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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2015
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Thierry Collet, Fontenilles, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, Toulouse, FR;
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining a flow rate (Q) through an on-off valve () controlled by means of a pulse width modulated control signal (C) comprising a period (c) of updating the control signal and a control cycle (D), characterized in that, said control signal updating period (c) being a divisor of said control cycle (D), said method of determination comprises a determination period (d), the determination period (d) being shorter than or equal to the updating period (c) of the control signal (C) and being synchronized with the control signal (C), said determination period (d) being a period of refreshment of a determination of said flow rate (Q) through said on-off valve ().