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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Rolf Graf, Glashütten, DE;
Klaus Kronenberg, Sulzbach, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 7/28 (2016.01); F02M 37/08 (2006.01); F04D 15/00 (2006.01); F04D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 7/2805 (2013.01); F02M 37/08 (2013.01); F04D 13/06 (2013.01); F04D 15/0066 (2013.01); F02M 2037/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a fluid pump for a motor vehicle includes: a first controller configured to actuate an electric prime mover of the fluid pump by impressing at least one motor current with an adapted current intensity and an adapted waveform; and a second controller configured to detect a rotational speed of the electric prime mover and to apply an adapted voltage to the electric prime mover on the basis of the detected rotational speed.