Onboard network for a vehicle and method for saving energy

US9102314B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9102314-B2
Application numberUS-200913144402-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 17, 2009
Priority dateJan 14, 2009
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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The invention relates to an onboard network ( 1 ) for a vehicle ( 32 ), in particular a motor vehicle. The onboard network ( 1 ) comprises an electric machine ( 10 ) designed for operating in generator mode. The onboard network ( 1 ) further comprises a voltage transformer ( 12 ) that is at least indirectly connected to the electric machine ( 10 ) on the input side and a first energy accumulator ( 14 ) connected to the voltage transformer ( 12 ) on the output side, in particular an accumulator. The electric machine ( 10 ) is designed for the recuperation operation. The voltage transformer ( 12 ) is designed to detect or limit a charge state of the first energy accumulator ( 14 ) and to regulate the charge state of the first energy accumulator ( 14 ) such that the first energy accumulator ( 14 ) has a reserve capacity ( 15 ) during generator operation, preferably when driving the vehicle in an energy-consuming manner. The voltage transformer ( 12 ) is further designed to charge the reserve capacity ( 15 ) of the first energy accumulator ( 14 ) depending on a recuperation signal ( 23 ) received on the input side and representing a recuperation operation of the vehicle ( 32 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. An onboard network for a vehicle, including an electrical machine, wherein the electrical machine is configured at least for generator operation and recuperative operation; a voltage converter, wherein the voltage converter is connected at least indirectly to the electrical machine at an input end of the voltage converter; a first energy storage means, wherein the first energy storage means is connected to the voltage converter at an output end of…

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  • B60L7/16Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9102314B2 cover?
The invention relates to an onboard network ( 1 ) for a vehicle ( 32 ), in particular a motor vehicle. The onboard network ( 1 ) comprises an electric machine ( 10 ) designed for operating in generator mode. The onboard network ( 1 ) further comprises a voltage transformer ( 12 ) that is at least indirectly connected to the electric machine ( 10 ) on the input side and a first energy accumulato…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Mueller Wolfgang, Prag Christian, Bosch Gmbh Robert
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60L7/16. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).