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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2011
Applicants:

Armin Steck, Kusterdingen, DE;

Ralf Piscol, Herrenberg, DE;

Inventors:

Armin Steck, Kusterdingen, DE;

Ralf Piscol, Herrenberg, DE;

Assignees:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/327 (2006.01); H01H 47/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); H01H 47/02 (2006.01); H01H 71/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3278 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); H01H 47/002 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/662 (2013.01); B60L 2250/10 (2013.01); B60L 2260/50 (2013.01); B60L 2270/20 (2013.01); H01H 2047/009 (2013.01); H01H 2047/025 (2013.01); H01H 2071/044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for predicting the usability of a relay or a contactor is described herein. A current flowing through the relay or the contactor and/or a voltage applied to the relay or the contactor is measured repeatedly, and the measured values are transmitted to an observation unit. The observation unit makes a prediction relating to the usability of the relay or of the contactor on the basis of the measured values and a model. Furthermore described are an observation unit and a battery which are configured to carry out the method according to the disclosure.


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