Abstract: An air-conditioning system for an electrically driveable motor vehicle includes a coolant-conducting HVA circuit to which a traction battery and an evaporator for cooling the traction battery are connected, a coolant-conducting heating circuit for controlling the temperature of an interior compartment of the motor vehicle, to which heating circuit a condenser for releasing thermal power is connected, a coolant-conducting refrigeration circuit, to which the evaporator, the condenser and a compressor are connected, a heat exchanger, which is connected to the HVA circuit and which is controllably connectable to the heating circuit and which is configured for coolant-based transfer of thermal power from the heating circuit into the HVA circuit, and a control device.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a motor vehicle includes a heating circuit with an interior compartment heat exchanger; a refrigeration circuit with a compressor; a condenser which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit, wherein the heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the condenser; and a chiller, which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit. The heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the chiller. In a heating mode, the interior compartment heat exchanger, the chiller and the condenser are connected in series in the heating circuit.

Abstract: An electronic module includes a first supporting element, a second supporting element, and a plurality of components arranged on the first supporting element and the second supporting element. The first supporting element and the second supporting element are electrically conductively connected, and the second supporting element forms an intermediate chamber in which the first supporting element is arranged.

Abstract: A refrigeration circuit for a motor vehicle includes a refrigerant compressor, a condenser for exchanging heat with a cooling circuit, a chiller for exchanging heat with the cooling circuit, and an evaporator for temperature control of air in an air-conditioning device. The evaporator being in parallel with the chiller, and, in a main circuit, the refrigerant compressor, the condenser, and the parallel circuit of chiller and evaporator being connected in series. The circuit also includes a return line that branches off from the main circuit on a high-pressure side of the refrigerant compressor and leads into the main circuit on a low-pressure side of the refrigerant compressor, and a valve circuit to block and release flow through the return line.

Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: An air-conditioning system for an electrically driveable motor vehicle includes a coolant-conducting HVA circuit to which a traction battery and an evaporator for cooling the traction battery are connected, a coolant-conducting heating circuit for controlling the temperature of an interior compartment of the motor vehicle, to which heating circuit a condenser for releasing thermal power is connected, a coolant-conducting refrigeration circuit, to which the evaporator, the condenser and a compressor are connected, a heat exchanger, which is connected to the HVA circuit and which is controllably connectable to the heating circuit and which is configured for coolant-based transfer of thermal power from the heating circuit into the HVA circuit, and a control device.

Abstract: A method for thermal management of a motor vehicle includes circulating of coolant, in a first operating state, at least in a motor cooling circuit through a series circuit that includes a motor circuit pump, an electric motor, and a low temperature (LT) radiator where the motor circuit pump is activated and where the coolant flows in a first direction through the LT radiator. The method further includes, time-shifted with respect to the first operating state, circulating of coolant, in a second operating state, at least in a chiller cooling circuit through a series circuit including a chiller, a chiller section pump, the motor circuit pump, and the LT radiator where the chiller section pump is activated, where the motor circuit pump is deactivated, where the coolant flows in a second direction through the LT radiator, and where the second direction is opposed to the first direction.

Abstract: A method for thermal management of a motor vehicle includes circulating of coolant, in a first operating state, at least in a motor cooling circuit through a series circuit that includes a motor circuit pump, an electric motor, and an LT radiator where the motor circuit pump is activated and where the coolant flows in a first direction through the LT radiator. The method further includes, time-shifted with respect to the first operating state, circulating of coolant, in a second operating state, at least in a chiller cooling circuit through a series circuit including a chiller, a chiller section pump, the motor circuit pump, and the LT radiator where the chiller section pump is activated, where the motor circuit pump is deactivated, where the coolant flows in a second direction through the LT radiator, and where the second direction is opposed to the first direction.

Abstract: A method for producing a cell-contacting system for a battery module of a vehicle includes providing a plurality of connection elements for corresponding electrical connection of adjacent battery cells of the battery module, wherein the corresponding connection elements are produced such that they include a region having reduced stiffness; and providing a holding device for holding the connection elements, wherein the holding device is provided by electrically insulating support elements, initially at least one main body is provided and is connected to the support elements, and subsequently the connection elements are produced from the at least one main body.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a motor vehicle includes a heating circuit with an interior compartment heat exchanger; a refrigeration circuit with a compressor; a condenser which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit, wherein the heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the condenser; and a chiller, which is arranged in the heating circuit and in the refrigeration circuit. The heating circuit and the refrigeration circuit are fluidically separated from one another in the chiller. In a heating mode, the interior compartment heat exchanger, the chiller and the condenser are connected in series in the heating circuit.

