Robert Boschgmbh

Juergen Mack

Marcin Rejman

Guenter Lohr

Dragan Krupezevic

Martin Gonda

Christoph Klee

Alexander Osswald

Jan Breitenbach

Mickael Segret

Friederike Dietzel

Marc-Alexandre Seibert

Rainer Glauning

Wolf Matthias

Wilfried Aichele

Volker Amann

Florian Schmehl

Brett Huber

Bernd Wirnitzer

Georgios Margaritis

Holger Claus

Christian Heine

Holger Wernerus

Tim Brecht

The disclosure relates to a protective device for an electronic component connected to an electrical interface, comprising: a detection device for detecting electrical voltage and/or electrical current at the electronic component; a monitoring device; an electronic switch connected in series with the electronic component for disconnecting the electronic component from the electrical interface in the event that an impermissibly high electrical voltage is applied at the electronic component, wherein at least double the nominal voltage is identified as an impermissibly high electrical voltage, wherein in the event that an impermissibly high electrical voltage is no longer detected at the electronic component, the electronic component can be connected to the interface by means of the electronic switch.

Protective device for an electronic component connected to an interface

A method detects electrical fault states of at least one energy storage cell of a removable battery pack using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and at least two temperature sensors integrated in the removable battery pack. In an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, that can be electrically connected to the removable battery pack, a measured temperature of a first of the at least two temperature sensors is evaluated by a further monitoring unit of the electrical device and, essentially simultaneously, another measured temperature of a second of the at least two temperature sensors is evaluated by the first monitoring unit of the removable battery pack.

Method for detecting electrical fault states in a removable battery pack and system for carrying out the method

A battery pack having a specified number of battery cells connected to one another and having a monitoring unit, in particular of the type of an SCM circuit, for the individual battery cells. The monitoring unit has a passive input circuit, and is designed to recognize various electrical faults within the passive input circuit using a time measuring unit allocated to the monitoring unit, in particular on the basis of a measurement of rise times of a voltage.

Battery pack and charging method for a battery pack

A method controls a charging or discharging current of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device, in particular a charging device, a diagnostic device or an electrical consumer, using a first monitoring unit integrated in the removable battery pack and a further monitoring unit integrated in the electrical device. The method includes monitoring a defined control potential of a signal or data contact between the removable battery pack and the electrical device using the further monitoring unit.

Method for controlling a charging or discharging current of a removable battery pack and/or an electrical device and system for carrying out the method

A battery device, which has a battery cell unit and at least one induction interface and, in at least one reception operating state, is configured to receive electrical energy by induction for charging the battery cell unit. The battery device includes at least one electrical load, which is activate-able above a defined state of charge of the battery cell unit.

Battery device

A handheld tool carrying case includes at least one interior structuring unit having at least one interior structuring element, which is provided to delimit at least one inductive charge receiving region for at least one handheld tool battery. The interior structuring unit is configured to be combinable in a modular manner.

Handheld tool carrying case

A method is described for an inductive transmission of energy, in particular for charging an energy storage device, in which an induction unit transmits at least one synchronizing signal. It is provided that, in a synchronizing step, at least one signal characteristic of the synchronizing signal is set.

Method for inductive energy transmission

A device for operating a charging unit that is connected/is connectable to a supply network and to a rechargeable energy store. A control unit and at least one sensor connected to the control unit are provided, the control unit being connected to a control input of the charging unit to switch on the charging unit as a function of a measured value of the at least one sensor for charging the energy store, or to switch it off for interrupting an electrical connection between the supply network and the energy store.

Device for operating a charging unit, charging system

The invention relates to an inductive charging device for charging at least one battery, in particular at least one portable power tool battery, with a charging unit provided for transferring electrical energy to the at least one battery, and with a detector unit provided for detecting a removal of the at least one battery during a charging process. It is proposed that the detector unit includes at least one sensor provided for monitoring at least a resonance voltage and/or at least a resonance current of the charging unit.

Inductive charging device for charging batteries

An induction charging device and a method for inductively transmitting energy to an induction rechargeable battery device, with at least one primary oscillating circuit that includes at least one charging coil, and with a control/regulation unit for controlling the primary oscillating circuit with an inverter circuit. An excitation frequency of an output signal of the inverter circuit made up of half-waves essentially corresponds to a resonant frequency of the primary oscillating circuit. The induction charging device provides that, for reducing a charging current, the control/regulation unit, after an end-of-charge voltage of the induction rechargeable battery device is reached, controls the inverter circuit so that the output signal periodically sets at least one first half-wave to a high value, and an odd plurality of successive half-waves is then immediately set to a value that is low compared to the high value.

Induction charging device for inductively transmitting energy to an induction rechargeable battery device, and method for inductively charging an induction rechargeable battery device

A transmitter for wireless energy transmission includes: a transmission device for generating an alternating magnetic field, a determination device for providing a signal which indicates an object in the area of the transmission device, and a control device for limiting the strength of the alternating field on at least three different levels based on the signal.

Transmitter and method for providing inductive wireless energy transmission

A method for foreign object detection for an induction charging device is described, including an oscillator circuit, in particular, for a hand-held power tool, a resonance frequency and an associated actual quality of the oscillator circuit being detected and the actual quality is subsequently compared to a setpoint quality as a function of the resonance frequency and a decision is made about the presence of a foreign object based on a defined setpoint quality range. The method provides that an internal temperature of induction charging device is detected, in particular, during the wireless energy transmission, and the actual quality is multiplied by a correction factor based on the internal temperature. Also, an induction charging device is described that includes an oscillator circuit and a control and regulating unit, as well as at least one temperature sensor for carrying out the method.

Method for foreign object detection for an induction charging device and induction charging device

A hand tool case holding device includes: a holding device housing, a case accommodating area, and at least one charging coil, which is provided for the purpose of transferring energy into the case accommodating area in a direction perpendicular to a charging surface of the holding device housing. The holding device housing has a case support surface, which is provided for the purpose of causing a support force at least essentially parallel to the charging surface.

Hand tool case holding device

A hand tool case holding device includes at least one charging coil, a case accommodating area and a holding device housing, which includes a first outer side facing toward the case accommodating area. The holding device housing includes at least one second outer side, (a) which, in at least one operating state, faces toward the case accommodating area, (b) which is aligned essentially perpendicularly to the first outer side, and (c) on which the charging coil is situated.

An inductive energy transmission system including: a primary coil connectible to an electrical useful voltage source, the primary coil being connected to a first capacitor, the first capacitor being connected to a local ground potential of the energy transmission system; and a secondary coil inductively coupled to the primary coil; wherein a second capacitor is situated between the primary coil and the local ground potential of the energy transmission system.

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Goeppingen, Germany

Juergen Mack