Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Siemens Enterprise Communications Gmbh & Co. Kg

Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag

Hoerbiger Ventilwerke Gmbh

E-moove Gmbh

Unify Gmbh Co. Kg

Schoeller Logistics Technologies Holding Gmbh

Alfred Pohl

Robert Tschofen

Janos Gila

Fritz Kasslatter

Franz Seifert

Thomas Jatschka

Gernot Zimmermann

Johannes Österreicher

Nikolaus Dellantoni

Peter Hagl

Martin Meschik

Peter Steinr&uuml;ck

Wolfgang Zeppelzauer

Matthias Zimmermann

Jürgen Hofer

Kurt Rauscher

Reinhard Steindl

Martin Pelzmann

Wolf-Eckhart Buist

Markus Moser

Johann Harjung

Gerald Ostermayer

ÖMer Karacan

Lothar Kowarik

Leonhard Reindl

The invention relates to an energy storage assembly, comprising a plurality of cells connected in series, wherein the series connection of cells is connected to a power output of the energy storage assembly and a control unit, wherein at least a part of the cells connected in series is connected to the power output and the control unit by way of potential-free controlled converter and control units connected in parallel, such that during the charging, discharging and recharging processes each of the cells is operated according to the individual performance characteristics of said cell by means of selective current drains by the converter and control units and a total current flowing at the power output of the energy storage assembly is formed by a base current flowing through the series connection of the cells and by additional currents, which are drained from the individual cells depending on the capacity of the cells. The invention allows for the interconnection of different cell types to form an energy storage assembly and for uniform charging or discharging thereof, thus facilitating optimal use of the energy stored and extending the total usage period.

Energy storage assembly and method for operating such an assembly

Disclosed are a method and a traffic routing system for controlling traffic flows in which hazardous or special material is transported through safety-critical traffic zones such as tunnels, bridges or locks. In the method and traffic routing system, safety-relevant data is read with the help of a signal transmitter disposed on the transported hazardous or special material and is transmitted to a central computer unit when said vehicle passes reading devices located in the safety-critical traffic zone. The central computer unit determines a safety risk in the safety-critical traffic zone on the basis of the safety-relevant data of all transported hazardous or special material located in the safety-critical traffic zone and sets traffic routing signals.

Method and traffic control system for controlling traffic flows including hazardous material or abnormal load transportation units

A method for recognizing the removal of a tire provided with a tire sensor device, includes recognizing, with the tire sensor device, if a respective tire is mounted on the motor vehicle and storing an item of information relating to a mounting status in the tire sensor device. If a removal is determined, the tire sensor device sends an item of information characterizing the removal to a central control unit and the central control unit outputs a warning. A tire sensor device, a central control unit and a system for anti-theft protection through tire removal recognition, are also provided.

Method, tire sensor device, central control unit and system for anti-theft protection through tire removal recognition

A device and a method for distinguishing positions of two tire sensors of a double tire include an LF antenna attached to a vehicle and connected to a central processing unit and one tire sensor each per tire. The tire sensors have a device for measuring field strength of a signal emitted by the LF antenna and the tire sensors report back information on the measured field strength through the LF antenna to the central processing unit. The central processing unit determines the position of the two tire sensors of the double tire from a distribution or course of a current flow during wheel rotation.

Device and method for distinguishing positions of tire sensors of a double tire system

The invention relates to an electronic device () that is to be incorporated into a motor vehicle. Said device () comprises a radio module () for establishing a short-distance wireless connection to an authorized cellular telephone () which is identified based on an identification key for the authorized cellular telephone () stored in a memory element () of the electronic device (). In order to make it easier to retrieve the electronic device after the same has been stolen, the electronic device () further comprises means for detecting dismounting of the electronic device () from a motor vehicle as well as means for automatically establishing a short-distance wireless connection to another cellular telephone and automatically initializing a mobile wireless connection to said other cellular telephone when an identification key for the other cellular telephone is to be or is stored for the first time in the memory element () after restarting the electronic device once dismounting has been detected.

Electronic device to be incorporated into a motor vehicle in order to help retrieve the device following a theft

A mobile telecommunications terminal comprising RFID functions, in addition to an associated method are provided. In one aspect, the terminal comprises a telecommunications interface, a user interface and a data processing unit. A modification made with the aid of an RFID transponder circuit to be controlled via of RFID data records that are stored in an RFID memory unit in such a way that a flexible RFID transponder emulation is achieved at minimal cost.

Mobile telecommunications terminal comprising RFID functions and associated method

A method for assigning a position of a tire, having a tire sensor, on a vehicle, includes transmitting, with the sensor, a signal including at least an identification number of the sensor following activation by a signal from an LF antenna connected to an evaluation unit. At a system start time, the evaluation unit first initiates an initialization including determination of the position of each tire having a sensor. The evaluation unit stores the identification number of each sensor together with the determined position of the tire having the sensor, before switching into a normal operating mode in which tire data, for example air pressure, is monitored by the sensors, with the position and preferably assignment of the sensor to a specific LF antenna, being stored in the sensor and kept available for retrieval. A device and a system for measuring air pressure in a vehicle tire are also provided.

Method for Assigning a Tire Pressure Monitoring System After Driving Interruptions and Device and System for Measuring Air Pressure in a Vehicle Tire

The invention relates to a remote control for issuing commands to a remote-controlled device in a wireless manner. In said remote control, an assignment mode can run prior to start-up. The remote control also comprises a rechargeable battery for supplying power. The remote-controlled device is equipped with a docking point for the remote control, to which the latter can be temporarily fixed.

Remote control for issuing commands to a remote-controlled device

The tire comprises a radially inner carcass ( ), a base layer ( ) which is applied to said carcass radially, externally; a profile comprising numerous profile elements ( ) applied radially, externally to said base layer ( ); and a sensor ( ) which is located in the base layer ( ) and associated with one profile element ( ) selected from said profile elements ( ) and which is used to determine a maximum force exerted on said selected profile element ( ). The selected profile element ( ) is mechanically separate from all of the other profile elements ( ). The method for determining a wear value for a tire of this type that turns and rolls on a base surface ( ) provides that the maximum force is measured while the tire is rolling and that the wear value is determined from this maximum force.

Tire with a sensor and method for determining a wear variable of such a tire

A wear monitor suitable in particular for monitoring the wear and tear of rider rings (,) on the pistons (,) of horizontally operating reciprocating compressors presents a sensor (,) that monitors the thickness of the rider ring (,) at least indirectly, is arranged in the area of the rider ring (,) in such a way as to move together with it and can be interrogated without contact via a motionless interrogation unit (,), which communicates with an evaluation unit (,). The sensor (,) preferably presents a passive surface acoustic wave element (,), whose electromagnetic reflection behavior depends on the thickness of the rider ring (,) consequent upon the degree of wear and tear thereof and which communicates with a sensor antenna (,) moving together with it, while the interrogation unit (,) presents a communicating interrogation antenna (,).

Wear monitor

An identification and/or sensor system includes a sensor that queries an identification and/or sensor configuration which contains resonators. A receiver receives an answer signal from the identification and/or sensor configuration. The receiver includes a phase-locked loop for converting a resonator decay signal into a signal of constant frequency and constant envelope curve.

Identification and/or sensor system

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Alfred Pohl