IP Library Granted Patent US 10,926,641
Granted Patent B2
US 10,926,641 · App. 16/042,728 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Control apparatus for an energy storage unit

Inventors: Dirk Reichow (Wenzenbach, DE); Peter Voilkl (Wenzenbach, DE); Michael Scheurer (Vierkirchen, DE)
Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
B60L3/12B60L1/00B60L58/20B60L58/24B60R16/033H02J1/12H02J7/34B60L2260/42
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Patent No.
US 10,926,641
App. No.
16/042,728
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments may include a control apparatus for an energy storage unit of a motor vehicle comprising: a non-volatile memory storing a first initial configuration for a first energy storage unit and a second initial configuration for a second energy storage unit. The memory is connected to a further memory having a first adaptation configuration for the first energy storage unit and a second adaptation configuration for the second energy storage unit. The non-volatile memory comprises a first memory part storing the first initial configuration and a second memory part electrically decoupled from the first memory part storing the second initial configuration.

Claims (19)

1. A control apparatus for an energy storage unit of a motor vehicle, the control apparatus comprising:

a non-volatile memory storing a first initial configuration for a first energy storage unit and a second initial configuration for a second energy storage unit;

wherein the non-volatile memory is connected in a data-transmitting manner to a further memory having a first adaptation configuration for the first energy storage unit and a second adaptation configuration for the second energy storage unit;

the non-volatile memory comprises a first memory part storing the first initial configuration and a second memory part electrically decoupled from the first memory part storing the second initial configuration.

2. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the first memory part is electrically connected to the further memory with a first data line; and

the second memory part is electrically connected to the further memory using a second data line which differs from the first data line.

3. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first memory part is connected to a voltage supply for the first energy storage unit and/or the second memory part is connected to a voltage supply for the second energy storage unit.

4. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the further memory is connected to a voltage supply for the second energy storage unit.

5. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a processor controlling the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit on the basis of the first initial configuration and the second initial configuration; and

the processor is electrically connected directly to the first memory part by a third data line.

6. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processor is connected to a voltage supply for the first energy storage unit and to a voltage supply for the second energy storage unit.

7. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the further memory is electrically connected to a controller which adapts the adaptation configuration on the basis of a processor of the control apparatus.

8. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first energy storage unit comprises an on-demand energy store and the second energy storage unit comprises a normal energy store.

9. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the further memory comprises a volatile memory.

10. A method for operating a first energy storage unit and a second energy storage unit of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

reading a first initial configuration of the first energy storage unit and a second initial configuration of the second energy storage unit from a non-volatile memory;

wherein the first initial configuration is read from a first memory part of the non-volatile memory; and

the second initial configuration is read from a second memory part of the non-volatile memory which is decoupled from the first memory part.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2020
From: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 053335/0887 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2018
From: REICHOW, DIRK; VÖLKL, PETER; SCHEURER, MICHAEL
To: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Reel/Frame 046903/0647 →