of the drive units (20) by the master control unit (22a), and —the drive units (20) are actuated by the paired control units (22) on the basis of the corresponding individual target torques (32). The invention is characterized in that the threshold torques (34) corresponding to the drive units (20) are ascertained and taken into consideration by the master control unit (22a) when dividing the total target torque (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Bentley Motors Limited
    Inventors: Steffen Gruner, Benjamin Kaczor, Norbert Weiss, Axel Ibenthal
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE SYSTEM, AND DRIVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200346632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a drive system with at least two drive units (20), each of which is paired with at least one control unit (22), wherein—a total target torque (30) is calculated by means of a master control unit (22a), —the total target torque (30) is divided into respective individual target torques (32) for each of the drive units (20) by the master control unit in (22a), and—the drive units (20) are actuated by the paired control units (22) on the basis of the corresponding individual target torques (32). The invention is characterized in that the threshold torques (34) corresponding to the drive units (20) are ascertained and taken into consideration by the master control unit (22a) when dividing the total target torque (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Steffen Gruner, Benjamin Kaczor, Norbert Weiss, Axel Ibenthal