Patent ID: 11909304
Assignee: MERITOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES GERMANY GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 7:
8. A power converter, comprising a semiconductor circuit, said semiconductor circuit comprising a plurality of semiconductors, with the semiconductors or at least part of the semiconductors being arranged in a bridge circuit, driver circuits operably connected to the plurality of semiconductors in one-to one correspondence, a control unit, a signal line arranged between the control unit and the plurality of semiconductors for transmitting data in accordance with a protocol for controlling the plurality of semiconductors and for further transmitting a sign-of-life signal, wherein the driver circuits are designed to switch off the plurality of semiconductors, when the sign-of-life signal is absent, wherein the plurality of semiconductors of the power converter are switched by optimized pulse patterns, and wherein the control unit is arranged to switch off transmission of the sign-of-life signal for initiating a protective intervention.