| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7423408 |
Monitoring device and method for determining at least one characteristic variable for the state |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method for determining at least one characteristic variable for the state of a battery includes: (a) determining the charge throughput of the battery per time step; having, (b) determining a first characteristic figure in order to describe the stratification of the electrolyte conc |
| 7375495 |
Method for determination of the charge drawn by an energy storage battery |
May 20, 2008 |
| A method for determining the charge drawn by an energy storage battery starting from an initial state of charge at the start of the drawing of the charge includes determining the charge drawn as a function of an exponential function with a time constant. The time constant is defined |
| 7295014 |
Method for determination of characteristic variable which relates to the state of charge of a st |
November 13, 2007 |
| A method for determining a state of charge (SOC) characteristic variable for a storage battery including determining a first SOC value and a second SOC value. The method further including determining changes in the first and second SOC values. These changes in the first and second SOC |
| 7276880 |
Devices and/or methods for determining the availability of electric energy, in particularly in v |
October 2, 2007 |
| The invention relates to devices and/or methods for determining the availability of electrical energy in two-energy accumulator vehicle electric systems, in which both energy accumulators, particularly batteries, can be connected to one another via a D.C. converter. The required elec |
| 7253587 |
Method for prediction of electrical characteristics of an electrochemical storage battery |
August 7, 2007 |
| A method for prediction of electrical characteristics of an electrochemical storage battery and includes determining a functional relationship between a state of charge value which is related to a first parameter for a storage battery and a second state of charge value which is relat |
| 7144657 |
Electrical rechargeable battery |
December 5, 2006 |
| An electrical rechargeable battery including a housing, positive and negative electrodes arranged in the housing, separators positioned between the electrodes, electrolyte in the housing, at least one end pole connected to at least one of the electrodes and adapted to connect to a ca |
| 7098665 |
Method for prediction of the internal resistance of an energy storage battery, and a monitoring |
August 29, 2006 |
| A method for predicting the internal resistance of an energy storage battery in assumed environmental and battery state conditions includes subdividing the internal resistance into a first resistance component which represents the electrical resistance of the energy storage battery f |
| 7097935 |
Rechargeable battery |
August 29, 2006 |
| A rechargeable battery includes a housing having at least two cells and a cover which closes the housing. The cover includes a lower part which is coupled to the housing, an upper part which is arranged at a distance from the lower part and closes the lower part forming a seal, and l |
| 7042226 |
Method for determining the wear to a storage battery, and a monitoring device |
May 9, 2006 |
| A method for determining the wear to a storage battery by monitoring the state of charge of the storage battery includes identifying a plurality of deep discharge events when a state of charge value for the storage battery is less than a minimum state of charge value specified for the |
| 7012434 |
Method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and monito |
March 14, 2006 |
| A method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and a monitoring device are provided that measure at least one of battery currents and battery voltages at at least two points in time before or during a rise phase and during or after a decay phase |
| 6982540 |
Energy management system for a motor vehicle electrical system |
January 3, 2006 |
| An energy management system for an electrical system of a motor vehicle subjected to a large number of loads including at least one generator, at least one storage battery, a controller of energy distribution in the system which bases such control at least on efficiency of individual |
| 6967466 |
Method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn on a storage battery, and monitor |
November 22, 2005 |
| A method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery includes determining a battery voltage and current profile over at least one time interval; smoothing the battery voltage profile and the battery current profile using at least two different smoothing |
| 6949911 |
Method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery and a moni |
September 27, 2005 |
| A method for determining the amount of charge which can be drawn from a storage battery includes determining a response signal profile within a time interval to an electrical stimulus to the storage battery. The method also includes linearizing the response signal profile and determining |
| 6936373 |
Monobloc battery having a number of interconnected electrochemical cells |
