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Electrical Control Unit For A Vehicle Actuation System

  • US 20120323436A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2012
  • Published: 12/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical control unit, or ECU, configured to determine a current consumption of a current controlled actuator in a vehicle and comprising:

  • an input configured to receive an input signal from the current controlled actuator;

    an adder configured to add a bias signal to the input signal;

    an amplifier configured to generate an amplified signal by amplifying the signal output by the adder;

    a subtractor configured to subtract a signal representative of the bias signal from the amplified signal; and

    a determining unit configured to determine the current consumption from the signal output by the subtractor.

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