Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Robert Lustig

Hubertus Goesmann

Sebastian Scharner

Nicolas Flahaut

Tuncay Idikurt

Markus Thurmeier

Daniel Loos

Thomas Hoefler

Peter Lamp

Sebastian Siering

Philip Raettich

Stephan Köster

Micha Dirmeier

Alexander Meijering

Andreas Schleicher

Kilian Friedrich

Ruediger Daub

Philip Kotter

Alexander Muck

Jens Vetter

Christian Zachar

Michael Nirschl

Tobias Schmieg

Armin Friegel

Christopher Wagner

Eva Vietze

Florian Engel

Michael Kreitz

Siegfried Pint

Frank Tenfelde

Gregor Wendrock

Stephan Weileder

Martin Heger

Gerd Woesle

Arno Perner

Robert Loeffler

Peter Bollmann

Hubertus Welsch

Bernhard Sessner

Christian Linse

Stephan Zuegner

Robert LÖFFLER

Stephan Zügner

Robert Heinz

A system for a drive energy store of a hybrid or electric vehicle is provided. The system includes a receiver which is designed to receive state information of the drive energy store, the state information specifying whether a defect is present or imminent in the drive energy store; and a charging controller, which is designed to adjust a maximum charging voltage and/or a maximum state of charge for a charging process of the drive energy store by a recovery mechanism and/or a load point shift and/or an external charging station to a reduced value if the state information indicates that the defect is imminent.

System for a drive energy store of a hybrid or electric vehicle, and method for charging a drive energy store of a hybrid or electric vehicle

A vehicle includes a high-voltage battery which has a housing and at least one battery module arranged in the housing that has multiple battery cells which are electrically connected together via a cell contacting system. Each of the battery cells has a battery cell housing with an emergency degassing opening which opens at a specified cell inner pressure and through which hot or burning gas can be leaked out of the interior of the battery cell housing into the housing of the high-voltage battery in the event of a disruption or damage to individual battery cells. The emergency degassing openings face the cell contacting system and/or a wall of the housing of the high-voltage battery. The cell contacting system and/or the wall of the housing of the high-voltage battery is/are provided with a heat protection layer, at least in the regions in which the emergency degassing openings are arranged.

Vehicle with a high-voltage battery

A carrier board element is provided for the cell connectors of a battery having a plurality of battery cells. The carrier board element has a plurality of cell holders uniformly spaced apart from each other. At least one locking element for the locking in of a cell connector is associated with each of the cell holders. The locking element is arranged on the carrier board element. A plurality of cell connectors can be captively locked in one over the other at the locking elements.

Battery, carrier board, and carrier board element having locking elements

A cell module for a battery of a motor vehicle has a plurality of battery cells for storing electrical energy and a module frame which includes at least two pressure elements, between which the battery cells are arranged, and at least one tension rod which is loaded in tension. The tension rod is formed from a material and by which the pressure elements are clamped against each other via the battery cells. As a result, the battery cells are compressed, wherein the pressure plates are clamped against each other by the tension rod in such a manner that a yield strength or the 0.2% yield limit of the material of the tension rod is reached.

Cell module for a battery of a motor vehicle and method for producing such a cell module

A cell cover for a prismatic cell, in particular a lithium-based cell, is provided. The cell cover includes a cover plate having a bottom side, a top side and at least one current-carrying cutout, at least one electrical terminal arranged at the top side, at least one current clip associated with the at least one electrical terminal, each current clip being connectable to the cover plate in a corresponding connecting region of the bottom side of the cover plate. A corresponding electrical conductor is arranged in each current-carrying cutout. The electrical terminals and respective current clip are contactable with their associated electrical conductor. The cover plate has in at least one of the connecting regions at least one connecting cutout spaced apart from the current-carrying cutout. A corresponding one of the current clips is connectable to the cover plate in a positively locking manner at the connecting cutout. The top side of the cover plate, at least in sections opposite the corresponding the bottom side connecting regions, has a substantially planar shape.

