Robert Boschgmbh

Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Stefan Wickert

Andre Boehm

Wolfgang Ripper

Torsten Handler

Dirk Samuelsen

Christian Walz

Konrad Hofmann

Jochen Schoenthaler

Stefan Butzmann

Bernd Mahr

Klaus Marx

Klaus Mueller

Johannes Schaller

Rainer Strohmaier

Bernhard Kamp

Charlotte Grinenval

Sven Bergmann

Christian Braeuchle

Michael Offenhuber

Michael Gerlach

Matthias Loehr

Christian Loew

Thorsten Mayer

Ralf Schernewski

Anne Heubner

Hartmut Lueders

Wolfgang Schauer

Guenter Driedger

Christian Fuchs

Andreas Walter

Philipp Hagemann

Ulf-Peter Schmeling

Prashant Sharma

Joerg Mosthaf

Siegfried Zerbin

Peter Eitel

Xin Wang

Achim Oberascher

Guenter Siegel

Cornelia Goldmann

Hans-Harald Stoehr

Michael Reichelt

Johannes Dehn

Matthias Pfaff-Rollwagen

In a method for operating a vehicle control system having at least two actuators acting upon a vehicle state variable, a first actuator is initially activated, and at a time interval prior to arrival at a boundary condition regarding the first actuator, a switchover is made to a second actuator.

Method for operating a vehicle control system

A method for operating an automated motor vehicle includes: ascertaining a target trajectory for the motor vehicle, acquiring environmental data of the motor vehicle, ascertaining a tolerance region of the target trajectory based on the acquired environmental data, and guiding the motor vehicle in the tolerance region of the target trajectory in such a way that guidance of the motor vehicle with the smallest possible changes in acceleration and/or with energetically optimized propulsion is definedly more highly prioritized than definedly accurate guidance of the motor vehicle along the target trajectory.

Method and apparatus for operating an automated motor vehicle

Testing of a vehicle battery in a state removed from a vehicle, using a testing device that is fashioned for testing the vehicle battery installed in the vehicle using an on-board diagnostic interface of the vehicle. The device has: an interface to which a plug of the testing device can be connected, the plug being for connection to the on-board diagnostic interface of the vehicle; an electrical connecting device via which at least one electrical vehicle battery terminal of the vehicle battery is connectable to the device; and an adapter device by which signals receivable from the electrical vehicle battery terminal of the vehicle battery via the connecting device are conductible to the interface in such a way that the signals at the interface for the testing device are capable of being tested via the plug corresponding to a configuration of the on-board diagnostic interface of the vehicle.

Device and method for interfacing a vehicle-external testing device to a battery removed from a vehicle

A regulating device for regulating a cooling circuit is described. The regulating device according to the disclosure includes a first regulating stage, wherein the first regulating stage is designed to determine, using one or more input variables, a cooling/heating power of the cooling circuit or a variable proportional thereto. The first regulating stage is also designed to determine a first control deviation. The first regulating stage is also designed to output a controlled variable of the first regulating stage comprising a desired temperature of a coolant or a variable proportional thereto, which is derived from the first control deviation. The regulating device according to the disclosure also includes a second regulating stage, wherein the second regulating stage is positioned in series with the first regulating stage and designed to receive the controlled variable of the first regulating stage as a control output. The second regulating stage is also designed to determine a second control deviation. The second regulating stage is also designed to output a controlled variable of the second regulating stage comprising an abstract signal, which is derived from the second control deviation.

Regulating device for regulating a cooling circuit for temperature control of a battery system having more than one heating and/or cooling element

The disclosure relates to a method for determining at least one state of a plurality of spatially combined battery cells connected to each other by circuitry. The state is determined by observing battery cells by means of at least one observer structure. A subset of a plurality of battery cells is observed and the state derived from the observation is determined for more battery cells than for the observed battery cells. The disclosure further relates to a battery comprising a battery management system, which is configured such that the method according to the disclosure can be carried out thereby. The disclosure also relates to a motor vehicle comprising a battery according to the disclosure.

Method for determining at least one state of a plurality of battery cells, computer program, battery and motor vehicle

A method for initializing and operating a battery management system is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. First, start the battery management system. Next, read battery variables which are stored in a nonvolatile memory of the battery and comprise the last state of charge of the battery. Then measure the open-circuit voltage of the battery. Next, determine an instantaneous state of charge value on the basis of the measured open-circuit voltage. Then determine an estimated value of the state of charge of the battery as a function of both the stored last state of charge of the battery and the instantaneous state of charge value. Then initialize the state of charge in the battery management system using the determined estimated value of the state of charge. Finally, operate the battery management system with the initialized values.

Method for estimating an accurate state of charge for initializing a battery management system

A method is used for monitoring a battery pack to check claims under guarantee that could possibly be invalid due to incorrect opening of the battery pack. The battery pack includes at least one electrochemical cell. When the battery pack is monitored, whether the battery pack has been opened is detected and any details relating to an event of opening are recorded in a non-erasable storage medium.

