Note : Les descriptions sont présentées dans la langue officielle dans laquelle elles ont été soumises.
23. 08. 91 12:11 KESSEL U. BoHME D-2500 NuRNBE~G S. 04
20~0a7.~
-- 1 --
Electrt~nic vo~t~- and t~r~r~i1;u~-r~latt3d battc~h~ r
The illv~lltic~n ~i r~ rel2~t:.in~3 to ~ir~ t,!leCt.rt~niC bc~l:t~ry he~to~r~ rec3~,ilal:ed by
vt:~lt.r-~t,~e a~nd tt~u^~iture (hererafter ~of<~rre.t~ t.t~ as ba~Lery heatt1r) ~irld is
Fx~sed to }~3 u.~n.cl nlal n.l.y ~ r lZ V autr~ilc.~ l.t-~ad act~llaLors ( st~-i,^tt.~r
b~it.t.~r i c~
e l~t.t~ry ht~ r enahles the mnintcnric~e t~f a gtx)d nrnnint~ temp~r.-lt-~o ft r
Lhe bi-1ttcr.~y e.vet) in case of low ~xt~rnal t;t~erat.ure, by n~ang of ~ at;nc~
o10JIK!rlt supplied by the l~att.er~ i~self and of t.~ ff i l~i ~it.etJi eJ.e.ctronic
cont:rol.
It i,s a known f.~t.~,t. t.h~it. t.he possible ~t.rain ~n tht? t~-~enL is irr~t~vc~d
clis~.inct..ly ~ ht~atin~ up tho e.lnct~olytc~, and the at-~l:ive, ~s~ t~al~;e the
illllC`X ~ t.t.t~ry ~ ist~ncc i~ ~r when heated ~Int~ t~u~; t.ht~ l fl ~arLin~
~a~ucity i:i imf)~:~ed greatly. l.ikc~wise, an ~utc~n~lile st~rt~.cr b~3ttory t.hat
i3 alrc.~ady ~ d l~p will be r~cl~a~qc~tl n~uch rasl:~?r and will reyai~ t-ho
desirc~ ;cit~ne~y in a v~ry .~;hort. peri.c~
In t.tl~ ~)as~ drivers have ~cn Inissing a b~Ltery which ~clju~ts ~3ut.c~rnat.icc~lly
I.h~ surrouncliny ten3~erature, c~nd which ~3t~ l ic:ht~s. tht? adv~nl:ages
n~JIt.i~llt~d beC~re.
A c~.~ri~s of patent~ have b~:en re~;isLered en~a~inq irl warn~ p the h.ai:tery
wililc :;tarldin~. It is known for ex~ DF.-P.~ 647 003) ~o provid~ ~x~t.i~lcl
oltYI~ol~t.:~ ;n Ih~? battery C~irl~l which are s~lppliced with ~urr~nt hy 1:he
~tt~ y itst31f.
23. 08. 91 12:11 KESSEL U. BoH~E D-8500 NuRNBERG S. 05
7 :~
-- 2 --
L)~ 2~12~76 A1: A heatin~ element with a lar~ r3~ace cc~v~rin~ t.h e~t.~rior
of t.h~ k~c~ttcry ~n~ boirl~ rcyulcltc(~ ~y cl t.hcnmo switch.
US~ 2 ~2~ 97:L: An I,-~hap~.d h~ ti~ lement. on which t.he p~tery is placed
utxtl in or~er to he waLn~.d up, ~nd which is~ also suppli~d wil.h elecLr1ciLy
'c)y t.~le h~t.t..r.y i~t~olf.
~ GB-rs ~94 555: A th~Lmic~lly ccan?lctely i~ol~t.ed ~tt~3~ with ~ hea~in~
el~mK~n~ pr.ovidin~ at. tho }~tt.c~n ~ncl ~ thcr~o ~witc-h ~t. t.h~ 3idc~..
