Patent · US Expired

Method and system for controlling a cooling system of an internal-combustion engine

US6772716B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

22Claims

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Georg Chekaiban · Wolnzach, DE
Ulrich Hess · Corvallis, US
Wolfram Enke · Meißen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2002
Grant date	Aug 10, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 1, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01P2060/14
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to a method and a system for controlling a cooling system of an internal-combustion engine, the capacity of a coolant pump is controllable as a function of a fuel quantity fed to the internal-combustion engine.

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