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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventor:
Stefan Hain, Speichersdorf, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/539 (2006.01); B60L 50/51 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/539 (2013.01); B60L 50/51 (2019.02); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power module for operating an electric vehicle drive, comprising: numerous power switches, each of which has a power semiconductor; a control electronics for controlling the numerous power switches to generate an output current based on an input current; wherein the control electronics also comprises a temperature unit configured to detect an operating voltage and operating current in the power semiconductor, and determine the temperature of the power semiconductor based on the operating voltage and operating current.