Abstract:
A throttle valve controller is provided for an internal combustion engine, an electronic engine controller, via which an overrun cutoff of the fuel supply of the engine, is controllable, a throttle valve, which is displaceable using at least one electrical positioning motor, and a gas pedal having at least one potentiometer for recognizing the gas pedal position are provided. The throttle valve controller, if an overrun cutoff is activated and the position of the gas pedal is unchanged or reducing, brings the throttle valve using the positioning motor into a position in which the throttle valve throttles the gas stream flowing through it less than would be the case if the overrun cutoff were not activated in the respective gas pedal position.
Abstract:
A method is provided for monitoring the light-off temperature of a diesel oxidation catalyst of a combustion engine. The method includes, but is not limited to measuring the temperature of the exhaust gas upstream and downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst during a post injection phase or after injection phase of the combustion engine, determining whether a catalyst light-off occurred by using the temperature data of the exhaust gas, calculating the surface temperature of the diesel oxidation catalyst by using the measured temperature data of the exhaust gas, and defining the calculated temperature as light-off temperature of the diesel oxidation catalyst in the case that a catalyst light-off is determined. By means of the method, it is possible to determine the actual light-off temperature of the diesel oxidation catalyst for instance after each engine start by means of calculating the surface temperature of the diesel oxidation catalyst. Since the light-off temperature is not considered as a constant but as a changing variable, the aging of the diesel oxidation catalyst is sufficiently considered. Thus, it is provided a means for monitoring the light-off temperature of a diesel oxidation catalyst considering an aging of the diesel oxidation catalyst.
Abstract:
A tensioning device is provided for a ribbed V-belt of a motor vehicle with at least one tensioning pulley that is directly and functionally connected to the ribbed V-belt and with a controller designed for varying the position and/or configuration of the tensioning pulley in dependence on the instantaneous operating state of at least one belt pulley on a driven side and/or a driving side that is connected to the ribbed V-belt in order to operationally adapt the tension of the ribbed V-belt.
Abstract:
An engine configuration for a motor vehicle is provided that has an internal combustion engine having direct fuel injection, which is thermally coupled to a cooling circuit to dissipate waste heat occurring in operation, and having a storage unit, which can be coupled to the cooling circuit, for storing thermal energy, which is implemented for the purpose of discharging store thermal energy to the cooling circuit and/or to the engine before the engine is put into operation and/or during a warm-up phase thereof.
Abstract:
A method is provided for operating a combustion engine of a motor vehicle during a deceleration of the combustion engine. The method includes, but is not limited to determining a degree of depression of an accelerator pedal of the motor vehicle takes place, determining of a degree of depression of a brake pedal of the motor vehicle takes place. Furthermore, an adjusting of a throttle valve arranged in an intake tract of the combustion engine as a function of the determined degree of depression of the accelerator pedal and as a function of the determined degree of depression of the brake pedal takes place. The throttle valve is adjusted into an at least partially opened position in the event that the determined degree of depression of the brake pedal undershoots a first predetermined threshold value and the throttle valve is adjusted into a closed position in the event that the determined degree of depression of the brake pedal exceeds a second predetermined threshold value.