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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2022
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Zbynek Stepan, Plzen, CZ;
Frank Seemann, Euerbach, DE;
Andre Ehrsam, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Martin Mach, Plzen, CZ;
Vladimir Dvorak, Plzen, CZ;
Gabriel Scherer, Deggenhausertal, DE;
Tato Gervais Amani, Nuremberg, DE;
Matthias Engicht, Markdorf, DE;
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A network of an electric vehicle has an energy supply interface, an inverter, an energization interface and a soft starter. The inverter has a first inverter connection configured to connect the inverter to the energy supply interface and a second inverter connection configured to connect the inverter to the energization interface and the soft starter. The inverter is configured to convert a DC voltage applied to the first inverter connection to an AC voltage and to supply same at the second inverter connection. The soft starter is configured to reduce an input voltage applied to the first soft starter connection and to supply the operating voltage, which is reduced compared to the input voltage, at the second soft starter connection.