A drive system for an electric vehicle includes an input capacitor selectably coupled to a DC power source (e.g., battery) by a contactor. A variable voltage converter couples the input capacitor to a main link capacitor, and an inverter couples the main capacitor to a machine load (e.g., motor and/or generator). During a normal or emergency shutdown, the contactor is opened. In order to quickly discharge the input capacitor when the contactor opens, A) the converter operates in a boost mode to transfer charge from the input capacitor to the main capacitor until the input capacitor discharges to less than a threshold voltage, B) the converter deactivates to prevent transferring charge from the main capacitor to the input capacitor, and C) the main capacitor can then be discharged through the inverter.
Capacitor discharging during deactivation of electric vehicle drive system
23.05.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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