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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Christian Glück, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/28 (2007.10); B60L 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/342 (2020.01); B60L 1/02 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); F02N 11/0862 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/00712 (2020.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle having: an internal combustion engine for driving the vehicle; at least one emission-relevant load; at least one electrical-system battery; and at least one vehicle battery, in which method prior to the start-up of the vehicle, the at least one vehicle battery is charged with electrical energy from the at least one electrical-system battery and, prior to and/or during the start-up of the internal combustion engine, the at least one emission-relevant load is charged with this electrical energy from the vehicle battery.