Patents Assigned to Rototest International AB
  • Patent number: 10444119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for use in dynamometer testing of a vehicle powertrain component or a vehicle (100), a dynamometer power source (201) of a vehicle dynamometer system being connected to an output shaft of a vehicle powertrain component or a vehicle wheel shaft, said dynamometer system being arranged to measure a reaction load and said method including, when testing: determining a first measure of a first reaction load of said first dynamometer power source, determining an influence of moment of inertia on said first measure of said first reaction load, and compensating said first measure of said first reaction load by said determined influence of moment of inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Rototest International AB
    Inventors: Christian Engström, Nils G. Engström, Jonny Färnlund
  • Patent number: 9893673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for use in dynamometer testing of a vehicle (100), the vehicle (100) including at least a first wheel shaft and at least one first vehicle power source for providing power to said first wheel shaft, said first wheel shaft being connected to a vehicle dynamometer system, said vehicle dynamometer system comprising a first controllable dynamometer power source (201) for providing power to said first wheel shaft, said first dynamometer power source being an electrical machine (201) comprising a stator and a rotor, said stator comprising a stator winding. The method includes: determining whether a first temperature (T1) is below a first temperature limit (Tlim1), and heating said electrical machine (201) by applying a current (Iheat) to said stator winding when said first temperature (T1) is below said first temperature limit (Tlim1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Rototest International AB
    Inventors: Nils G. Engström, Jonny Färnlund, Christian Engström
  • Patent number: 9863850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring the content of at least one compound in an exhaust gas stream resulting from internal combustion. A first relative proportion of a first compound in the exhaust gas stream is measured by means of a first sensor, and a defined flow of a first gas is added to said exhaust gas stream downstream said first sensor. A second relative proportion of said first compound in the combined stream of said exhaust gas stream and said added gas is measured by means of a second sensor, and a mass flow of said first compound in said exhaust gas stream resulting from said combustion in said internal combustion is determined by means of said first and second relative proportions and said defined flow of said first gas. The invention also relates to a system and vehicle dynamometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Rototest International AB
    Inventor: Christian Engström
  • Publication number: 20170176293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for use in dynamometer testing of a vehicle powertrain component or a vehicle (100), a dynamometer power source (201) of a vehicle dynamometer system being connected to an output shaft of a vehicle powertrain component or a vehicle wheel shaft, said dynamometer system being arranged to measure a reaction load and said method including, when testing: determining a first measure of a first reaction load of said first dynamometer power source, determining an influence of moment of inertia on said first measure of said first reaction load, and compensating said first measure of said first reaction load by said determined influence of moment of inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Rototest International AB
    Inventors: Christian Engstrom, Nils G. Engström, Jonny Färnlund
  • Publication number: 20160308484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for use in dynamometer testing of a vehicle (100), the vehicle (100) including at least a first wheel shaft and at least one first vehicle power source for providing power to said first wheel shaft, said first wheel shaft being connected to a vehicle dynamometer system, said vehicle dynamometer system comprising a first controllable dynamometer power source (201) for providing power to said first wheel shaft, said first dynamometer power source being an electrical machine (201) comprising a stator and a rotor, said stator comprising a stator winding. The method includes: determining whether a first temperature (T1) is below a first temperature limit (Tlim1), and heating said electrical machine (201) by applying a current (Iheat) to said stator winding when said first temperature (T1) is below said first temperature limit (Tlim1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Rototest International AB
    Inventors: Nils G. Engström, Jonny Färnlund, Christian Engström
  • Patent number: 9360395
    Abstract: A dynamometer test unit for use in dynamometer testing of a vehicle, where the vehicle includes at least a first wheel shaft and at least one first vehicle power source for providing power to the first wheel shaft. The first wheel shaft is, during testing, connected to a dynamometer test unit which includes a first individually controllable dynamometer power source for applying a first power to the first wheel shaft. The dynamometer test unit further includes a second individually controllable dynamometer power source for applying a second power to the first wheel shaft. The first and the second dynamometer power source apply a controllable power to the first wheel shaft during testing. The invention also relates to a dynamometer test system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Rototest International AB
    Inventors: Nils G. Engstrom, Christian Engstrom, Jonny Farnlund
  • Publication number: 20140331980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring the content of at least one compound in an exhaust gas stream resulting from internal combustion. A first relative proportion of a first compound in the exhaust gas stream is measured by means of a first sensor, and a defined flow of a first gas is added to said exhaust gas stream downstream said first sensor. A second relative proportion of said first compound in the combined stream of said exhaust gas stream and said added gas is measured by means of a second sensor, and a mass flow of said first compound in said exhaust gas stream resulting from said combustion in said internal combustion is determined by means of said first and second relative proportions and said defined flow of said first gas. The invention also relates to a system and vehicle dynamometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Rototest International AB
    Inventor: Christian Engström
  • Patent number: 8689618
    Abstract: Dynamometer testing of a vehicle comprising, with only a first wheel shaft connected to a dynamometer test unit, including the steps of applying a first power to the first wheel shaft, determining a representation of the first power using the dynamometer test unit, determining a second power, different from the first power, being applied to one or both of the first wheel shaft and the second wheel shaft, the second power being a virtual power represented by a virtual representation of second power, and, based on the representation of the first power determined by the dynamometer test unit and the virtual representation of the second power, determining a first speed which is a representation of the speed of the vehicle driven on a road and subjected to the first and second power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Rototest International AB
    Inventor: Christian Engström