Device and method for operating an energy storage arrangement of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016159298-A1
Application number	US-201414888492-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Priority date	May 2, 2013
Publication date	Jun 9, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a device ( 100 ) for operating an energy storage arrangement ( 2 ) of a motor vehicle ( 1 ), comprising a first charging device ( 110 ) with a generator device ( 111 ) which can be driven by an internal combustion engine ( 113 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) via an electrically switchable coupling device ( 112 ), said first charging device ( 110 ) being designed to charge at least one electric energy store ( 3 ) of the energy storage arrangement ( 2 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ); comprising a second charging device ( 140 ) which is designed to charge at least one electric energy store ( 3 ) of the energy storage arrangement ( 2 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) from an extravehicular electric energy supply device ( 150 ); comprising a detecting device ( 120 ) which is designed to detect at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle ( 1 ); and comprising a control device ( 130 ) which is coupled to the first charging device ( 110 ), the second charging device ( 140 ), and the detecting device ( 120 ) and which is designed to control the first charging device ( 110 ) and the second charging device ( 140 ) using the at least one operating parameter.

First claim

1 . A device for operating an energy storage arrangement of a motor vehicle comprising:
a first charging device with a generator device which can be driven by an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle via an electrically switchable coupling device, said first charging device being designed to charge at least one electric energy store of the energy storage arrangement of the motor vehicle; a second charging device which is designed to charge at least one electric energy store of the energy storage arrangement of the motor vehicle from an extravehicular electric energy supply device; a detecting device which is designed to detect at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle; and a control device which is coupled to the first charging device, the second charging device and the detecting device and which is designed to control the first charging device and the second charging device using the at least one operating parameter.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the detecting device is designed to detect a state of charge of an electric energy store of the energy storage arrangement as the at least one operating parameter.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the electrically switchable coupling device is designed as an electromagnetic friction clutch.

4 . The device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the generator device of the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle can be driven as an auxiliary unit or via a friction wheel or a belt.

5 . The device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the control device is further designed to operate the first charging device and the second charging device of the motor vehicle using operating parameter data stored in the storage device.

6 . The device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the detecting device is designed to be coupled to a bus system of the motor vehicle.

7 . Device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the second charging device has an electric converter which is designed to convert at least one from the group consisting of frequency, current and voltage values of the extravehicular electric energy supply device to corresponding frequency, current and/or voltage values of the at least one electric energy store.

8 . The device according to claim 7 , characterized in that the electric converter is installed as an electrical component in the motor vehicle.

9 . The device according to claim 7 , characterized in that the electric converter is installed as an electrical component in a charging connection cable of the motor vehicle.

10 . The device according to claim 7 , characterized in that the electric converter is installed as an electrical component in the extravehicular electric energy supply device.

11 . A method for operating an energy storage arrangement of a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps:
providing a first charging device and a second charging device for charging an electric energy store of the energy storage arrangement of the motor vehicle; detecting at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle by a detecting device; and operating the charging device and the second charging device of the motor vehicle using the at least one operating parameter determined by means of a control device.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , characterized in that a state of charge of an electric energy store of the energy storage arrangement is acquired as the at least one operating parameter.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , characterized in that the electrically switchable coupling device is designed as an electromagnetic friction clutch.

14 . The method according to claim 11 , characterized in that a generator device of the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle is driven as an auxiliary unit or via a friction wheel or via a belt, and wherein the first charging device includes the generator device.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Eckert Bernd
• Kanters Petra

Classifications

• B60Y2400/214

  by power from domestic supply, e.g. plug in supplies · CPC title

• Y02T90/14

  Plug-in electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L50/62

  charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries, e.g. range extenders · CPC title

• B60L50/66

  Arrangements of batteries · CPC title

• B60L2210/30

  AC to DC converters · CPC title