IP Library Granted Patent US 9,475,456
Granted Patent B2
US 9,475,456 · App. 13/575,655 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Battery system for micro-hybrid vehicles comprising high-efficiency consumers

Inventors: Joachim Fetzer (Bad-Ditzenbach, DE); Stefan Butzmann (Beilstein, DE); Holger Fink (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.; Robert Bosch GmbH
B60R25/00B60L1/003B60L11/1868H02J1/08H02J7/1423H01M10/0525H02J2001/008Y02T10/7005Y02T10/7011Y02T10/7066
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Patent No.
US 9,475,456
App. No.
13/575,655
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery system for a motor vehicle includes at least one starting circuit, a low-voltage on-board supply system, and an on-board supply system with an increased voltage. The on-board supply system with increased voltage is connected to the low-voltage on-board supply system by a first coupling unit used to draw electrical energy from the on-board supply system with increased voltage and to supply said energy to the low-voltage on-board supply system. The low-voltage supply system is connected to the starter circuit by a second coupling unit used to draw electrical energy from the low-voltage on-board supply system and to supply said energy to the starter circuit.

Claims (23)

1. A battery system for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, the battery system comprising:

a starter circuit comprising a starter battery and a starter which is connected or configured to be connected to the starter battery and is designed to start the internal combustion engine in response to a starter signal;

a low-voltage on-board electrical system comprising an on-board electrical system battery which is designed to generate a first voltage and to output a first voltage to the low-voltage on-board electrical system, and at least one electrical consumer; and

an on-board electrical system with an increased voltage comprising at least one electrical generator which is configured to be operated by the internal combustion engine and is designed to generate a second voltage, which is higher than the first voltage, and to output the second voltage to the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage,

wherein the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage is connected to the low-voltage on-board electrical system by a first coupling unit which is designed to draw electrical energy from the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage and to supply electrical energy to the low-voltage on-board electrical system, and

wherein the low-voltage on-board electrical system is connected to the starter circuit by a second coupling unit which is designed to draw electrical energy from the low-voltage on-board electrical system and to supply electrical energy to the starter circuit.

2. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the starter battery is and/or the on-board electrical system battery is/are designed as a lithium-ion battery.

3. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage has at least one high-power consumer.

4. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the at least one electrical consumer of the low-voltage on-board electrical system is one of a music system, a navigation device and an electric window winder.

5. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a diode having an anode and a cathode, the anode of said diode being connected to the low-voltage on-board electrical system and the cathode of said diode being connected to the starter circuit.

6. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage has a buffer capacitor.

7. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the first coupling unit and/or the second coupling unit are DC/DC converters.

8. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , in which the first voltage is between 10 V and 15 V.

9. The battery system as claimed in claim 8 , in which the second voltage is between 24 V and 45 V.

10. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an internal combustion engine; and

a battery system including:

a starter circuit comprising a starter battery and a starter which is connected or configured to be connected to the starter battery and is designed to start the internal combustion engine in response to a starter signal;

a low-voltage on-board electrical system comprising an on-board electrical system battery which is designed to generate a first voltage and to output a first voltage to the low-voltage on-board electrical system, and at least one electrical consumer; and

an on-board electrical system with an increased voltage comprising at least one electrical generator which is configured to be operated by the internal combustion engine and is designed to generate a second voltage, which is higher than the first voltage, and to output the second voltage to the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage,

wherein the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage is connected to the low-voltage on-board electrical system by a first coupling unit which is designed to draw electrical energy from the on-board electrical system with an increased voltage and to supply electrical energy to the low-voltage on-board electrical system, and

wherein the low-voltage on-board electrical system is connected to the starter circuit by a second coupling unit which is designed to draw electrical energy from the low-voltage on-board electrical system and to supply electrical energy to the starter circuit.

11. The battery system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the at least one high-power consumer is one of an electrical air-conditioning compressor, an electrical heating system, and an electric motor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2013
From: SB LIMOTIVE CO. LTD.; SB LIMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.; ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 031260/0020 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2012
From: FETZER, JOACHIM; BUTZMANN, STEFAN; FINK, HOLGER
To: SB LIMOTIVE COMPANY LTD.; SB LIMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 029041/0601 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 001 243 · Jan 27, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120306268A1 · Dec 6, 2012