Patents Assigned to Meritor Electric Vehicles Germany GmbH
  • Method for controlling semiconductors
    Patent number: 11909304
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a plurality of semiconductors that form a power converter, a protocol for controlling the plurality of semiconductors is transmitted via a signal line between a control unit and the semiconductors. Additionally transmitted via the signal line is a sign-of-life signal, wherein the semiconductors are switched off, when the sign-of-life signal is absent, and the semiconductors of the power converter are switched using optimized pulse patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Meritor Electric Vehicles Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Ditterich, Herbert Eder
  • BRAKING CONTROLLER FOR THE LINK CIRCUIT OF A DRIVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240051400
    Abstract: A braking controller arrangement, a drive system, a vehicle, and a method of control. The braking controller arrangement includes a link circuit, a first semiconductor, a second semiconductor, a third semiconductor, a fourth semiconductor, and a resistor. The link circuit is electrically connected to terminals of a battery. The semiconductors are configured to be operated with a duty cycle of 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Meritor Electric Vehicles Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Demuth, Enrico Fuchs, Timon Meier, Björn Bögel