US ~S ~ 440 109: H~atin~ elements s~bmer~ed il-tO the el~qtrv.l,~te, SUF~)J..i~~y ~ tt.~ y vc~lt~y~.
L 77L 073; A hoatit~g ~lc!~;ice or coll~c.tor batt~r:les ~.ither wlth a
t.r.ouqh ~ nt.~in;ng t.h~ batt.~ry or wi.t.h a co.l.lar arol3lld l-he ballely, in each
sc ~t~ lo.~ t.~.) ~i~]rf~ s ~ith~r ~:E th~ trouc3h or Or the collar .~Le ~eate~
~E~
D~ 3~33309 Al: A heat-storin~ tran~i~tor h~atirlg ~vicc ~r~fin~ to
q~st.;.qtlt acc~mulAtors ~nd heated up ~y the. t.rc~nsist.or'i;i w~m~.h.
~se kn~l devices show nui.~erous d~fi~ienCici~ c~ci~.~;iiv~ draw.i~ rc~
I.h~ baLLery that is actually ~uppvY~d to ~ hec~t~ u~, arl~ Inissitlc3
~lr~:t.forlic~ ~)rlne~t.ions ~o rec~j3llize when the automobile is bein~ started or
wh~n il: i.s shut down for a longer period of tim~.
,~
23. E~8. 91 12:12 KESSEL U. ~i~Hi~1E D-8~;00 NuRNBERG S. 06
~0~07~
-- 3 -- ~:
Likt~.wi~3c, proLect.io~ lectron:ic~ rc missinc.3 whicll act.i~/atc the bat.l~ yhcc~tincJ o~fly ~hcn firsl: ~;t~t~iny Lhe tlut.omobile, .in order t~ prn.venL
b~t~t.~ri~ on ~;tcK~k, filled w.il~ cid ~Tmd chargcd, frc~m l~ing heatecl ~Ip inth~t ~t~ge.
~ome c~l t.hc.~e pa~ents or re~isLrati.on:~ c:over tho largesL ~rt. of l~he hst.t~ry
ca~e wi th thc~ir heaLi.ng .~urface: th~ i the.y }~r~cnt a rapi~ c.~x~li.ng ~ t~s~art.er h~t.te~ry when thc~ engine ;s nmning or ~)ut.~ide L~?l^~t.ures ~-e high.
lhis pr.~e.Y~Ir.~ s hannful for the Ah alLput~ a!i the e'rll~c~t. of ta~ muGh
~.olciness . - . .
All Lh~se kno~l b~t Le~y hc~tincJ devi ~c~ were not ~hlt Lo suc c~t.~cd on Lhe
mclrke 1. .
T~crefore, t.hc~ :;ubj~ct o~` t.ht` invenl:ion i !; to cr~?ato ~1 elect~ronic;
t.cn~eraLure-rc~cJu1ated batt.~ry tleater (bat.t.ery h~at:er) lNttich can ~x~ in~italled
irl C~lstoma~y C~t~rt.cr bctt~er.i~s ~lrec~cly on t.hc market, Withoul:: aJ,terirlt3 the
ba~Lt~ry ca~;ing, At t.ht~ ne ~imf:, t.hc w~rming up of L]le }~t.t,c~ry sho~3.l~ t~kc
~lc1ce wiLh t.ll~ ~',east possiblc.~ power con~ tion and t~c~ b~s~ pt~ it~lc decJree
of eLfe~ctivr-~rlt~s, c~cl shl.~uld ~11 a~ or~c be ~1~? ~.n rec~o~nize all s~.~ges irl
W}l i l~l the warmirlc,~ up of ~h~ b~t.tory is n~c~.~f;~: y wiLh~ t h~ving L~ !;e a
mechan;.G switc~h.
