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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Borgwarner Ludwigsburg Gmbh, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Inventor:
Jörg Stöckle, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Assignee:
BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P 19/025 (2013.01); F02P 19/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for regulating the surface temperature of a glow plug is described, wherein the electrical resistance of the glow plug is continuously measured and used to regulate the surface temperature of the glow plug to a target temperature or a target resistance corresponding to the target temperature by means of a resistance temperature characteristic. According to this disclosure, it is provided that the resistance temperature characteristic used for the temperature regulation is adjusted as a function of the present motor operating state.