Electric drive for a mixer drum

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12343901-B2
Application number	US-202118020631-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2021
Priority date	Aug 14, 2020
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

An electric drive for a mixer drum, including a high-voltage DC voltage power supply to which at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply are connected. The at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface, wherein a controller is configured to control flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electric drive, comprising:
a high-voltage DC voltage power supply to which at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply are connected;
a mixer drum; and
an electric motor connected to the power converter and configured to rotate the mixer drum,
wherein the at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface, wherein a controller is configured to control flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply.

2. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the external interface is configured to draw DC current and/or AC current, and wherein the external interface has a DC-DC voltage converter for the DC current and a rectifier for the AC current.

3. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller takes a first signal, which indicates a state of the at least one battery, as a basis for outputting a second signal to an output device for a user of the mixer drum.

4. The electric drive as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the controller takes the first signal as a basis for outputting a third signal, which affects a power delivery or power draw.

5. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to supply the power converter with electric energy only via the external interface.

6. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller controls charging of the at least one battery on the basis of further available stationary power supplies.

7. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller controls charging of the at least one battery on the basis of a future energy demand.

8. The electric drive as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the controller determines the future energy demand on the basis of a planned running time.

9. A method for operating an electric drive for a mixer drum having a high-voltage DC voltage power supply, the method comprising:
connecting at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply, wherein the at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface;
providing a controller which controls flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply; and
rotating the mixer drum via the controller.

10. An electric drive for a mixer drum, comprising a high-voltage DC voltage power supply to which at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply are connected,
wherein the at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface,
wherein a controller is configured to control flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply, and
wherein the controller controls charging of the at least one battery on the basis of further available stationary power supplies or on the basis of a future energy demand.

11. The electric drive as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the controller determines the future energy demand on the basis of a planned running time.

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Heilig Eduard
• Brehmer Udo
• Zohner Raphael

Classifications

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M10/44

  Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) · CPC title

• B28C5/421 Primary

  Drives (in general B28C5/0831) · CPC title