Mort~over, the )~atter~ hcatinq is ~t~t c;upposed to ~ iv~'Led ir, filled and
c~h.arc3e~1 batteries which Ar.o on salt~, t:~ut only aftt~ t~}3 fi.rfit. C:t.flrtin~
~)rc~ec~lr~7 of tht~ flutarol~ile. Thi~; w~y, Lh~ h~t.t.er~ volt~ag~ is kopL con~t~nt
over a longer r~riocl of l:in~ ncl the startin~ rt3,sult is ~ffecL~d rat.h~r
insiqnif :i cantly .
'lhe inverltion as charfl~tf rized in titles 1 tc~ 7 i~ solvi.r~ t.ho prob.leY;I~c;
E~rt!~ nt~7cl by mearl~: of four ~ff icien- ~ran~; j c;to~s; ~hey ~.ro fixed on an
23.~ .~1 12:12 KESSEL U. BoHME D-~500 NuRNBE~G
--4--
al~ini~un p~.~to ~nd, accordirl~ to requirenlcllt, t:h~y ~ar) }ie cal.l.e~j o~ }~y
m~ ~f an ele~t.ron:i.c ~witch.
e heat. t~c~ncr~t.~l hy c~Jllin~ ~I.r ~he efficien~ ~ransistors is diverted ~vcrt.ll~ a.l.~minium plate and t.hus he~t..~; up tho ~lc~t~ol.yt.~ ant~ t.he ac~lve mass
i.nside the battc~y. M~chanic ~w~tche~ are n~t: need~d h~re. 'l'he electronic
c~rlrl~t.~on Cuncl.i~ns with a volta~e of 1~ V cmd it c;-m be dir~.ctly fix~ n
the ~).Lus-pole and the minus-pole of the b~ttery. ~le. power ~on~ptlon
~tK~nts to ca. ~50 r~ per hour.s when tempera~ures ~re higher than 0~ C; when
t~t~raturo~ ar~ kolow 0 C, t~lo cons~nption am~untC. to ~a. SOO t.o l,SOO mA
~er ho~r, de.pe.ndin~ on the outside temper;~t.ur~ (for e~ le at -30 C:
1.500 mA per hour).
'111e co~mectin~ electronics and the he~tinq electrollic.s are welded in c~
~on~truct;ion h~ ht t~ the eJ.e~tronics ~ c)~ the ef~.i.c.i~ . trar~.i.stors th~
welded c.onstr~l~t.ion c~lc~t~nt..~ w.i.t.h thc al~inium E~ t.o c..-~n ~ laec~ i.n t.tlO
~idc~e of t~lC ~tt~.cy, ~xetw~rl ~ctiv~ Inass ar~cl el~.ckr~l,yte, wi.t.hout ha~.in~
to takc u~ ~y ~lLeraLion in Lhe construction of Lhe baLLery. 'l`he 1~ V
<ormeC~tiOrl of the elec~ronics is bein-~ pluc~Jed inLo Lhe l?lus-l?ole and Lhe
minu~-pol~ o~ ~hc battery t~.i.t.h tw~ .~asten.inc~ rin~C. be~ore th~! cover is
cJ~e~ ti~htly in tlle baLLery prodhlction plant.. 'lhe ele~tronic voltAy~- and
tenporaturc-r~yulate~ battery heat,er is ~lerea~te~ funcLiollinc3mainten~rlce-fre~ an~ act.ivatitlq itself accordill~ ~o rt~luiremenL.
Thr ~hlr`2bil.it~ ~f a lead accl~mlla~or is exLended by usiny Lhe b~L.~ery heater
because of thr~ corl~tant lnt.errlal temperature~ for aL Lhe s~ne tIme thc
constit.ution of leac3 s~J,~ate (PB .504) in Loo larcJe crysLals i~ preven~ed or~ay~d in ll~St cases. q'herefore. no pr.obl~.~rl~: ~ct~ t~ ~x~ ~r~c~ct~d when llSillg
~he autcn~bil~ r~ula~ly, not ~.v~n i.n the case ~f lowest t-emper~tur~
23. 08. 91 12:13 KESSEL U. BoHl~lE D-8500 Nul~N~El~G S. 08
2 ~ 7 ~
Fl.lr~t.hor ~i~tails ~ld aclvc~nt~es of th~ irlvcntiorl ~sul t form the s~b-claim5
i.n relaLion with thc dcscripti.orl of pCr~ormance ex~ les which are explain~.d
in ~ trll by illustr~:cion~.
