Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Steffen Lutz

Joachim Froeschl

Robert Griessbach

Sebastian Scharner

Andreas Werner

Robert Wagner

Winfried Weuste

Oliver Froelich

Rolf Kruse

Franz Rosskopf

Jens Kriese

Bertil Riksen

Maximilian Hoeffer Von Loewenfeld

The invention relates to a method for reducing emissions due to gaseous decomposition products of an electrolyte of electrochemical storage devices in a motor vehicle, preferably double-layer capacitors with organic solvents as the electrolyte. According to this invention, the gaseous decomposition products are sent to an activated carbon filter and/or a molecular sieve for deposition of at least a portion of the decomposition products and/or a chemically reactive material and/or a catalytically active material for conversion of at least a portion of the decomposition products. In addition, devices for implementing the inventive method are described.

Method for reducing emissions due to gaseous decomposition products of an electrolyte in vehicles

In a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles, having a plurality of air ducts leading to the cylinders and an associated engine control device situated in a housing, the air ducts are combined into a single unit, on the exterior of which the engine control device housing is situated on its lower part which forms the underside, and the lower part of the engine control device housing simultaneously forms a part of the air ducts.

Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles

A system for monitoring a starter unit in a motor vehicle is provided. The vehicle is equipped with an electrical machine serving as both a starter and a generator, an inverter for converting the current generated or required in the electrical machine, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the unit consisting of the electrical machine and the inverter as a function of input signals. The control unit is capable of being activated at intervals even when the vehicle is not operating. An additional control function is provided to activate or deactivate the inverter as a function of vehicle operating information. As a result, unintentional movement of the vehicle is prevented during automatically occurring activation periods of the control system.

Motor vehicle starter monitoring system with automatic control unit activation

A process and apparatus for starting an internal-combustion engine of a vehicle is provided, having a starting device for starting the internal-combustion engine in which the rotational starting speed can be controlled or automatically controlled. For minimizing starting energy, shortening the starting time, increasing the starting safety and reducing the emissions during the start, the rotational speed generated by the starting device is adjusted to a defined maximal rotational starting speed.

Starting process for an internal-combustion engine

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Karlsfeld, Germany

Steffen Lutz