Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of wheel electronics associated with a vehicle wheel
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an operation of an electronic wheel unit assigned to a vehicle wheel, which comprises the steps of:
- acquiring data relating to an operating state of the vehicle wheel using at least one state detection device;
acquiring data relating to energy instantaneously available to the electronic wheel unit from a generator and from an energy storage device using at least one energy detection device;
controlling the operation of the electronic wheel unit and thereby controlling an energy consumption of the electronic wheel unit in dependence on the data acquired by the at least one state detection device and the at least one energy detection device with a central control unit connected to the at least one state detection device and to the at least one energy detection device; and
ensuring a functionality of the electronic wheel unit during predetermined important operating states of the vehicle wheel that at least temporarily consumes more energy than is instantaneously available from the generator; and
reducing the functionality of the electronic wheel unit during predetermined less important operating states of the vehicle wheel to a degree that the energy available from the generator is greater than the energy consumed by the electronic wheel unit, resulting in the generator charging up the energy storage device to compensate for energy previously over-consumed or to be over-consumed.
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Abstract
A device and a method control the operation of an electronic wheel unit that is allocated to a vehicle wheel. The method includes recording data relating to the operating conditions of the wheel using at least one condition recording unit and/or recording data relating to the energy that is currently available to the electronic wheel unit from a generator and/or an energy accumulator device using at least one energy recording unit. The operation of the electronic wheel unit and the defined energy consumption of the electronic wheel unit is controlled in accordance with the data that has been recorded by the condition recording unit and/or the energy recording unit using a central control unit that is connected to the condition recording unit and/or the energy recording unit.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an operation of an electronic wheel unit assigned to a vehicle wheel, which comprises the steps of:
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acquiring data relating to an operating state of the vehicle wheel using at least one state detection device; acquiring data relating to energy instantaneously available to the electronic wheel unit from a generator and from an energy storage device using at least one energy detection device; controlling the operation of the electronic wheel unit and thereby controlling an energy consumption of the electronic wheel unit in dependence on the data acquired by the at least one state detection device and the at least one energy detection device with a central control unit connected to the at least one state detection device and to the at least one energy detection device; and ensuring a functionality of the electronic wheel unit during predetermined important operating states of the vehicle wheel that at least temporarily consumes more energy than is instantaneously available from the generator; and reducing the functionality of the electronic wheel unit during predetermined less important operating states of the vehicle wheel to a degree that the energy available from the generator is greater than the energy consumed by the electronic wheel unit, resulting in the generator charging up the energy storage device to compensate for energy previously over-consumed or to be over-consumed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for controlling an operation of an electronic wheel unit assigned to a vehicle wheel, the apparatus comprising:
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a generator; an energy storage device connected to said generator; at least one state detection device for acquiring data relating to an operating state of the vehicle wheel; at least one energy detection device for acquiring data relating to energy instantaneously available to the electronic wheel unit from said generator and from said energy storage device; a central control unit connected to said at least one state detection device and to said at least one energy detection device for controlling the operation of the electronic wheel unit and for controlling a determined energy consumption of the electronic wheel unit in dependence on the data acquired by said at least one state detection device and said at least one energy detection device; said central control unit ensuring a functionality of the electronic wheel unit during predetermined important operating states of the vehicle wheel which at least temporarily consume more energy than is instantaneously available from said generator and, said central control unit, during predetermined less important operating states of the vehicle wheel, reduces the functionality of the electronic wheel unit to consume less energy than the energy available from said generator resulting in said generator charging up said energy storage device to compensate for the energy previously over-consumed or to be over-consumed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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