Abstract: A semiconductor module has at least two semiconductor components which are arranged within a housing in each case between two electrical conduction elements and are electrically conductively connected to the electrical conduction elements. The electrical conduction elements respectively have a contact extension that is led out of the housing, wherein two contact extensions arranged in different planes are connected to one another outside the housing via a contact element, which forms a current path between the two contact extensions outside the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor module (1) comprising at least two semiconductor components (10, 20) which are arranged within a housing in each case between two electrical conduction elements (12, 14, 22, 24) and are electrically conductively connected to the electrical conduction elements (12, 14, 22, 24). In this case, the electrical conduction elements (12, 14, 22, 24) respectively have a contact extension (12.1, 14.2, 22.1, 24.1) that is led out of the housing, wherein two contact extensions (12.1, 24.1) arranged in different planes are connected to one another outside the housing via a contact element (5), which forms a current path between the two contact extensions (12.1, 24.1) outside the housing.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrical energy storage module (100), comprising: at least one storage cell stack (10), comprising: a plurality of energy storage cells (1), which each have a cell housing (1a) each having two pole connections (1b,1c), wherein the energy storage cells (1) are arranged in series in the storage cell stack (10) in such a way that in each case a first pole connection (1b) and a second pole connection (1c) having different polarities of two adjacent energy storage cells (1) are galvanically connected to one another by means of flat cell connecting elements (4), wherein the cell housings (1a) of all of the energy storage cells (1) are galvanically connected to one another, wherein the first pole connection (1b) of an energy storage cell (1) arranged at a first end of the storage cell stack (10) is galvanically connected to the cell housing (1a), and wherein the second pole connection (1c) of an energy storage cell (1) arranged at a second end of the storage cell stack (10) and the cell h

Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle are provided in which, starting from the comparison of a first acceleration variable, which is calculated at least from the operating state of the drive unit, and a second acceleration variable, an error is detected. The second acceleration variable includes a first component, in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis, and a second component, perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal axis.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrical energy storage module (100), comprising: at least one storage cell stack (10), comprising: a plurality of energy storage cells (1), which each have a cell housing (1a) each having two pole connections (1b,1c), wherein the energy storage cells (1) are arranged in series in the storage cell stack (10) in such a way that in each case a first pole connection (1b) and a second pole connection (1c) having different polarities of two adjacent energy storage cells (1) are galvanically connected to one another by means of flat cell connecting elements (4), wherein the cell housings (1a) of all of the energy storage cells (1) are galvanically connected to one another, wherein the first pole connection (1b) of an energy storage cell (1) arranged at a first end of the storage cell stack (10) is galvanically connected to the cell housing (1a), and wherein the second pole connection (1c) of an energy storage cell (1) arranged at a second end of the storage cell stack (10) and the cell h

Abstract: A device for cooling components, comprising a housing in which a cavity is formed, in which a phase-change material is accommodated, the housing having at least one surface, which is able to be brought into contact with the component to be cooled, and at least one heat-dissipating surface. The cavity accommodating the phase-change material is enclosed by at least one coil, and the phase-change material includes ferromagnetic or magnetizable particles. Furthermore a method for cooling a component using the device is described.

Abstract: In a method for conveying at least one heat exchange medium which includes at least one first fluid having a first permittivity and at least one second fluid which does not mix with the first fluid and has a second permittivity that differs from the first permittivity, at least one dielectric boundary surface is formed between the first and the second fluid, which boundary surface is exposed to a progressively excited electric displacement field which exerts a displacement force on the at least one dielectric boundary surface.

Abstract: A driving device having a charging device for increasing the pressure and the mass flow of the combustion air of an internal combustion engine, and having a steam generator for evaporating a fluid using thermal energy drawn from the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine. The steam generator is connected to a steam accumulator, and the charging device is an exhaust gas turbocharger whose drive turbine can be acted on at least partly both by exhaust gas and also by steam from the steam accumulator, the steam pressure and/or steam mass flow of the steam supplied to the exhaust gas turbocharger being capable of being regulated and/or controlled.

Abstract: In a method for conveying at least one heat exchange medium which includes at least one first fluid having a first permittivity and at least one second fluid which does not mix with the first fluid and has a second permittivity that differs from the first permittivity, at least one dielectric boundary surface is formed between the first and the second fluid, which boundary surface is exposed to a progressively excited electric displacement field which exerts a displacement force on the at least one dielectric boundary surface.

Abstract: A device for cooling components, comprising a housing in which a cavity is formed, in which a phase-change material is accommodated, the housing having at least one surface, which is able to be brought into contact with the component to be cooled, and at least one heat-dissipating surface. The cavity accommodating the phase-change material is enclosed by at least one coil, and the phase-change material includes ferromagnetic or magnetizable particles. Furthermore a method for cooling a component using the device is described.

Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle are provided in which, starting from the comparison of a first acceleration variable, which is calculated at least from the operating state of the drive unit, and a second acceleration variable, an error is detected. The second acceleration variable includes a first component, in the direction of the vehicle longitudinal axis, and a second component, perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal axis.