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US 2013/0076501 A1Published application
Method and Device for Operating a Motor Vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktigensellschaft
InventorsThomas Stauner, Roman Nagy, Joachim Froeschl, Martin Hattenkofer, Christoph Wanke
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Abstract
At least one weighting value is determined in a manner that is influenced by a vehicle user. A maximum released power, which a predefined electrical consumer of the motor vehicle may consume, is determined as a function of the weighting value. The power consumption of the electrical consumer is controlled as a function of the maximum power that is released.
Claims16
A method of operating a motor vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
- determining at least one weighting value in a manner influenced by a vehicle user,
- determining a maximum released power, which a predefined electrical consumer of the motor vehicle may consume, as a function of the weighting value;
- and
- controlling a power consumption of the electrical consumer as a function of the maximum power that is released.
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A device for operating a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a computer unit of the motor vehicle, the computer unit comprising:
- a weighting value determining unit that determines at least one weighting value in a manner influenced by a vehicle user;
- a maximum released power determining unit that determines a maximum released power, which a predefined electrical consumer of the motor vehicle may consume, as a function of the at least one weighting value;
- and
- a power consumption control unit that controls power consumption of the electrical consumer as a function of the maximum released power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.