Patent ID: 11858436
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 6:
7. A device for a motor vehicle electrical system,
wherein the device has two electrical conductors that are connected to each other in an electrically conductive manner by a connecting point, and a measuring apparatus for predicting imminent damage to the connecting point between the two electrical conductors; and
wherein the measuring apparatus is configured to:
during a first time period, ascertain at least one first measured value of an electrical variable that is proportional to at least one electrical resistance of the connecting point;
during a second time period subsequent to the first time period, ascertain a series of second measured values by repeatedly determining the electrical variable while the motor vehicle electrical system is in operation while an operating current of a determined operating current strength flows through the connection point;
compare at least one of the second measured values to the at least one first measured value of the electrical variable; and

predict imminent damage to the connecting point between the two electrical conductors based on the comparison.