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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Daniel Schweiker, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Ekard Grossmann, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/00 (2019.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); G01R 19/25 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/003 (2013.01); G01R 19/16547 (2013.01); G01R 19/2513 (2013.01); H02M 1/0009 (2021.05); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01); B60L 2210/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Detection of an electric current through a diode arranged parallel to a semiconductor switching element. For this purpose, an output signal of a circuit arrangement for saturation monitoring (desat circuit) is used. The output signal is evaluated at periods in which the semiconductor switching element is opened.