The invention relates to a method (400) for discharging a high-voltage intermediate circuit (110) with a discharge circuit (120), wherein the high-voltage intermediate circuit (110) comprises an intermediate circuit capacitor (130), having the steps of: ascertaining (410) the voltage (U_ZK) of the high-voltage intermediate circuit (110); and actuating (420) the discharge circuit (120) on the basis of the ascertained voltage (U_ZK).

The electrical system (100) includes: —a capacitor (C); —an electrical power supply device (102); —an electrical power receiving device (104); —a current-consuming electrical circuit (108) designed to consume a current (i) entering via a first interface terminal (B.sub.A) and exiting via a second interface terminal (B.sub.B). The electrical system (100) being designed such that the current-consuming electrical circuit (108) consumes the discharge current (i) when the electrical power supply device (102) is connected to the terminals of the capacitor (C). The current-consuming electrical circuit (108) includes a transistor (Q1) arranged such that the consumed current (i) enters via a current input terminal (C1) of the transistor (Q1) and exits via a current output terminal (E1) of the transistor (Q1), and in that the current output terminal (E1) is connected to a control terminal (B1) of the transistor (Q1) in order to stabilize the transistor (Q1).

A discharging method of a bus capacitor, a controller, a DC-DC converter and an inverter are provided. After a DC-DC converter or an inverter is powered off, in a case that a detected voltage across a bus capacitor of the DC-DC converter or the inverter is determined to meet a preset condition, a switch of the DC-DC converter or the inverter is controlled to be turned on or turned off to cause the bus capacitor, the switch, and a reactor of the DC-DC converter or the inverter to form a current loop, until the voltage does not meet the preset condition. Based on the method, discharging function is achieved for the bus capacitor after the DC-DC converter or the inverter is powered off, without the need for an additional discharging circuit, which solves problems caused by the additional discharging circuit required in the conventional technology.

This device for actively discharging an electrical energy storage device has a branch having first and second ends connected respectively to positive and negative terminals of the electrical energy storage device, and between the two ends, a thermistor having a resistance that increases with a temperature of the thermistor and a switch designed to receive a control signal (v.sub.GS) to change from an open state to a closed state, the thermistor and the switch being connected to one another so that, when the switch is closed, a discharge current (i.sub.D) enters through the first end, flows through the thermistor (210) and the switch one after the other, and emerges through the second end; and a device for controlling the switch. The control device is connected to the switch so as to provide the control signal (v.sub.GS) independently of the resistance of the thermistor.

A DC-link charging arrangement is described having a DC-link capacitor, rectifier means, and contactor means arranged between supply voltage ports and the rectifier means and having at least one contactor. Such a charging arrangement should enable charging of a DC-link capacitor in a simple way with low losses. To this end a charging capacitor is arranged bridging the at least one contactor.

A switching controller generates control pulses for specifying on/off states of a first transistor and a second transistor. One end of a capacitor is coupled to a switching node. A constant voltage is applied to the other end of the capacitor via a rectifier element. A dead time controller controls a delay time between adjacent edges of the first control pulse and the second control pulse according to a sensing voltage across both ends of the capacitor.

A circuit includes two thyristors coupled in anti-series. An AC capacitor has first and second electrodes respectively coupled to two different electrodes of the two thyristors. The first and second electrodes are coupled to receive an AC voltage. A control circuit detects discontinuance of application of the AC voltage to the AC capacitor and in response thereto simultaneously applies same gate currents to the two thyristors. A current path through the two thyristors (one passing current in forward mode and the other in reverse mode) discharges a residual voltage stored on the AC capacitor.

A method for discharging a vehicle high-voltage electrical system, which is galvanically isolated from a ground potential, in the presence of a residual current makes provision for the following step: determining whether a residual current flows between a first HV potential of the vehicle high-voltage electrical system and the ground potential or a residual current flows between a second HV potential of the vehicle high-voltage electrical system and the ground potential. The method furthermore makes provision to discharge only that Cy capacitance which exists between the ground potential and that HV potential from which or to which the residual current flows. The discharging is triggered by determining the existence of a residual current. Furthermore, an on-board vehicle electrical system and an insulation monitoring device which are designed for performing the method are described. In addition, a corresponding charging-station high-voltage electrical system is described.

A switched-capacitor DC/DC converter, a switching-mode power supply, and a control method. The switched-capacitor DC/DC converter includes a controllable switch and n switched capacitor modules, where the n switched capacitor modules are connected in series to form a voltage conversion branch circuit, and the voltage conversion branch circuit is connected to the controllable switch in series. n is an integer greater than or equal to 1. When the DC/DC converter implements different voltage conversion ratios, n may be different values. The converter can implement voltage step-down or voltage step-up, and does not include a transformer inside.

A safety device for an automotive EMI filter that is connected in series with a filtering capacitor. The safety device has normally a low impedance and does not alter the functioning of the filter, but it is configured to present an increased inductance in the event of a discharge. The device reduces the discharge current that can be accidentally conducted through a human body.