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Vitesco Technologies Gmbh

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Robert Boschgmbh

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Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Siemens Aktiengesell Schaft

Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag

Hong Zhang

Gerd Rösel

Frank Weiss

Gerhard Eser

Werner Hess

Klaus Bayerle

Michael Henn

Martin Streib

Johannes Beer

Gerd R&ouml;sel

Corinna Pfleger

Eberhard Schnaibel

Paul Rodatz

Gerhard Haft

Frank Hacker

Ernst Wild

Georg Mallebrein

Lutz Reuschenbach

Nikolaus Benninger

Wolfgang Ludwig

Alexander Ketterer

Manuel Dillinger

Sebastian Brettner

Markus Feulner

Franz Kunz

J&uuml;rgen R&ouml;ssler

Harald Von Hofmann

Helmut Denz

Erwin Achleitner

Uwe Jung

Gregor Probst

Matthias Wiese

Frédéric Galtier

Martin Jehle

Hendrik Koerner

Nisar Al-Hasan

Thomas Kettl

Friedrich Graf

Erich Schneider

William James Imoehl

Michael Wirkowski

Ulrich Steinbrenner

Jürgen Dingl

Philippe Grass

Jan Ehrhard

Gerd Roesel

Christian Reichinger

Markus Stutika

Tino Arlt

Michael Nienhoff

Wolfgang Wagner

Hui Li

Oliver Grunwald

Stefan Treinies

Anatoliy Lyubar

Johann Graf

Antonio Agresta

Reza Aliakbarzadeh

Eberhard Kull

Maximilian Engl

Fredrik Borchsenius

Bejoy Mathews

Gerhard Schopp

Dejan Jovovic

Olaf Graupner

Xaver Gebhardt

Harry Schuele

Juergen Roessler

Stefan Schneider

Wolfgang Bullmer

Klaus Boettcher

Werner Happenhofer

Christoph Adler

Luca Gestri

Hao Chen

Marco Saliu

Dirk Geyer

Harry Sch&uuml;le

Detlev Schoeppe

Johann Froehlich

Johann Frohlich

Peter Stoss

Robert Fromm

Nikolay Belyaev

Oliver Prinz

Detlev Schöppe

Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Galtier

Johann Fr&ouml;hlich

Wolfgang Schulte

Erhard Otto

Richard Schottle

Werner Bender

A method for monitoring an oil flow, generated by an oil pump, in an oil cooling circuit of a thermal management system, includes: arranging a first pressure sensor at a first point in the cooling circuit; arranging a second pressure sensor at a second point in the oil cooling circuit; determining pressure difference values based on recorded pressures; and comparing the pressure difference values with a predeterminable comparison value for the pressure difference so as to check for a fault.

Method for monitoring an oil flow in an oil cooling circuit

A method for operating an electromotive drive train for a vehicle is disclose. The electromotive drive train has an electric machine for driving at least one wheel of the vehicle, a traction battery of the vehicle, which can be charged by the electric machine via recuperation, and a clutch device arranged between the electric machine and the at least one wheel. The method has the following steps: ascertaining a maximum permitted recuperation power of the electric machine to be fed into the traction battery by the electric machine during a braking procedure of the vehicle; and setting a slip state of the clutch device such that the recuperation power generated by the electric machine during the slip operation of the clutch device does not exceed the maximum permitted recuperation power.

Method for operating an electromotive drive train

A thermal management system having a battery and an electric motor, the temperature of both of which is to be controlled, wherein the electric motor is oil-cooled. The thermal management system has a monitoring system for monitoring an oil flow generated by an oil pump, in an oil cooling circuit including the electric motor. The monitoring system in this case has a first pressure sensor at a first point of the oil cooling circuit and a second pressure sensor at a second point of the oil cooling circuit and/or a speed sensor assigned to the oil pump. Also proposed is a vehicle having a thermal management system of this type.

Thermal management system and vehicle

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods for determining the sulfur content in an exhaust tract of a motor vehicle. The method may include: determining a change in the nitrogen oxide abatement efficiency of a coated particulate filter arranged in the exhaust tract and/or a determined ammonia storage capacity change of a coated particulate filter arranged in the exhaust tract; comparing the determined change to a threshold value; identifying an excessive sulfur content if the comparison shows that the determined change exceeds the threshold value; and undertaking one or more corrective actions in response to identifying an excessive sulfur content.

Method and device for determining the sulphur content in an exhaust gas channel of a motor vehicle in relation to the supplied fuel

The disclosure relates to a method for determining a size of a leak in a fuel tank system. The method includes: starting an internal combustion engine; calculating a stoppage time for a vehicle and/or a temperature difference between the fuel in the fuel tank system and the environment; and checking whether at least one of a plurality of diagnostic conditions is fulfilled. A first diagnostic condition is fulfilled when the stoppage time is longer than a predetermined minimum stoppage time. A second diagnostic condition is fulfilled when the temperature difference is smaller than a predetermined maximum temperature difference. Additionally, when at least one of the plurality of diagnostic conditions is fulfilled, the method includes: evacuating the fuel tank system; recording a time profile of the pressure in the fuel tank system; and determining the size of a leak based on the recorded time profile of the pressure.

Determining the size of a leak in a fuel tank system

A thermal management system for a vehicle and a vehicle having a thermal management system, the thermal management system having a first coolant circuit for a battery and a second coolant circuit for an electric motor for driving the vehicle. The two coolant circuits can be operated in series or in parallel by a multi-way valve. The thermal management system further includes an oil cooling circuit for additionally cooling the electric motor, wherein the oil cooling circuit is thermally connected to the second coolant circuit via a heat exchanger.

