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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Vitesco Technologies GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
The invention provides a device and a method for determining a pressure of a fuel () which is to be injected into a combustion chamber () via a controllable closure element () of a solenoid valve (), wherein the method comprises: generating a current flow (i) through a coil () of the solenoid valve () in order to generate a magnetic field, in order to generate a magnetic force acting on an armature (), which magnetic force shifts the armature () in the direction of the opening of the closure element (), determining a magnitude of a magnetic flux (Ψ) of the magnetic field before or when a first state (I) at which the armature starts to shift the closure element is reached, and determining a magnitude of the pressure on the basis of the determined magnitude of the magnetic flux.