Abstract: A control unit for controlling a supercharging system connected to an internal combustion engine for providing a higher air pressure in the air inlet to the engine, is described, said engine being controlled by an engine control module, said control unit arranged to receive a control signal from the engine control module indicating a desired air inlet pressure to the engine and to receive from the supercharging system a pressure signal representing a current air pressure generated in the supercharging system and to control the function of the supercharging system in dependence of the control signal and the at least one air pressure signal. Other control units, for example, for the batteries, may be added to the system to achieve a distributed control system.