BERU is fitting Ford Light Trucks for the US market with PTC auxiliary heaters
Electronically controlled PTC auxiliary heaters of the automotive component supplier in Ludwigsburg will provide the Ford Super Duty F-250 with comfortable warmth and more safety thanks to ice-free windscreens.
(Ludwigsburg, April 13, 2007) BERU AG participates in the Ford Super Duty F-250 as original equipment manufacturer with PTC auxiliary heaters. In the 6.4-liters diesel variant of the light truck for the US market Ford installs the electronically controlled PTC auxiliary heater of the BERU high-end model series "Comfort Line" which is particularly designed for the requirements of the pick-up truck as an option.
It is a plug & play auxiliary heater which provides max. functionality, performance and comfort. In this PTC variant, a micro-processor controls the heating element. Together with the semi-conductor switches, it regulates the heating capacity individually and infinitely variably. The BERU engineers designed the complete thermal management such that a permanent communication with the motor control unit of the vehicle avoids an excessive load of the on-board power supply.
Ford uses the high speed CAN BUS of the pick-up truck and the low speed CAN or LIN BUS systems - which are not more in use - for an infinitely variable capacity adjustment, actuation and diagnosis of the comfort line auxiliary heater. Other special technical features: The BERU PTC auxiliary heaters for the Ford Super Duty F-250 with 1,300 W perform an extraordinary heating capacity.
All over the world, apart from Ford also numerous other automotive manufacturers trust in the innovative PTC auxiliary heating systems by BERU. Such systems are required because state-of-the-art diesel and spark ignition engines dissipate considerably less lost heat to the cooling water of the engine due to their improved efficiency. Above all in case of short journeys and low outside temperatures, the result is: an insufficient heating capacity inside the vehicle. PTC auxiliary heaters of BERU are therefore installed in the air flow of the air conditioning or ventilation system and thus operate during the cold-start phase and while driving. In this way, the interior of the vehicle can be heated quickly and immediately. Moreover, these heating systems also accelerate windscreen de-icing.
Variable: four tailor-made PTC model series
As leading global supplier of electronically controlled auxiliary heaters, BERU actually offer four PTC model series, incl. the Comfort Line, which due to their variable construction principle optimally meet the individual customers' requirements:
- Relay Line: BERU PTC auxiliary heater with relay switching without electronics,
- E-Relay Line: BERU PTC auxiliary heater with electronic relay switching,
- Basic Line: PTC auxiliary heater with analog electronics,
- Comfort Line: BERU PTC auxiliary heater with electronic control and micro-processor.
The specialist in Ignition Technology, Diesel Cold-Start Technology, Electronics and Sensor Technology from Ludwigsburg supplies automotive manufacturers such as Audi, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Nissan, Seat, Skoda, Volvo and VW with PTC auxiliary heaters as standard. The electronics of the PTC systems is manufactured on ultra-modern, fully automated production lines at BERU Electronics in Bretten.
