Valeo Siemens Eautomotive Germany Gmbh

Valeo Eautomotive Germany Gmbh

Christian Herold

Simon Huettinger

Alexander Rambetius

Karsten Wiedmann

Shan Tian

Benedikt Hollweck

Monzer Rayya

An inverter having input terminals, output terminals, a DC link capacitor connected to the input terminals and configured to smooth a DC voltage present at the input terminals is disclosed. Controllable switches are connected to the DC link capacitor and to the output terminals, and a control device is also provided. The control device controls the controllable switches such that the controllable switches convert the DC voltage into an AC voltage at the output terminals. The controllable switches are controlled according to a first switching control scheme including a first modulation technique and a first switching frequency, and according to a second switching control scheme in response to a temperature of the DC link capacitor, the second switching control scheme causing less losses in the DC link capacitor than the first switching control scheme.

Inverter, method for configuring an inverter, method for controlling an inverter and corresponding computer program for preventing an overheating of a DC link capacitor

A power module for an inverter is disclosed. The power module has a base plate with a first base plate side and a second, opposite base plate side, controllable electronic switches arranged on the first base plate side, inputs and outputs, which are electrically connected to the electronic switches. The power module is designed to convert an input voltage applied to the inputs to an output voltage applied to the outputs by the electronic switches. The power module also includes a plurality of cooling devices attached to the second base plate side. The cooling devices each have loops arranged one behind the other. The loops of a first group of cooling devices are inclined with respect to the loops of a second group of cooling devices, and/or the loops of each group of cooling devices protrude from the second base plate side to different distances.

Power module and power electronics device

Control unit for controlling an inverter with a plurality of half bridges each having a first switching element connected to a potential of a DC link and a second switching element connected to another potential of the DC link. The control unit provides first signals to the first switching elements such that they are turned off upon receiving a request signal, and second signals to the second switching elements such that they are turned on upon receiving the request signal and to perform a comparison of a measured electric parameter of the inverter with a predefined threshold value. The control unit provides a second signal such that the second switching element controlled by the second signal is turned off for a predefined time span, if a switching criterion comprising a condition that the comparison results in that the measured electric parameter reaches or crosses the threshold value is fulfilled.

Control unit for controlling an inverter, inverter and method for operating an inverter

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Erlangen, Germany

Christian Herold