Optimized cell cover and current clip for prismatic cells

An electrochemical energy storage apparatus, in particular a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, having at least one current collector device with at least one current conductor arm, and at least one energy storage cell which has at least one anode, one cathode and one separator. The separator touches the anode and the cathode at least in sections in, in each case, a separator contact area. The current conductor arm can be electrically conductively connected to, in each case, at least one anode or cathode by way of a current output conductor contact area. A surface normal on the current output conductor contact area and a surface normal on the separator contact area form an acute angle a. This angle a is selected from a range which is greater than 5&#xb0;, with preference greater than 15&#xb0;, preferably greater than 25&#xb0; and particularly preferably greater than 35&#xb0;, and furthermore the angle &#x3b1; is less than or equal to 90&#xb0;, with preference less than 75&#xb0;, preferably less than 65&#xb0; and particularly preferably less than 45&#xb0;.

Current collector for electrochemical energy storage apparatus

A cell contact-making system for a cell module which has at least two electrochemical cells includes at least one support component, which can be fixed to the other cell module, for supporting at least one cell connector, which electrically connects the two electrochemical cells to one another. At least one covering component covers the cell connector on a side which is averted from the electrochemical cells. In order to provide an automated cell contact-making system which is producible in a more cost-effective manner and has integrated electric shock protection, the covering component is a flexible plastic film and, in a stretched state, is partially cohesively connected to the support component.

Cell contact-making system, cell module and method for producing a cell module

An energy storage cell includes an electrically conductive housing having at least one first, one second, and one third outer wall, with the first outer wall being located at a distance from the second outer wall, and with the third outer wall connecting the first and second outer walls to one another. At least one electrochemical element is disposed in the housing having one anodic connection and one cathodic connection. An anodic current tap on the first outer wall is connected to the anodic connection in an electrically conductive fashion, and a cathodic current tap is connected in an electrically conductive fashion to the first or third outer wall. The cathodic connection is connected in the interior of the housing to the second outer wall in an electrically and thermally conductive fashion.

Energy storage cell and energy storage module

The invention relates to an energy storage module for a device for supplying voltage, in particular, of a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of in particular prismatic storage cells, which are stacked together at least in one row, are arranged one behind the other and are braced between at least two end plates by means of at least one tie rod or a wrapping, wherein at least one of the end plates comprises a layer structure of at least three layers and/or the tie rod consists of a fiber composite material.

Energy storage module comprising a plurality of prismatic storage cells and method for production thereof

An arrangement for supplying power, particularly for supplying power to a motor vehicle, includes a cell module having several storage cells arranged between a first and a second plate-type element. The cell module further includes a plate-type cooling element thermally conductively connected with the bottom sides of the storage cells, and a cooling duct system being provided in the interior of the cooling element. The cooling duct system is in a fluidic connection with at least one coolant/refrigerant inlet and at least one coolant/refrigerant outlet. The at least one coolant/refrigerant inlet and the at least one coolant/refrigerant outlet are arranged in the area of a top face of the first and/or the second plate-type element.

Apparatus for voltage supply

A cooling device and to a method for controlling a cooling device for vehicles is provided, the cooling device including a refrigerant compressor, a condenser downstream of the refrigerant compressor in the flow direction of the refrigerant, a first evaporator downstream of the condenser for cooling air to be supplied to the passenger compartment, a second evaporator arranged parallel to the first evaporator for cooling an electric accumulator, and a control unit which is configured to control the refrigerant compressor as a function of the cooling demands for the passenger compartment and/or the electric accumulator on the basis of the higher cooling demand requirement. The cooling device may further include electric valves between the condenser and the first and second evaporators to control a cooling capacity of the first and/or second evaporator to meet the cooling demands of the passenger compartment and/or the electric accumulator.

Cooling device for vehicles and method for controlling and/or regulating a cooling device

A condensate trap is provided for a housing of a motor vehicle that is sealed off from the environment, wherein the housing is provided for accommodating a technical component, in particular a power storage module. A reservoir for accommodating the condensate is formed in or on the floor of the housing. The reservoir forms the lowest point of the floor in a predefined installation situation of the housing. The reservoir is separated from the interior of the housing by a cover, which is provided with at least one breakthrough as an inlet for the condensate, accumulating in the interior. An outlet opening of the reservoir is coupled to an actively actuable element for discharging the condensate.

Device for discharging condensate for a housing of a motor vehicle closed off from the environment, housing, and motor vehicle

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Robert Lustig