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Method and device for limiting the starting current and for discharging the DC voltage intermediate circuit

US8729864B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Bernd Dittmer · Ludwigsburg, DE
Arnold Winter · Echterdingen, DE
Dragan Mikulec · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2008
Grant date	May 20, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods and associated devices are described for discharging the high-voltage network, particularly a DC voltage intermediate circuit, in which for discharging the capacitors of the high-voltage network, switching devices are used that lie between the capacitors and at least one precharging resistor and a high-voltage battery, and the switching devices are switches having a specifiable positioning of the switching contacts or switching units or relays or contactors, which are switchable with the aid of a control device. The operation of the switching units takes place in such a way that the at least one precharging resistor is used simultaneously for charging and discharging the DC voltage intermediate circuit.

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