C.h~win~:
E'l~ct:ronic connection wit.h cu~t~na.~y const.ru~t..ioll parts.
I;'i(3. 2: ~Ht.t.~.ry ca.sin~ wiLhout cover wit}l inserLed hcat.itl~ devicc.
Fiq. 3: ~eal~ clcctronics r~ady to ~c ~ ugc~ed in ~nd w~lded irl acid-proof
Loil.
Fi~. 1 shows lhe canplet.e electroni.s circuit, consistirl~3 o~ tran~i~tor
ht-at.11l~, fir~t and ~ccond t:er~pe.ratur.e control, bat.tery volt.~e conLrol unit:,
all~t ~usc ~.lect~ollics. The circuit is constru~:t.~d by means ot cusLc~ary
el~.~Lro~ el~ment.s ~n~l it: c.an ~ r~onstructcd by ~ exp~rt. ~t any timc.
r~hc~ cir~uit ~.h~ws clear:ly how t.he .[irst ~nci s~.cond t~ly?er~Lur~. cc~nt.rol
respon~.~ to ~at~h fl;.~i~erent. rcsi6Lancc value c~nd how t~ powcr fu~;e T4 t I ) is
.swit~h i n~ at diferent ten1peraturcs O Illis is t.,~k;.ng pl~cc a~ thc 1 1.rsl: .
ternper.lt.urc coIll::rol, ~st ca. 15 C, and at. t.h~ second t~ ~.rature c~nt~rol, ~t.
~a. 5" C. Hereby, ~t. the first. t:emper~ture contl-ol, ~ swil:~hir1q ~lrrent of
ca. 600 mA fl-w~ (by isrpulse) lhrc)~ h t.ransistor Tl ~:o '1'4, and at t.}ic ~econd
t..~:yIlF~r~t:urc cont~ witc~hirlt3 current~ Or ca. l~500 ~ th~out~h ~xansistor
Tl Lo T4, lik~wi:~e by i~7pulsc. ~:~
This w~yt l;he Nq~ rcsi~Ctor evicl~ t.i.n thc: fir.st ~c~ ralur.~ nLrol
(thennist~) (2) r~ulal:es t~IC star~int3 ~hJration of the tempe.rat.I~re cont.:ro.I.s
by cha~int3 the resist~ncP. v~lucs so that: t.he tr~nsi~t.~>rs T1 t~o 'ï4 ~rc
sclc~:t~d merc].y by impulse, ~ cr~ing l;o tt~c existint3 t~xternal t.~mper.-1tu~
.and t.~ t.h~ volu~nc c:t the hfltter~ m~ss to be hc~t.~.d.
23. 08. gl 12:13 KESSEL U. BoH~lE D-~350~ Nu~N~ERG S. 0g
- 2 ~ 7 i
Tllc,~ bc~tLery volt~ge control ~n~it. swi~che.~ one mi~lu-pole nntn the
ten~!r~rAtur~ c~nt.rcll eiLh~r at ~ Vo~t~cJc~ ~el~w l~ V or at an overvolta~o.
h.i.c,lht~r.~ thtm 13,:1 V and pr~ c~rlt.~ ~h~ir r~3~on~ hi~ way t.hc~ tran~i.C.;tors '~'l
~.c) T4 c~nnot t~ ac~ivat:c~l, and t,hoy rema1~1 clc~eller4lzed. B~t if the battery
voll.a~n applie~ tc~ the C:iXC~Iit. amOUrlt~ to 12 up to 1~,.3 V (r~Ygular h~t.tcry
volt~a~o) ~he h~t~tery voltage ~or~t.rol unit does not swit-.c~h a mil~u:~-pol~.(3)
ont.~ the l:em~rclture c~ntrols an~ they ~a react, a--cor~in~ k~ t.~o inLerrlall~ttery t~nporc~ture.
