DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING AN INTERMEDIATE CIRCUIT CAPACITOR

摘要

The present invention relates to a device and method for discharging an intermediate circuit capacitor (20) in a voltage converter (2). For this purpose, the discharging process of the intermediate circuit capacitor (20) is controlled by a discharge controller (1) in such a way that the intermediate circuit capacitor (20) is discharged by an electrical load (10) with a predetermined discharge current. The discharge current is preferably at least approximately constant during the discharge period. In this way, a particularly rapid and efficient discharge of the intermediate circuit capacitor (20) can be ensured.