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US 2017/0284327 A1Published application
Method For Controlling The Actuator Of The Wastegate Of A Turbocharger Of A Motor Vehicle
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorThomas Burkhardt
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to internal combustion engines. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods for controlling the actuator of the wastegate of an exhaust gas turbocharger of a motor vehicle. A method for controlling an actuator of the wastegate of an exhaust gas turbocharger of a motor vehicle may include: characterizing the wastegate in a model as a series connection of two throttle points; and actuating the wastegate based on the model.
Claims4
A method for controlling an actuator of the wastegate of an exhaust gas turbocharger of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- characterizing the wastegate in a model as a series connection of two throttle points;
- and
- actuating the wastegate based on the model.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.