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Motor vehicle

US8857543B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

3References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Ebert · Braunschweig, DE
Peter Gere · Owen, DE
Arnold Klimas · Sindelfingen, DE
Lena Krimstein · Stuttgart, DE
Van Dung Nguyen · Eßlingen, DE
Werner Walter · Eislingen/Fils, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2009
Grant date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/7072
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine disposed in an engine compartment provided with a hood, and also an electrical machine for at least assisting in driving the vehicle and generating electric energy, and a power electronics system for controlling the electric power supply to, and from the electric machine during operation of the motor vehicle by the internal combustion engine and/or the electrical machine, the power electronics system is arranged in the engine compartment above the internal combustion engine and below the hood.

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