DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING ELECTRICAL CONSUMERS CONNECTED TO A DC SOURCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

摘要

The said loads receive their operating instructions from an electronic control unit (ECU). For test purposes, this unit is connected, in accordance with the criteria of DIN/ISO 9141, to a diagnostic computer (PC) in which the test software is stored on a corresponding carrier, for example a diskette. During a test, a shunt is inserted into the current path between direct current source (2) and load (15), which, after activation of the load to be tested by the diagnostic computer (16), generates a voltage drop dependent on the current consumption of the said load. This voltage drop is measured and compared with a load-specific nominal value in the diagnostic unit. In the case of a difference, the magnitude of this difference produces an accurate indication of the actual damage in the load or error in its function. …IMAGE…