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Granted Patent B2
US 12,343,901 · App. 18/020,631 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Electric drive for a mixer drum

Inventors: Eduard Heilig (Friedrichshafen, DE); Udo Brehmer (Friedrichshafen, DE); Raphael Zohner (Huenfelden, DE)
Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
B28C5/421H01M10/44H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,343,901
App. No.
18/020,631
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric drive for a mixer drum, including a high-voltage DC voltage power supply to which at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply are connected. The at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface, wherein a controller is configured to control flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply.

Claims (21)

1. An electric drive, comprising:

a high-voltage DC voltage power supply to which at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply are connected;

a mixer drum; and

an electric motor connected to the power converter and configured to rotate the mixer drum,

wherein the at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface, wherein a controller is configured to control flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply.

2. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the external interface is configured to draw DC current and/or AC current, and wherein the external interface has a DC-DC voltage converter for the DC current and a rectifier for the AC current.

3. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller takes a first signal, which indicates a state of the at least one battery, as a basis for outputting a second signal to an output device for a user of the mixer drum.

4. The electric drive as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the controller takes the first signal as a basis for outputting a third signal, which affects a power delivery or power draw.

5. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to supply the power converter with electric energy only via the external interface.

6. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller controls charging of the at least one battery on the basis of further available stationary power supplies.

7. The electric drive as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller controls charging of the at least one battery on the basis of a future energy demand.

8. The electric drive as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the controller determines the future energy demand on the basis of a planned running time.

9. A method for operating an electric drive for a mixer drum having a high-voltage DC voltage power supply, the method comprising:

connecting at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply, wherein the at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface;

providing a controller which controls flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply; and

rotating the mixer drum via the controller.

10. An electric drive for a mixer drum, comprising a high-voltage DC voltage power supply to which at least one battery, a power converter and at least one external interface for connecting a stationary electric power supply are connected,

wherein the at least one battery is charged only via the at least one external interface,

wherein a controller is configured to control flows of energy from and to components connected to the high-voltage DC voltage power supply, and

wherein the controller controls charging of the at least one battery on the basis of further available stationary power supplies or on the basis of a future energy demand.

11. The electric drive as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the controller determines the future energy demand on the basis of a planned running time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2023
From: HEILIG, EDUARD; BREHMER, UDO; ZOHNER, RAPHAEL
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 062683/0613 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 210 383.6 · Aug 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230302681A1 · Sep 28, 2023
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