Method for monitoring a battery pack, battery with a monitoring module and a motor vehicle with a corresponding battery

A method for enhancing a battery management system for determining at least one limit value for a first characteristic variable of a battery. The method includes measuring different values of a further characteristic variable for predetermined values of the first characteristic variable in order to determine limit values of the further characteristic variable for charging and/or discharging the battery for the predetermined values of the first characteristic variable, with the result that battery discharging or charging corresponding to the limit values does not result in a battery voltage outside a permissible battery voltage range if the battery has that predetermined value of the characteristic variable which is associated with the respective limit value. The method further includes determining charging and/or discharging limit values of the characteristic variable for predetermined values of the further characteristic variable using the determined charging and/or discharging limit values.

Method for enhancing a battery management system, battery management system, battery system and motor vehicle

A device comprises a battery having a multiplicity of battery cells and a sensor system for the redundant determination of a battery current flowing through the poles of the battery. The sensor system comprises a current measuring device for detecting the battery current and providing a current measurement value. Furthermore, the device comprises a voltage measuring device for separately detecting a variation with time of the single-cell voltage of at least one battery cell and providing at least one variation with time of a voltage measurement value. Furthermore, the device comprises an evaluating unit which is configured for determining the battery current from the at least one variation with time of the voltage measurement value, providing a corresponding current value and comparing the current value with the current measurement value.

Device and method for the redundant determination of a battery current flowing through the poles of a battery

A method for monitoring the conditions of driving systems can be used in particular to control driving systems in hybrid vehicles with particular consideration given to the exhaust emission. The method monitors the conditions of driving systems that comprise an internal combustion engine and an electric motor with an energy source. A first power value for operating the internal combustion engine and a second power value for describing the power that can be provided by the energy source are ascertained, and the first and second power values are compared with each other to monitor the conditions of the driving system. The driving system is controlled dependent on the result of the comparison.

Method for monitoring the conditions of driving systems, battery comprising a module for condition monitoring, and a motor vehicle comprising a corresponding battery

A method for metering a reagent which an emission control device situated in the exhaust duct of an internal combustion engine requires for removing at least one exhaust gas component from the exhaust gas and a device for executing the method are described. The fluid level of the reagent stored in a reagent tank is measured. The measured change in the fluid level is compared to at least one measure for the change in the fluid level calculated as a function of consumption. An error signal is output when the comparison result exceeds a predefined threshold value. This approach enables reliable information to be provided about the fluid level of the reagent in the reagent tank.

Method for metering a reagent for the emission control of internal combustion engines and device for executing the method

A method of performing a diagnosis of an exhaust gas sensor disposed in an exhaust gas region of an internal combustion engine testing the sensor to determine whether a change of at least one exhaust gas component, which is detectable by the exhaust gas sensor, results in an expected change of the sensor signal, and implementing the diagnosis if a specified change in at least one operating parameter of the internal combustion engine and/or at least one parameter of the exhaust gas in the running operation of the internal combustion engine are detected.

Method to diagnose an exhaust gas sensor disposed in the exhaust gas region of an internal combustion engine and device for the implementation of the method

A method to diagnose an exhaust gas sensor disposed in the exhaust gas region of an internal combustion engine, wherein provision is made for a comparison of a measurement for at least one exhaust gas component with a measurement of the exhaust gas component, which is ascertained on the basis of an exhaust gas sensor signal, and a device to implement the method are proposed. The diagnosis is only implemented if a change in at least one operating parameter of the internal combustion engine and/or at least one parameter of the exhaust gas is detected during the running operation of the internal combustion engine. Provision is made in the diagnosis for an averaging of the measurement for at least the one exhaust gas component as well as of the measurement for the exhaust gas component, which is provided by the exhaust gas sensor. Provision is additionally made for a subsequent comparison of the two averages and for an error signal to be provided if the difference of the two averages exceeds a difference threshold value. The procedural approach allows for the diagnosis to occur without a diagnostic intervention into the operation of the internal combustion engine and without an intervention into an open-loop control, which if need be is present, for the metering of a reagent substance, which is introduced into the exhaust gas region of the internal combustion engine to convert at least one exhaust gas component.

Method to diagnose an exhaust gas sensor disposed in an exhaust gas region of an internal combustion engine and device to implement the method

A method of controlling a reducing agent generation system of an internal combustion engine includes generating a reagent substance in a form of pulses and delivered to an exhaust gas duct of the internal combustion engine upstream of an SCR-catalytic converter for the selective catalytic reduction of the nitrogen oxides contained in an exhaust gas. A catalytic converter model is used to model a reagent substance fill level of the SCR-catalytic converter and a closed-loop feedback control system compares the modeled reagent substance fill level with a storage set point. A reagent substance demand signal is generated that at least releases a reagent substance pulse when a difference between the storage set point and the reagent substance fill level exceeds a specified threshold value.

Procedure and device to control a reducing agent generation system

A method for operating a catalytic converter used for purifying the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, and a device for implementing the method, which provide for an open-loop or closed-loop control of the reagent fill level in the catalytic converter to a predefined storage setpoint value. The targeted stipulation of the storage setpoint value ensures, on one hand, that in non-stationary states of the internal combustion engine, there is a sufficient quantity of reagent available for the completest possible removal of at least one unwanted exhaust-gas component, and on the other hand, a reagent slip is avoided.

Method for operating a catalytic converter used for purifying the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine and a device for implementing the method

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Stefan Wickert