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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2024
Zf Cv Systems Global Gmbh, Bern, CH;
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Uwe Bensch, Hannover, DE;
Winfried Fakler, Eriskirch, DE;
Johannes Heseding, Hannover, DE;
Thomas Kattenberg, Vechelde, DE;
ZF CV Systems Global GmbH, Bern, CH;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A method for determining a continuous braking power for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, the method having the steps: determining an ambient temperature; determining a speed, wherein the speed is representative of the speed of the vehicle, in particular the commercial vehicle; determining a thermal emission per unit time of a friction braking device on the basis of the ambient temperature and the speed; and determining the continuous braking power of the friction braking device on the basis of the thermal emission per unit time.