The disclosure relates to a method and a device for operating a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a fuel tank, an activated carbon filter, an air filter, an intake tract, a purging line arranged between the activated carbon filter and the intake tract, a purge air pump arranged between the activated carbon filter and the intake tract, a tank purge valve arranged between the purge air pump and the intake tract, and a ventilation arranged between the fresh air filter and the activated carbon filter. The hybrid vehicle can be operated in an electric mode in which the electric motor is activated and the internal combustion engine is deactivated. In such a hybrid vehicle, in electric mode the purge air pump is activated and detection of the concentration of hydrocarbons present in the activated carbon filter is performed with the purge air pump activated.

Method and device for operating a hybrid vehicle

Various embodiments include a method for regenerating a coated particulate filter arranged in an exhaust-gas duct of a motor vehicle. The method may include: detecting a need for particulate filter regeneration; determining a first diagnosis value before initiating particulate filter regeneration; after determining the first diagnosis value, carrying out particulate filter regeneration; determining a second diagnosis value after particulate filter regeneration; determining a difference between the first determined diagnosis value and the second determined diagnosis value; comparing the determined difference with a threshold value; and identifying a particulate filter defect if the determined difference exceeds the threshold value.

Method and device for diagnosing a coated particulate filter arranged in an exhaust-gas duct of a motor vehicle

Various embodiments include a method of ascertaining the ammonia concentration and the nitrogen monoxide concentration in the exhaust gas stream from a motor vehicle comprising: measuring a pumping current at least three times; and determining an ammonia concentration and a nitrogen monoxide concentration based on three successive pumping current measurements.

Method and device for determining the ammonia concentration and the nitrogen monoxide concentration in the exhaust gas flow of a motor vehicle

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods of ascertaining the nitrogen oxide concentration and a nitrogen oxide ratio in the exhaust gas stream from a motor vehicle comprising: measuring a pumping current and ascertaining the nitrogen oxide concentration and the nitrogen oxide ratio from at least three successive pumping current measurements.

Method and apparatus for determining the nitrogen oxide concentration and a nitrogen oxide ratio in the exhaust gas flow of a motor vehicle

A method for determining the load of a fuel vapor retention filter in a fuel evaporation retention system of an internal combustion engine. The fuel evaporation retention system includes: a fuel supply container for storing fuel, a connection line which couples the fuel supply container to the fuel vapor retention filter, a regeneration line which couples the fuel vapor retention filter to an intake tract of the internal combustion engine and in which an electrically controllable flow control valve is arranged, a ventilation line which couples the fuel vapor retention filter to the atmosphere, an electrically controllable purging air pump arranged in the regeneration line, such that purging air can be directed through the fuel vapor retention filter and supplied to the intake tract in order to regenerate the fuel vapor retention filter.

Method and control apparatus for operating a tank ventilation system of an internal combustion engine

The disclosure relates to a method for optimizing the state of a catalytic converter in a vehicle with a diesel engine when parking the vehicle, the method comprising establishing that a switch-off process for switching off the diesel engine has been initiated, increasing an NH3 feed rate to a first value in order to store a surplus of NH3 in the catalytic converter, stopping the NH3 feed when the speed of the diesel engine falls below a speed threshold or a measured NH3 emission exceeds an emission threshold, and completing the switch-off process. The disclosure also relates to an engine controller and to a computer program.

Optimizing an SCR catalytic converter state when parking a vehicle with a diesel engine

Various embodiments include methods for determining an electrical fault of a conductivity sensor for ascertaining the electrical conductivity of a medium using a conductivity principle, wherein the conductivity sensor comprises a first electrode pair fully disposed in the medium comprising: applying an electrical alternating voltage to the first electrode pair; measuring a temporal profile of the electrical alternating current at the first electrode pair resulting from application of the electrical alternating voltage at the first electrode pair; ascertaining a current-amplitude characteristic value from the temporal profile of the electrical alternating current; and identifying an electrical fault of the conductivity sensor if the current-amplitude characteristic value is below a first current threshold value or above a second current threshold value.

Method for determining an electrical fault of a conductivity sensor, and conductivity sensor

A method for preheating a catalytic converter which is arranged in the exhaust-gas flow of a motor vehicle and which has an electrically heated catalyst is described. The catalytic converter is preheated with the electrically heated catalyst to a maximum temperature within a period of time before the initial engine starting operation. In the process, the temperature of the electrically heated catalyst and the battery state of the vehicle are monitored. During the preheating, it is checked whether or not the battery state has fallen below a state threshold. If so, the heating of the electrically heated catalyst is stopped, and engine-internal measures are implemented. If not, further heating of the electrically heated catalyst is implemented until the maximum temperature is reached again.

Method for preheating a catalytic converter

Various embodiments include a method of ascertaining the oxygen load of a catalytic converter disposed in an exhaust tract of an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas sensor is disposed downstream of the catalytic converter comprising: generating a signal using the exhaust gas sensor indicating a proportion of nitrogen oxide and/or ammonia in the exhaust gas; and ascertaining the oxygen load of the catalytic converter at least partly on the basis of the signal from the exhaust gas sensor.

Method for determining the oxygen load of a catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine, and exhaust system of an internal combustion engine

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Hong Zhang