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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johannes-Jörg Rueger, Vaihingen/enz, DE;
Wolfgang Ruehle, Ditzingen, DE;
Hubert Stier, Asperg, DE;
Matthias Boee, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Guenther Hohl, Stuttgart, DE;
Udo Schulz, Vaihingen/enz, DE;
Norbert Keim, Loechgau, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/06 ;
Abstract
A method and a device for controlling a controller having a capacitive element. An ohmic resistor is connected in parallel to the capacitive element. The value of the ohmic resistor is determined at certain times, and then the type and/or temperature of the capacitive element is deduced on the basis of the value of the resistor.