Heating system, comprising a fuel-operated heating device
AssigneeWebasto SE
InventorsMattias Ahnsjö, Drago Komusanac, Thorsten Pannwitz
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Abstract
A heating system, more particularly for heating a motor vehicle, including a fuel-operated heating device and a sensing unit, which is configured to sense the presence of fuel in the heating device at least for a first case in which there is no flame formation, more particularly both for the first case in which there is no flame formation and for a second case in which there is flame formation.
Claims9
A heating system for heating a motor vehicle, comprising a fuel-powered heating device and a detection unit which is configured to detect the presence of fuel in the heating device at least in a first case in which there is no flame formation, wherein
- the detection unit is configured, in order to carry out the detection, to use an electrical power consumption of at least one ignition device within a corresponding calculation and/or comparison and/or analysis and further wherein a control device of the heating system is configured to carry out an additional start attempt, with a leaner mixture, when it is determined that flame formation is not present when fuel is present.
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