Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengeseiischaft

Thomas Witte

Jochen Liebold

Markus Eisenbarth

Andreas Freuer

A method for operating a damper system of a vehicle having an active damper and a hydraulic assembly arranged to control the damper. The hydraulic assembly includes a hydraulic pump and at least one control valve. Requirements placed upon the damper are defined with regard to the dynamics and force that are to be set. Depending on the defined requirements, the hydraulic pump of the hydraulic assembly operates at a minimum rotary speed and a defined opening setting of the at least one control valve. Based on the minimum rotary speed of the hydraulic pump and the defined opening settings of the control valve, a dynamic force setting of the damper takes place by way of a change of the opening setting of the at least one control valve. Alternatively or additionally, a high-value force setting of the damper takes place by changing the rotary speed of the pump.

Method for operating a damper system of a vehicle

A motor vehicle having a chassis including an air spring system. The motor vehicle includes a high-voltage on-board electrical system and a high-voltage battery supplying electrical energy to the high-voltage on-board electrical system. The air spring system includes at least one air spring which is supplied with air at a respective required pressure via a pneumatic line connected to an air spring compressor. The air spring compressor is a high-voltage air spring compressor which is supplied with electrical energy via the high-voltage on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle. The air spring is supplied with air exclusively and directly via the high-voltage air spring compressor during operation of the motor vehicle.

Motor vehicle having a chassis with an air spring system

Damping arrangement of an active chassis for an axle of a vehicle. A damping system cooperates with each wheel. Each of the damping systems has a damper having a double-acting hydraulic cylinder and a piston, a reversible hydraulic pump and an electric motor, and a hydraulic unit having a hydraulic reservoir and valves. The hydraulic pump and the hydraulic unit of the respective damping system cooperate with the hydraulic cylinder thereof such that, dependent upon the conveying direction of the hydraulic pump, a movement of the piston in a first actuation direction or in a second actuation direction can be provided. The electric motors of both damping systems are connected to and drivable by a common control device. A position sensor is associated with each electric motor to acquire the rotor position of the respective electric motor. A pressure sensor is associated with each hydraulic pump to acquire a pressure.

Damping arrangement for an axle of a motor vehicle

A method of controlling a hydraulic actuator of an active spring damper element in a vehicle for damping a relative movement between a vehicle structure and a wheel suspension. A hydraulic arrangement is provided for controlling the hydraulic actuator, which includes a hydraulic pump and at least one control valve. In a first method step, a relative movement between the vehicle structure and wheel suspension is detected. A force to be provided by the hydraulic actuator and a volume flow to be provided by the hydraulic pump are determined based on the detected relative movement. Then, a speed of the hydraulic pump is set to provide the volume flow required for the position of the force.

Method for controlling a hydraulic actuator of an active chassis

A wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle which includes a front axle having two front wheels, to each of which a front hydraulic cylinder is assigned, and a rear axle having two rear wheels, to each of which a rear hydraulic cylinder is assigned. The hydraulic cylinders in a hydraulic system are connected crosswise hydraulically. In order to implement active roll stabilization in a wheel suspension system, a hydraulic pump in the hydraulic system is connected hydraulically between the crosswise-connected hydraulic cylinders.

Wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle

A damping module for two damping devices on two wheel carriers of an axle of a vehicle, having a first damping circuit with a first upper damping connection to an upper damping chamber of a first damping device and a first lower damping connection to a lower damping chamber of the first damping device. A first pump device is arranged in a first pumping connection between the first upper damping connection and the first lower damping connection. Two valve combinations are oriented in opposite directions and include, in each case, a nonreturn valve (RV) and an adjustable throttle valve (DV) arranged in a first compensating connection. A second damping circuit with a second upper damping connection to an upper damping chamber of a second damping device and a second lower damping connection to a lower damping chamber of the second damping device are provided.

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Thomas Witte