Abstract: A method for operating an electropneumatic parking brake system of a vehicle combination, which includes a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle, includes activating, after a parking operation and braking of the vehicle combination, a trailer check function in a standstill state. The trailer check function enables a check as to whether, in the case of a decrease in the braking action of the trailer vehicle, the vehicle combination can be held in a stationary manner solely by way of the braking action of a parking brake of the tractor vehicle. The trailer check function is carried out automatically when a vehicle combination has been braked in a stationary manner independently by way of an automatic parking function.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encrypted communication between a client and a server, wherein the communication comprises request messages, each with request elements, and response messages, each with response elements. Request elements and response elements can comprise data. It is an object of the invention to hamper or prevent unauthorized access to the data during communication and also during storage and processing on the server. In this case, it is assumed that the communication channel and also the server itself are not trustworthy and neither client nor server provide measures or are adaptable in order to counter said risks of unauthorized access, for example by means of cryptographic methods.

Abstract: A method for operating an electropneumatic parking brake system of a vehicle combination, which includes a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle, includes activating, after a parking operation and braking of the vehicle combination, a trailer check function in a standstill state. The trailer check function enables a check as to whether, in the case of a decrease in the braking action of the trailer vehicle, the vehicle combination can be held in a stationary manner solely by way of the braking action of a parking brake of the tractor vehicle. The trailer check function is carried out automatically when a vehicle combination has been braked in a stationary manner independently by way of an automatic parking function.

Abstract: An accumulator arrangement may include a plurality of battery cells respectively having a plurality of bearing surfaces. The plurality of battery cells may be stacked in a stacking direction to form at least one battery block. The arrangement may further include at least one cooling device that may include a plurality of cooling elements through which a cooling fluid is flowable. A respective cooling element may be arranged between and abut against adjacent battery cells and clamped thereto. The at least one cooling device may further include at least one fluid guide tube having at least one fluid guide duct through which the cooling fluid is flowable. The at least one fluid guide tube may include at least one deformable adaptation area that may, via deformation, compensate at least one of an expansion and a compression of the at least one battery block in the stacking direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encrypted communication between a client and a server, wherein the communication comprises request messages, each with request elements, and response messages, each with response elements. Request elements and response elements can comprise data. It is an object of the invention to hamper or prevent unauthorized access to the data during communication and also during storage and processing on the server. In this case, it is assumed that the communication channel and also the server itself are not trustworthy and neither client nor server provide measures or are adaptable in order to counter said risks of unauthorized access, for example by means of cryptographic methods.

Abstract: A container for a refrigerated fluid having an external container and an internal container between which an evacuated intermediate space is situated, which contains a superinsulator formed by several, separated layers of foil provided with a metal layer, is used as a storing device for electric energy. The foils act as foil capacitors and are electrically contacted so that an electric voltage can be applied to corresponding electric terminals on the exterior side of the container. In the container, a metal layer can be provided on both surfaces of the foil(s), and the foil(s) may consist of a material with a semiconductor characteristic. The foil capacitors are electrically connectable in series or parallel, and the electrical contacting of the foil metal surfaces can take place via a suspension structure of the internal container in the external container.

Abstract: A vacuum thermoforming process for producing a transparent molding free from optical defects, whereby the prior temperature of the mold and preform is controlled, the preform is premolded, the mold is shaped under sub-atmospheric pressure, the mold shape is cooled, and the transparent molding is removed. The transparent plastic molding is produced from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC) with particularly good optical quality and with relatively low cycle times. Upon removal, these moldings are dimensionally stable, free from distortion, and exhibit no surface defects such as pimples.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement is provided for supplying an electric drive, to which at least two electric energy sources can be connected. At least one of the at least two electric energy sources supplies at least intermittently the electric drive by way of at least one actuating element. At least one electric energy source can be disconnected from the electric drive by way of a switch. Furthermore, a method for operating the circuit arrangement, as well as a motor vehicle including the circuit arrangement, are provided.

Abstract: The invention describes a composite in which solar cells can be encapsulated, being a photovoltaic module, composed of the following elements: an outer layer made of a transparent thermoplastic and/or a barrier foil, and an elastic layer into which the solar cells have been embedded and a barrier foil or a barrier sheet.

Abstract: A receiving unit is provided for a circuit board carrier, wherein the receiving unit has at least one electric contact. The circuit board carrier is insertable into the receiving unit at an angle to an end position of the circuit board carrier. The receiving unit is designed in such a manner that in an inserted state of the circuit board carrier there are in essence no bending forces that act on the circuit board carrier by way of the at least one electric contact. Furthermore, a connection system and an electric machine with such a receiving unit, as well as a motor vehicle with such a corresponding electric machine, are provided.

Abstract: A container for a refrigerated fluid having an external container and an internal container between which an evacuated intermediate space is situated, which contains a superinsulator formed by several, separated layers of foil provided with a metal layer, is used as a storing device for electric energy. The foils act as foil capacitors and are electrically contacted so that an electric voltage can be applied to corresponding electric terminals on the exterior side of the container. In the container, a metal layer can be provided on both surfaces of the foil(s), and the foil(s) may consist of a material with a semiconductor characteristic. The foil capacitors are electrically connectable in series or parallel, and the electrical contacting of the foil metal surfaces can take place via a suspension structure of the internal container in the external container.