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Method and device for controlling processes in conjunction with a drive

US6732285B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2000
Grant dateMay 4, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/25289
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and a device for controlling processes with the help of process quantities in conjunction with a drive, in particular an engine for driving a vehicle, the processes being executed and controlled at the time the drive is shut off and/or thereafter, and the power supply to the processes and control being maintained by an energy storage devices at the time the drive is shut off and/or thereafter, the processes being controlled by at least two processors and the first processor disconnecting the at least second processor and itself from the power supply when the process quantities of the processes assigned to the respective processors each meet at least one predefinable condition.

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