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Method and device for determining a range of a vehicle

US9785612B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

16Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Werner Poechmueller · Hildesheim, DE
Fanny Kobiela · Walheim, DE
Bettina Rentel · Giesen, DE
Michael Laedke · Hildesheim, DE
Guido Stuebner · Hannover, DE
Thorsten Mausbach · Schwieberdingen, DE
Andreas Engelsberg · Hildesheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2011
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/16
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for determining a range of a vehicle, the vehicle having an electric motor to supply driving power and/or to recuperate braking energy, and a weight of the vehicle is determined on the basis of an acceleration and/or recuperation behavior as a function of a torque and/or a rotational speed of the electric motor, the range of the vehicle being determined on the basis of the ascertained vehicle weight.

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