Electric starter device for an internal combustion engine
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Seils, Manfred Ackermann
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electric starter for an internal combustion engine, having a thermal monitoring protector (4) for turning the starter (1) off when its limit operating temperature is reached. The starter is characterized by a device (5) for ascertaining a virtual operating temperature (TV); the device (5) ascertains the virtual operating temperature (TV) as a function of at least one operating parameter that affects the operating temperature of the starter (1).
Claims10
An electric starter motor for an internal combustion engine, having a thermal monitoring protector (4) for turning the starter (1) of when its limit operating temperature is reached, characterized by a device (5) for ascertaining a virtual operating temperature (TV), wherein the device (5) ascertains the virtual operating temperature (TV) as a function of at least one operating parameter that affects the operating temperature of the starter (1), wherein as the operating temperature of the starter (1) rises, the virtual operating temperature (TV) is ascertained as a function of the starter current.
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