Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090261107 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A GAS TANK - The invention proposes a vehicle ( | 10-22-2009 |
20100006454 | GAS ABSORPTION RESERVOIR WITH OPTIMIZED COOLING - The invention relates to a fuel reservoir for gaseous fuel in a vehicle, in particular a sorption reservoir. The fuel reservoir is delimited by at least one wall and includes a sorption material that is contained in its interior. The fuel reservoir has a tank inlet valve containing a shut-off valve and a throttle restriction valve. The restriction of the gaseous fuel takes place inside the fuel reservoir. | 01-14-2010 |
20100028765 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery has a plurality of rechargeable battery cells which are situated in an interspaced manner in a rechargeable battery housing filled at least partially with a filler material which encloses the rechargeable battery cells, with a first rechargeable battery cell including a first casing, and a second rechargeable battery cell including a second casing, such that the first casing and the second casing having different wall thicknesses, at least in sections. | 02-04-2010 |
20100089070 | Fluid Reservoir with Thermal Management - The invention relates to a fluid reservoir, particularly a fluid reservoir with a sorption medium. According to the invention an improvement is provided by a device for the temperature control of the fluid reservoir. | 04-15-2010 |
20100108542 | FLUID RESERVOIR HAVING A GAS SENSOR AND A FILTER - The invention relates to a fluid reservoir ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100159306 | DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The invention is based on a device having at least one electrochemical cell ( | 06-24-2010 |
20100162792 | METHOD FOR DETECTING IMPURITIES IN A GAS TANK - The invention relates to a method for detecting impurities in a gas tank having a predefined tank nominal volume, which method includes at least one of the following steps: (a) determining a theoretical pressure drop in the gas tank from a quantity of gas which is actually extracted, and comparing said theoretical pressure drop with a measured pressure drop in the gas tank, wherein a higher measured pressure drop indicates the presence of impurities; and (b) determining a gas volume which is theoretically present in the gas tank from the measured pressure and measured temperature in the gas tank, and comparing the gas volume which is theoretically present in the gas tank with the tank nominal volume in order to determine a volume taken up by impurities which are present. | 07-01-2010 |
20110045326 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING A BATTERY MODULE - In a battery module, having a housing, at least one battery, which is disposed in the housing, at least one inlet opening for introducing a cooling fluid into the housing, and at least one outlet opening for conducting the cooling fluid out of the housing. According to the invention, compressed cooling fluid can be supplied to the at least one inlet opening using a compressor. A reduction of the cooling performance because of heating of the compressed cooling fluid is to be at least partially avoided. Furthermore, the design effort is to be low and the battery module is to be cost-effective to produce. The invention solves a problem in that the cooling fluid can be cooled by a cooling apparatus. | 02-24-2011 |
20130207018 | EXTINGUISHING AGENT - An extinguishing agent for firefighting and fire prevention includes a suspension of at least water, a salt which is hardly soluble in water and has a cation of the elements calcium, magnesium, or strontium, and a water thickener. A method for producing the extinguishing agent includes dissolving the water thickener in water, introducing the sparingly soluble salt, and producing a suspension comprising the sparingly soluble salt and the water thickener. A firefighting system includes the extinguishing agent, which is used in firefighting and fire prevention of lithium ion batteries. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207464 | Method for Monitoring a Charging Process of a Battery - A method is described for monitoring a charging process of a battery, in which cell voltages of a plurality of battery cells are measured at regular time intervals, and loading of the battery by a process of switching on an additional electrical load is prevented if the measured cell voltage of one battery cell exceeds a predetermined cell voltage threshold value. A motor vehicle is also described, which is configured to carry out the method according to the disclosure during a battery charging process. In addition, a battery system is described, in which a controller is configured to determine an estimated value as a function of measured battery parameters during a charging process of the battery. The estimated value corresponds to the maximum temperature in the battery if the charging process is continued without interruption. | 08-15-2013 |
20130266842 | Lithium Ion Cell - A lithium-ion cell includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator arranged between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. In order to increase the mechanical stability of the separator and in the process to negatively influence the electrical power of the lithium-ion cell as little as possible, the separator includes at least one inorganic solid electrolyte layer conducting lithium ions. | 10-10-2013 |
20130323591 | Accumulator Cell with Coated Terminal - An accumulator cell comprises two terminals. One terminal is provided with a coating made of a metal. The metal is identical to the metal of which the second terminal consists, or each terminal is coated with a coating made of the same metal. The disclosure further relates to an accumulator and a motor vehicle with an accumulator. | 12-05-2013 |
20140015453 | Conductor Foil for a Lithium-Ion Cell, Lithium-Ion Accumulator and Motor Vehicle Comprising a Lithium-Ion Accumulator - A conductor foil for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion accumulator comprises at least one lithium-ion cell. The conductor foil comprises an aluminum foil both sides of which are covered by a metal layer consisting of copper or nickel. The disclosure further relates to a lithium-ion accumulator and to a motor vehicle comprising a lithium-ion accumulator. | 01-16-2014 |
20140170447 | BATTERY HOUSING FOR LITHIUM-ION CELLS - A battery housing includes an inner chamber configured to accommodate galvanic cells, in particular lithium-ion cells, which are provided with a cut-out area that can be opened in the event of failure of the cell. In order to prevent, retard and optionally at least partially extinguish a fire in the event of the failure of one or more cells, for example during an accident of an electrically operated vehicle, the inner chamber of the battery housing includes at least one dispenser for dispensing a flame-inhibiting, flame-retarding and/or flame-extinguishing agent. The dispenser has at least one dispenser opening arranged adjacent to a cut-out area of a cell and configured to be opened. The dispenser opening is configured to be opened during a mechanical shock and/or a temperature increase and/or a pressure increase above a predetermined limit value. | 06-19-2014 |
20140174767 | Method for Controlling and/or Preventing a Fire in a Vehicle Air-Conditioning System - A method for controlling and/or preventing a fire in a vehicle air-conditioning system which contains | 06-26-2014 |