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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Oliver Dieter Koller, Weinstadt, DE;
Martin Richter, Haldensleben, DE;
Harald Schueler, Backnang, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/09 (2006.01); H02P 6/12 (2006.01); H02M 7/219 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 6/12 (2013.01); H02M 7/219 (2013.01); H02P 6/28 (2016.02); H02M 2007/2195 (2013.01); Y02B 70/1408 (2013.01);
Abstract
A converter for an electric motor includes a semiconductor element connected at at least one contacting for converting a voltage, a voltage measuring device for measuring a voltage drop over the semiconductor component, and a control device for controlling the semiconductor component, the control device being configured to determine a state of the contacting based on the measured voltage drop.