Patent ID: 11916412
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. An electric vehicle comprising:
an electric motor;
an inverter configured to drive the electric motor;
a battery configured to supply electric power to the inverter;
a first switch that is normally open, and configured to open and close an electric power line provided between the battery and the inverter;
an electric power converter circuit; and
a second switch that is normally closed, and coupled between an electric power line of the electric motor and the electric power converter circuit, wherein
the electric power converter circuit is configured to, in a case where the electric power converter circuit receives a back electromotive voltage from the electric motor via the second switch, generate a voltage that drives the first switch to be in a close state, on a basis of the back electromotive voltage.