Patents by Inventor Volker Reber

Volker Reber 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: 11667209
    Abstract: A diagnostic arrangement (200) for a charging park has plural components and a network arrangement. The components include a central gateway (270), at least one control device (280) and a diagnostic database (290) arranged at the central gateway. The diagnostic database contains files or data for diagnosis of the at least one control device. The network arrangement makes a core network available between the components. The at least one control device is connected via the core network to the central gateway. The network arrangement also has a backend server having a backend database with the same diagnostic information as the diagnostic database of the central gateway and is connected to the central gateway. A database extract (220) provides a list (201) of available diagnostics. The at least one control device has apparatus for diagnosis and/or conveying at least one value (208) regarding at least one status of the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Julian Kramer, Eric Vogel, Volker Reber, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Christian Metzger, Timo Kaul, Steve Zander, Iosif-Norbert Gaier
  • Patent number: 11349686
    Abstract: A network arrangement is provided for a charging park for providing IP services to the charging park. The charging park has a plurality of components. The network arrangement comprises a core network, a backend server and a central gateway that is coupled to the core network and to the backend server. The central gateway provides an interface for one or more communication nodes of the core network. The components of the charging park are connected communicatively to one another and to the central gateway via the core network. Each component of the charging park has an associated communication node of the core network, and the components of the charging park can interchange data with the backend server via the central gateway via their respective associated communication nodes and the interfaces associated with the communication nodes. Further, the invention relates to a method for addressing components of the charging park.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Iosif-Norbert Gaier, Eric Vogel, Steve Zander, Julian Kramer, Timo Kaul, Christian Metzger
  • Patent number: 11220184
    Abstract: A method for controlling the temperature of a changing cable of a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The method includes the steps of heating the charging cable in order to form an electrical connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, sensing connection of the charging cable to the vehicle, and ending the heating of the charging cable for fast charging the battery of the vehicle. A fast charging station has a charging cable for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The fast charging station is designed to carry out the above method for controlling the temperature of a charging cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Stefan Götz, Jari Rönfanz
  • Patent number: 11214155
    Abstract: A device for charging at least one battery has an electronics module and at least one charging pillar with a charging point. The electronics module has at least one power electronics unit having an AC/DC converter and a DC/DC converter, wherein the electronics module and the at least one charging pillar are spatially separate from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Camila Zies, David Köhler, Raoul Heyne, Volker Reber, Bekim Basha, Christoph Roggendorf, Karsten Hähre, Stefan Götz, Michael Kiefer, Steve Zander, Christian Metzger
  • Patent number: 11180043
    Abstract: A charging cable for an electric car includes an insulating body, a connecting line, and a plug-type connector with contact pins and contact openings. The plug-type connector detachably connects the insulating body to the connecting line via the contact pins and contact openings. Also described is a corresponding charging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jari Rönfanz, Volker Reber, Stefan Götz
  • Patent number: 11148534
    Abstract: A cooling unit for a charging column includes a heat exchanger with first connections and second connections and that is set up for cooling a closed secondary coolant circuit of the charging column if the first connections are fluidically connected to a common primary coolant circuit of the electric filling station and the second connections are fluidically connected to the secondary coolant circuit. Also described herein is a corresponding charging column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Reber, David Köhler, Stefan Götz
  • Patent number: 10994626
    Abstract: A charging plug for a charging column having a contact carrier and a housing shell. The housing shell has a first duct and a second duct, the first duct and the second duct leading into the contact carrier. The first duct is bent to a greater extent than the second duct. Also described is a corresponding charging column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Jari Rönfanz, Michael Kiefer, Stefan Götz
  • Patent number: 10960784
    Abstract: A method for supplying a number of electric charging stations with electricity, wherein AC voltage provided by an electricity source is transformed into a prescribed AC voltage level by at least one transformer via at least one star winding and at least one delta winding and subsequently routed via AC voltage lines to the number of electric charging stations and converted directly to direct current in respective charging stations from the number of electric charging stations locally by at least two rectifiers of the charging stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Herke, Ralf Oestreicher, Volker Reber, Anja Heinzelmann
  • Patent number: 10931061
    Abstract: A charging plug for an electric automobile has a plug head and an insulation body. The plug head and the insulation body are connected in a releasable manner in such a way that the insulation body can be exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Götz, Volker Reber, Jari Rönfanz
  • Publication number: 20210039517
    Abstract: A diagnostic arrangement (200) for a charging park has plural components and a network arrangement. The components include a central gateway (270), at least one control device (280) and a diagnostic database (290) arranged at the central gateway. The diagnostic database contains files or data for diagnosis of the at least one control device. The network arrangement makes a core network available between the components. The at least one control device is connected via the core network to the central gateway. The network arrangement also has a backend server having a backend database with the same diagnostic information as the diagnostic database of the central gateway and is connected to the central gateway. A database extract (220) provides a list (201) of available diagnostics. The at least one control device has apparatus for diagnosis and/or conveying at least one value (208) regarding at least one status of the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Julian Kramer, Eric Vogel, Volker Reber, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Christian Metzger, Timo Kaul, Steve Zander, Iosif-Norbert Gaier
