METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING CORRECTING VARIABLES FOR COMPONENT PROTECTION DURING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OPERATION

A method for generating correcting variables for the operation of an internal combustion engine which comprises exhaust gas valves and which comprises at least one component, through which the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine flows, wherein values of the temperature occurring at the exhaust gas valves during operation of the internal combustion engine are read out from a first characteristic map. The method is characterized in that values of correcting variables are read out from a further characteristic map, which is at least partially an inverted characteristic map with respect to the first characteristic map, which are predefined such that specified maximum values of the component temperature are not exceeded for the component through which the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine flows. Respective independent claims are directed to a device configured for performing the method, a computer program configured for performing the method, and a machine-readable storage medium with a computer program stored thereon.