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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
May. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Novak, Öckerö, SE;
Sören Eriksson, Kungälv, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Personvagner AB, , SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 4/100 ;
Abstract
Methods for determining the temperature of at least one component associated with an internal combustion engine in a vehicle are disclosed comprising detecting the value of a predetermined variable associated with an operating condition of the engine, the variable including the rotational speed and load of the engine, and deriving the temperature of the component based upon the value of the predetermined variable derived from the inherent thermal inertia associated with that component. Apparatus for determining the temperature of the component is also disclosed.