Method for determining the oil temperature in an internal combustion engine
First Claim
1. A method of determining the oil temperature in an internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of:
- inputting at least one parameter characterizing the operating point of the internal combustion engine to a controller having an oil temperature model;
determining, by the oil temperature model in the controller, a modeled oil temperature sensor value based on the at least one parameter;
measuring an oil temperature value;
comparing the modeled oil temperature sensor value with the measured oil temperature value to calculate a differential value;
including the differential value as an input to the oil temperature model; and
reiteratively determining, by the oil temperature model in the controller, another modeled oil temperature sensor value in a reiterative calculation cycle based on the at least one parameter and the differential value.
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Abstract
The oil temperature in the internal combustion engine is calculated using an oil temperature model, which draws upon at least one parameter that characterizes the operating point of the internal combustion engine. The differential value between the modeled temperature value of the oil temperature model and the measured temperature value of the oil, which is measured by the oil temperature sensor, is included as an input variable in the oil temperature model during an iterative calculation cycle of an oil temperature value of the oil temperature mode, said calculation cycle directly or indirectly following the method step involving the calculation of the differential value.
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1. A method of determining the oil temperature in an internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of:
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inputting at least one parameter characterizing the operating point of the internal combustion engine to a controller having an oil temperature model;
determining, by the oil temperature model in the controller, a modeled oil temperature sensor value based on the at least one parameter;
measuring an oil temperature value;
comparing the modeled oil temperature sensor value with the measured oil temperature value to calculate a differential value;
including the differential value as an input to the oil temperature model; and
reiteratively determining, by the oil temperature model in the controller, another modeled oil temperature sensor value in a reiterative calculation cycle based on the at least one parameter and the differential value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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