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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Thermo King Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Matthias Gorski, Bochum, DE;
Assignee:
THERMO KING LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/155 (2006.01); H02M 7/797 (2006.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/155 (2013.01); H02M 7/797 (2013.01); H02P 27/06 (2013.01); B60R 16/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a power converter for use in a host vehicle. The power converter comprises a DC link, a DC link capacitor, and a pre-charge circuit configured to charge the DC link capacitor. The pre-charge circuit comprises a boost converter comprising a switch and inductor coupling terminals configured to couple to an inductive component external to the power converter.