Claims:1. A control unit (10) to determine plurality of regeneration time (RN) values in a
vehicle (11), said control unit (10) adapted to :
- calculate an first average regeneration time value from a predefined number
of regeneration time values, when said vehicle (11) is 5 in operating mode;
- calculate a second average regeneration time value from multiple new
regeneration time values that are stored in said control unit (10);
- compare said first average regeneration time with multiple regeneration
time values related to corresponding multiple operating modes of said
10 vehicle (11), when said first average regeneration time is more than said
second average regeneration time;
- operate a counter (12) when said first average regeneration time value is
more at least one said regeneration time value related to at least one said
operating mode;
15 - generate an alert at a dashboard (14) of said vehicle (11) when a count in
said counter (12) exceeds a predefined count.
2. The control unit (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiple new RN values
are determined from a set of pre-stored RN values using at least one
20 mathematical model.
3. The control unit (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiple operating
modes are chosen from a group of modes comprising a highway mode, an extra
urban mode, a city mode and the like.
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4. The control unit (10) as claimed in claim 3, wherein said multiple RN values
comprises a highway RN value, an extra urban RN value and a city RN value
corresponding to said high way mode , said extra urban mode and said city mode
respectively.
5. The control unit (10) as claimed in claim 4, wherein said counter (12) is operated
when said first average RN value is more than said highway RN value and said
extra urban RN value.
6. The control unit (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said 5 control unit (10)
adapted to determine an idle time of said vehicle (11) during at least one
operating mode of said vehicle (11).
7. The control unit (10) as claimed in claims 4 & 6, wherein said counter (12) is
10 operated by said control unit (10), when said first average RN value is more than
said city RN value and if a determined idle time of said vehicle (11) is less than
a predefined idle time.
8. The control unit (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said alert generated is
15 chosen from a group of alerts comprising an audio signal, a video signal and the
like.
9. A method of determining plurality of regeneration time (RN) values in a vehicle
(11), said method comprising :
20 - calculating an first average regeneration time value from a predefined
number of regeneration time values by a control unit (10), when said vehicle
is in operating mode;
- calculating a second average regeneration time value from multiple new
regeneration time values that are stored in said control unit (10);
25 - comparing said first average regeneration time with multiple regeneration
time values related to corresponding multiple operating modes of said
vehicle (11), when said first average regeneration time is more than said
second average regeneration time;
- operating a counter (12) when said first average regeneration time value is
30 more at least one said regeneration time value related to at least one said
operating mode;
- generating an alert at a dashboard (14) of said vehicle (11) when a count in
said counter (12) exceeds a predefined count.
10. A method claimed in claim 9, wherein determining said multiple new RN values
by said control unit (10) from a set of pre-stored RN values 5 using at least one
mathematical model. , Description:The control unit 10 calculates a first average regeneration time value 5 from a predefined
number of regeneration time values, when the vehicle 11 is in operating mode. The
control unit 10 calculates a second average regeneration time value from multiple new
regeneration time values that are stored in the control unit 10. The control unit 10
compares the first average regeneration time with multiple regeneration time values
10 related to corresponding multiple operating modes of the vehicle 11, when the first
average regeneration time is more than the second average regeneration time. The
control unit 10 operates a counter 12 when the first average regeneration time value is
more at least one the regeneration time value related to at least one of the operating
mode. The control unit 10 generates an alert at a dashboard 14 of the vehicle 11 when a
15 count in the counter 12 exceeds a predefined count.