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Method to infer engine coolant temperature in cylinder head temperature sensor equipped vehicles

US6026679A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 10, 1998
Grant dateFeb 22, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01P2025/64
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of inferring the engine coolant temperature in cylinder head temperature sensor equipped vehicles including the steps of measuring the cylinder head temperature, calculating the engine coolant temperature from the measured cylinder head temperature as a function of at least one vehicle operational state, generating a signal for the calculated engine coolant temperature, and sending the generated signal to a display.

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