August 30, 2005 |
| A monobloc battery including a plurality of interconnected electrochemical cells formed from electrodes and electrolyte and having end poles, wherein distances between selected cells and the end poles and, optionally, distances between the selected cells, are set such that no voltages of |
| 6909261 |
Method for predicting the loading capability of an electrochemical element |
June 21, 2005 |
| A method for predicting the loading capability of an accumulator by measuring the current I, voltage U and temperature T of the accumulator, and comparing the measured values with the corresponding values of the response of an equivalent circuit diagram of the accumulator, the parame |
| 6885951 |
Method and device for determining the state of function of an energy storage battery |
April 26, 2005 |
| In a method for determining the state of function SOF of an energy storage battery, in particular a starter battery for a motor vehicle, as the capability to supply at least one load with an amount of energy, by determining a characteristic value for the state of charge SOC of the en |
| 6674266 |
Method for determining the operating state of an energy-storage battery |
January 6, 2004 |
| A method for determining the operating state of an energy-storage battery in assumed temperature and state of charge conditions, which has the following steps: a) measurement of a temperature variable (T.sub.ACT) which is correlated with the battery temperature (T.sub.BAT), b) determ |
| 6653818 |
Method for predicting the equilibrated open-circuit voltage of an electrochemical energy store |
November 25, 2003 |
| In a method for predicting the equilibrated open-circuit voltage of an electrochemical energy store by measuring the voltage settling response Uo(t) in a load-free period, a formulaic relationship between the equilibrated open-circuit voltage Uoo and the decaying voltage Uo(t) of the |
| 6646416 |
Electrical rechargeable battery |
November 11, 2003 |
| An electrical rechargeable battery has an end pole, which is provided with an external thread and to which a flat cable lug of a cable connection is connected. The end pole is arranged in a circular recess in the cover such that the end pole is surrounded on all sides by the plastic mate |
| 6228537 |
Electrode grid for lead batteries |
May 8, 2001 |
| The invention pertains to an electrode grid for lead batteries with a rectangular grid frame, pasting accessory rails arranged on it, and a group of grid cross members which form the skeleton to hold the active mass, the pasting accessory rails extending on both sides of the electrode |
| 6163133 |
Process for determining the state of charge and the peak current loadability of batteries |
December 19, 2000 |
| In a process for determining the state of charge and the peak current loadability of batteries in the currentless pauses before and after a loading phase the no-load voltages U.sub.01 and U.sub.02 are measured. From them, with allowance for battery-specific parameters, especially the |
| 6118252 |
Process for determining the starting capacity of the starter battery of a motor vehicle |
September 12, 2000 |
| The invention relates to a process for determining the starting capacity of a starter battery of a motor vehicle for which the mean value for the voltage surge during the starting of an internal combustion engine, is determined as a function of mean values for the battery and engine |
| 6117594 |
Alloy for battery grids |
September 12, 2000 |
| A lead acid cell including a positive plate or grid has been discovered involving Pb/Ca/Sn/Ag alloy. An interaction between tin and silver which leads to optimum tin and silver levels which are substantially different than those indicated in the prior art. The described optimum tin and |
| 6103408 |
Electric battery |
August 15, 2000 |
| In an electric battery, an electronic clock is integrated in the battery container in order to monitor battery functions. The frequency of the electronic clock is varied as a function of at least one characteristic value of the battery. In one embodiment, the frequency of the electronic |
| 5990660 |
Process for improving the charging and discharging capacity of storage batteries |
November 23, 1999 |
| The invention pertains to a process for improving the charging and discharging capacity of storage batteries at low temperatures. The improvement in the charging and discharging of storage batteries is accomplished by raising their temperature, using for this purpose the energy store |
| 5896023 |
Method for charging an electric storage battery |
April 20, 1999 |
| A method for charging an electric storage cell, in particular a lead acid battery, as the starter battery in a motor vehicle, involves the generator voltage being controlled, using the charge state of the accumulator as a controlled variable, the charge state being derived from a measure |
| 5624770 |
Battery with side wall ribs |
April 29, 1997 |
| A lead storage battery with a monobloc container receives plate groups in cell compartments which are adjustable in width using a series of side wall ribs. Each rib includes a cell connector formed on the container wall, which is in turn provided with support portions which extend into |