In c)r~l~r not t,.c~ ac~ivat.l~ t.he b~tt,~ry h~at.in~ wtl~.n t~cc b~att~ry i~ ~illc~cl ancl
~h~rqed al: t.h~3 s~ore or Lhe. ~areho~s, ,~ min~ls-pole 3 ~ wi-chetl c)rlto the
h~ttery ~c)lta~e ~nt~.ol un.it. ovor th~ ;nta~t ~'ujo ele~t.ror~ s; ~hi3 way h
res~orl.t.:e of the transist.c)r~ ~rl ~o ~4 is pxe.v~nLe~. W~lon ~he ~tarL~r b~t.t~oJy
i.F; Fi~ t bui..l~. i.nto ~1 autc~b; l.c~ and the ~.tarLin~ ~roce~3~Jro i~ rele~ d a
vol~a~e of c~.. . L4 V ~ ~ ~ct on t.he bc~tery v~ c~ onl;rol Cir~:llit ~y t:ht?
c3~nf~rc~or. Tht:~ hctl:t:ery volLa~ ~ffecl:s t.he t.r~ulsi~tor T5 (') allcl ~slslet~t:F; it.
t.hrou~ h~r~by a switch;.n~ cnrrent Or ca. 300 n7~ flws th.rouqll tho fuse
(4) .7r~ destro~y.c.i it. Thc desl.l~y~.~l fuse (4) canrtc>t sel c minu~ b.l~king
vol t.~ 4c ont:o th~. battcry ~ l.t.~lye corltrol Utlit any lon~x . N~7w t~ e
tA.~7eratu:~ ontrol ccm r~.~pond indc~.EK3~dently if r~li.red i~ the .r.eyular
vol~:.c.t~3e r~r7g~ J.2 to 13,:3 V) at any ~in~!.
With an ;nta~ .f.use (4) th~ .tttery hcatin~ cle.ctr~nic~!.; only take a m;rlimal
ctir.rorlt of ca. ~ mA which .i F; ~ffecl: in4 t.hc ~to~ili.ty of Lh~ r i.lled and
~harc~fl ~Ht.tery 3cather ~nF;ignificantly.
~ ' :': ., ~` : `
23. 08. 91 12:1~ KESSEL U. BoH~E D-8500 I~luRNBERG S. 10
- 2 ~
~it3 ~ show~c; how t.hc olcctronic baLt~ry ~.o~ltrol ~nd the ~ran.~ t~)r. T4 (.L) as
~L.l ~ the transisLor~ Tl t~ T3 are gl~le~ c~ ~h~nic~lly .~.ix~d ont.o ~n
~l~un.i.rlium pl~te (ca~ 80 x 13t) x :I. mm). The t.~o ~onnec~in~J pole~ (fi) ~r~
t.r~rl~lT~itt~d upw~cls l-c thc~ polc col~ecl:.~n~ .r.inc3s ~7, 8) l-~.rQuqh ~ i~ol~ed
wire ~r Ar~ isolat.c~ m~ il. Thc ~witch p.lat.itlc ~C~I. 40 x 7n x 1 mn) (9)
wi~h ~he c~lumlniwn plclte (17) ic w~ld~d acid-pr~f in a foil ~so th~t
h,~ery llec~tirl~ Gi.~it. ~1 be ~ubll~rqcd i.nt.o ~he electrolytc.
. 3 shows how t~ hattery he~ter i~ pushed in t.hc middle o~ the battery
.sc (15) cmd connectefl t.o t.~c plus-pol~ (12) and to lhe rl~irlui-pole (13).
.: : . .: ; ~:: . . ~ :
. .. ;~. , : : . ,,: .~ ~. . :
