IP Library Granted Patent US 9,855,849
Granted Patent B2
US 9,855,849 · App. 14/373,795 · Granted Jan 2, 2018

On-board power system for a vehicle

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Patent No.
US 9,855,849
App. No.
14/373,795
Granted
Jan 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An on-board power system for a vehicle includes a first on-board power system branch with a first operating voltage U 1 , a first energy accumulator, and a first electrical consumer; a second on-board power system branch with a second operating voltage U 2 and a second energy accumulator; and a third on-board power system branch with a third operating voltage U 3 and a third electrical consumer. The on-board power system also includes a DC/DC converter configured to transmit energy bidirectionally at least between the first on-board power system branch and the second on-board power system branch. The on-board power system also includes a switching device configured to selectively connect the first energy accumulator and the second energy accumulator to one another in series via in such a way that the third operating voltage U 3 can be made available by the first operating voltage U 1 and the second operating voltage U 2 together.

Claims (30)

1. An on-board power system for a vehicle, comprising:

a first on-board power system branch having a first operating voltage U 1 , a first energy store, and a first electrical load,

a second on-board power system branch having a second operating voltage U 2 and a second energy store,

a third on-board power system branch having a third operating voltage U 3 and a third electrical load,

a fourth on-board power system branch having a fourth operating voltage U 4 and a fourth electrical load,

a DC/DC converter configured to bidirectionally transmit energy at least between the first on-board power system branch and the second on-board power system branch, and

a first switching apparatus configured to selectively connect the first energy store and the second energy store in series with one another such that the third operating voltage U 3 can be provided by the first operating voltage U 1 and the second operating voltage U 2 together, and

a second switching apparatus configured to selective connect the first on-board power system branch to the fourth on-board power system branch.

2. The on-board power system of claim 1 , wherein U 2 >U 1 .

3. The on-board power system of claim 1 , wherein the third on-board power system branch further comprises an electrical machine.

4. The on-board power system of claim 1 , wherein the fourth on-board power system branch further comprises a third energy store.

5. The on-board power system of claim 1 , wherein the first switching apparatus and via the second switching apparatus are configured to selective connect the first energy store and the second energy store in series with one another.

6. The on-board power system of claim 1 , wherein the first on-board power system branch further comprises a starter of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, and

wherein the fourth on-board power system branch further comprises a generator.

7. The on-board power system of claim 1 , wherein the first energy store, the second energy store, the third energy store, the DC/DC converter, the first switching apparatus, and the second switching apparatus are components of a control unit.

8. The on-board power system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first switching apparatus and the second switching apparatus is selected from the group consisting of a relay and a semiconductor switch.

9. The on-board power system of claim 4 , wherein the first energy store and the third energy store comprise a common device unit, wherein the third energy store is contactable via a voltage tap inside the first energy store.

10. The on-board power system of claim 6 , wherein the generator and the electrical machine comprise a common device unit, wherein the generator is contactable via a voltage tap of the electrical machine.

11. A hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:

an on-board power system comprising:

a first on-board power system branch having a first operating voltage U 1 , a first energy store, and a first electrical load,

a second on-board power system branch having a second operating voltage U 2 and a second energy store,

a third on-board power system branch having a third operating voltage U 3 and a third electrical load,

a fourth on-board power system branch having a fourth operating voltage U 4 and a fourth electrical load,

a DC/DC converter configured to bidirectionally transmit energy at least between the first on-board power system branch and the second on-board power system branch, and

a first switching apparatus configured to selectively connect the first energy store and the second energy store in series with one another such that the third operating voltage U 3 can be provided by the first operating voltage U 1 and the second operating voltage U 2 together, and

a second switching apparatus configured to selective connect the first on-board power system branch to the fourth on-board power system branch.

12. The hybrid electric vehicle of claim 11 , wherein U 2 >U 1 .

13. The hybrid electric vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the third on-board power system branch of the on-board power system further comprises an electrical machine.

14. The hybrid electric vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the fourth on-board power system branch of the on-board power system further comprises a third energy store.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2020
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 053302/0633 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2014
From: REICHOW, DIRK; GILCH, MARKUS
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 034009/0551 →