Patents by Inventor Hauke HORN

Hauke HORN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Controlling a pump conveying a coolant in a charging gas cooling circuit
    Patent number: 10533488
    Abstract: The invention describes is a method (27) for controlling a coolant-conveying pump (7) in a charge gas cooling circuit (3) in order to cool a charge gas (9) for an internal combustion engine, whereby the method involves: maintaining (29) an inlet temperature (51) of the charge gas (9) in a heat exchanger (13) that is configured to exchange heat between the charge gas (9) and the coolant; ascertaining (31) a target cooling output (21) on the basis of the inlet temperature (51, T21) of the charge gas (9) and on the basis of a target outlet temperature (T22target) of the charge gas (15) coming from the heat exchanger (13); determining (33) a change (23) of the target cooling output (21) over time, and providing (35) an actuation signal (25) for the pump (7) based on the target cooling output (21) and on the change (23) of the target cooling output over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hauke Horn, Jan Egermann, Dieter Mannigel
  • CONTROLLING A PUMP CONVEYING A COOLANT IN A CHARGING GAS COOLING CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20180306100
    Abstract: The invention describes is a method (27) for controlling a coolant-conveying pump (7) in a charge gas cooling circuit (3) in order to cool a charge gas (9) for an internal combustion engine, whereby the method involves: maintaining (29) an inlet temperature (51) of the charge gas (9) in a heat exchanger (13) that is configured to exchange heat between the charge gas (9) and the coolant; ascertaining (31) a target cooling output (21) on the basis of the inlet temperature (51, T21) of the charge gas (9) and on the basis of a target outlet temperature (T22target) of the charge gas (15) coming from the heat exchanger (13); determining (33) a change (23) of the target cooling output (21) over time, and providing (35) an actuation signal (25) for the pump (7) based on the target cooling output (21) and on the change (23) of the target cooling output over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hauke HORN, Jan EGERMANN, Dietter MANNIGEL