An electric drive system for an electric vehicle has a DC power source and a contactor with an output coupled to a main bus and an input adapted to be connected to the DC power source. The contactor is selectably switched between an open state and a closed state. A link capacitor is coupled to the main bus. A precharge circuit is coupled between the DC power source and the link capacitor comprised of a controlled current source. The controlled current source is selectably activated with the contactor in the open state to charge the link capacitor to a predetermined voltage to before switching the contactor to the closed state.
CAPACITOR PRECHARGING AND CAPACITANCE/RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM
2015-09-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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