Patent ID: 9517682
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B60H,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A device for controlling a complementary electric radiator installed in a ventilation system used in the automobile sector, the device comprising at least two electronic modules each including a computer, wherein a first electronic module is a control module suitable for sending operating commands to the radiator and a second electronic module is a management module which is disposed within the radiator and manages operation of the radiator according to the commands received from the control module, wherein the control module comprises a unit for generating and transmitting a PWM signal representative of the operating commands to be sent to the radiator over a single communication wire linked to the management module and a unit for reading the signal circulating on the single communication wire, and the management module comprises a unit for altering the PWM signal circulating on the single communication wire according to diagnostic feedback from the operation of the radiator, and the PWM signal is transmitted back and forth between the control module and the management module across the single communication wire.