  • Publication number: 20210044452
    Abstract: A network arrangement is provided for a charging park for providing IP services to the charging park. The charging park has a plurality of components. The network arrangement comprises a core network, a backend server and a central gateway that is coupled to the core network and to the backend server. The central gateway provides an interface for one or more communication nodes of the core network. The components of the charging park are connected communicatively to one another and to the central gateway via the core network. Each component of the charging park has an associated communication node of the core network, and the components of the charging park can interchange data with the backend server via the central gateway via their respective associated communication nodes and the interfaces associated with the communication nodes. Further, the invention relates to a method for addressing components of the charging park.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Iosif-Norbert Gaier, Eric Vogel, Steve Zander, Julian Kramer, Timo Kaul, Christian Metzger
  • Patent number: 10916953
    Abstract: A housing for an electricity charging station includes a base frame having a mounting rack, a cover connected to the base frame, two doors hinged on the base frame, a base connected to the base frame, two faceplates inserted into the base and two cable panels embedded in the base. A corresponding electricity charging station and a corresponding method for producing or assembling such a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Bekim Basha, David Köhler, Karsten Hähre, Camila Zies, Christian Metzger
  • Patent number: 10894481
    Abstract: A concrete base for fastening a metal housing includes a baseplate, two side parts and two intermediate panels. Also described is a corresponding use method and a corresponding metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Reber, David Köhler, Christian Metzger, Bekim Basha, Karsten Hähre
  • Patent number: 10894479
    Abstract: A charging cable device for a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive, having a temperature control device, and a charging cable connected thereto. The charging cable has a multiplicity of fluid lines which extend from an end of the charging cable facing the temperature control device to an end facing away from the temperature control device, and are connected to one another at the end facing away from the temperature control device. The temperature control device is connected to the fluid lines of the charging cable to form a fluid circuit. The temperature control device is designed to heat a fluid in the fluid circuit. Also disclosed is a fast charging station for fast charging a battery of a vehicle with an electric drive. The fast charging station has a charging cable device at the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Stefan Götz, Jari Rönfanz
  • Patent number: 10714884
    Abstract: A land-based electric vehicle charging plug has a plug base and a separate and exchangeable interface which is detachably fastened to the plug base. The plug base has an electrically non-conductive base body and at least one charging current base contact. The interface has an electrically non-conductive interface body and at least one charging current interface contact which is plugged-together with the corresponding charging current base contact. The plug base and the interface have a positive guide which forms an insertion funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Götz, Jari Rönfanz, Volker Reber
  • Patent number: 10589631
    Abstract: An installation for charging electric cars includes the following features: charging columns, direct-current lines, rectifiers, three-phase alternating-current lines, a single-phase alternating-current line and a cooling arrangement. The direct-current lines electrically connect the charging columns to the rectifiers. The three-phase alternating-current lines electrically connect the rectifiers to a medium-voltage transformer. The single-phase alternating-current line electrically connects the medium-voltage transformer to the cooling arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manuel Groß, Volker Reber, Stefan Götz
  • Patent number: 10527401
    Abstract: A sensor for identifying a mechanical deformation of a housing of a charging column configured to charge an electrical energy store of an electrically driven vehicle. The sensor includes an elongated arm having a first end portion arranged in the longitudinal orientation and a second end portion opposite the first end portion in the longitudinal orientation. The arm is connected at its first end portion to a base of the charging column and runs in the longitudinal orientation approximately parallel to a part of the charging column that is sensitive to deformations of the housing, in particular to a side wall of the housing. An electrical probe element is arranged on the second end portion of the arm. An activation element is connected to the part of the charging column that is sensitive to deformations of the housing and is configured to activate the electrical probe element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Götz, David Köhler, Steve Zander, Jari Rönfanz, Volker Reber, Michael Kiefer
  • Patent number: 10525842
    Abstract: A land-based electric vehicle charging plug has a plug base and a separate interface, which is secured to the plug base, wherein the plug base has an electrically non-conductive base body and at least one charging current base contact, which is fixedly anchored in the base body. The interface has an electrically non-conductive interface body and at least one corresponding charging current interface contact, which sits in a proximally accessible plug opening in the interface body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jari Rönfanz, Volker Reber, Stefan Götz
  • Patent number: D922943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventors: Roland Reitenbach, David Köhler, Jari Rönfanz, Jens Knoll, Volker Reber, Michael Kiefer, Stefan Götz
  • Patent number: D923563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventors: Roland Reitenbach, Jari Rönfanz, Jens Knoll, Stefan Götz, David Köhler, Volker Reber, Michael Kiefer