Dirk Bäder

Title: Dirk Bäder and Vehicle Energy-Storage Safety

Introduction

Dirk Bäder is an inventor associated with Fellbach, Germany, and Audi AG. His patent work focuses on protective features for motor-vehicle energy-storage systems, particularly approaches to managing liquid exposure and fire risks. The supplied information lists 3 patents.

Latest Patents

The two listed patents address safety and protection in vehicle energy-storage devices.

“Energy storage device for a motor vehicle and method for counteracting a fire of an energy storage device” describes a battery module with at least one thermally insulating filling element. The element may serve as a cell separator between battery cells and is designed to dissolve, at least partially, upon contact with a specified minimum amount of a particular liquid.

“Energy storage device for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle and method for producing an energy storage device” concerns a protective device for at least one battery cell. It describes a plastic component containing superabsorbent material, enabling the component to absorb liquid while also performing a separate function.

Career Highlights

Bäder’s listed inventions apply material design to battery protection. One uses a dissolvable insulating element, while the other incorporates liquid-absorbing material into a component with an additional protective role. Both are associated with vehicle energy-storage systems and Audi AG.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Audi AG as Bäder’s company affiliation. It does not specify additional collaborators or institutions connected with these patents.

Conclusion

Dirk Bäder’s listed patent work centers on practical safety measures for motor-vehicle batteries, combining thermal insulation and liquid-responsive materials to support energy-storage protection.