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Arrangement for testing a power output stage

US7417394B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2004
Grant dateAug 26, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/0822
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for controlling a final power-output stage, the latter comprising three half-bridges consisting respectively of a series circuit including an upper semiconductor switch and a lower semiconductor switch and subjected to a service voltage, the connection points of the semiconductor switches of the half-bridges forming outputs which are connected to the windings of a motor having at least three phases. The invention is characterized in that there is provided a control device for shifting on-state respectively one semiconductor switch or simultaneously several semiconductor switches according to a predetermined programme and for determining whether the respective voltages at the outputs are respectively within a predetermined tolerance range for the corresponding switching state.

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