METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A HEATING ELEMENT FOR HEATING A SENSOR ELEMENT OF A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FOR A VEHICLE AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE

The invention relates to a method for controlling a heating element for heating a sensor element of a mass air flow sensor (102) for a vehicle, the mass air flow sensor (102) comprising a temperatureprobe for measuring a temperature of the sensor element. According to the method, a temperature course recorded during operation of the vehicle by the temperature probe is evaluated in order to identify dew formation on the sensor element. In a further step, the identification of the dew formation triggers an activation signal (132) for activating the heating element. 本发明提出一种用于控制加热元件的方法，该加热元件用于加热车辆的空气质量传感器(102)的传感器元件，其中，所述空气质量传感器(102)具有用于测量所述传感器元件的温度的温度探测器。在所述方法中，对在车辆运行期间在使用所述温度探测器的情况下记录的温度变化过程进行分析处理，以便识别在所述传感器元件上的结露。响应于对结露的识别，在另一步骤中产生用于接通所述加热元件的接通信号(132)。