Patent ID: 7664580
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: F02D

Abstract:
1. A method of operating drive train components of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting at least one motor parameter from a control device of a motor, the motor parameter being representative of motor torque; directing the at least one motor parameter, via a databus, to a control device of a second drive train component, the control device of the second drive train component functions independent of the control device of the motor to operate the second drive train component; evaluating the operation of the second drive train component, which self-adjusts depending on a motor torque actually output by the motor; and identifying the presence of at least one power-increasing modification, when the motor parameter transmitted from the control device of the motor indicates an increase of the motor torque and the operation of the second drive train component fails to indicate an increase of the motor torque actually output by the motor.