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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Michael Merkle, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Merkle, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/42 (2006.01); G01N 27/416 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for detecting the state of electrical connection of an energy store, e.g., a battery, to a vehicle's electrical system includes ascertaining operating variables, e.g., battery current Iand generator current I, essentially in time synchronous fashion. When there is a change in the generator current Iof the generator during a transitional time, the energy store is checked for the value of the battery current Ifor the detection of a compensating effect in the form of a current delivery or a current consumption.