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Electric Drive Deactivation, Basic Function - GF08.00-P-1010A

Electric vehicles 

Overview 

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General 

The shutdown path is used in the case of serious system failures (e.g. CAN network failure) to shut down the high-voltage on-board electrical system and the electric drive. The "drivetrain operational" status is retracted after powering down, and the vehicle is no longer ready to drive.

Function requirements 

Electric drive deactivation 

The deactivation function resets the "drivetrain operational" signal if, for example, one of the following conditions is met:

IMPORTANT Depending on the model, the opening of the contactor is permissible for a short time when switching between one-and two-circuit operation.

IMPORTANT If the operational readiness of the electric machine is reset due to a short circuit or a signal failure in the output stage, the electric drive is only deactivated after 60 s.

Depending on the model, the user can switch off the vehicle while driving. To do this, the user must press the start/stop button for approx. three seconds or three times within three seconds.

If the deactivation function in the powertrain control unit detects a serious fault on the drive system, it requests the deactivation of the contactor. The battery management system control unit reports the successful deactivation of the contactor in the status signal. If the status signal fails, the powertrain control unit sets the status of the contactor to a substitute value internally.

If the contactor has been switched off due to a crash event, the powertrain control unit requests the active discharging of the capacitors in the high-voltage intermediate circuit by the power electronics control unit. The power electronics control unit checks the voltage value in the high-voltage intermediate circuit and reports the complete discharging when a minimum value is undershot. If this status signal fails, the powertrain control unit sets the status of the intermediate circuit discharging to a substitute value internally.

Following the successful deactivation of the high-voltage on-board electrical system, the powertrain control unit sets the status of the drivetrain to "not operational".

The powertrain control unit transmits this status via the networking so that the message indicating that the drivetrain is operational is no longer displayed to the driver.

  Function schematics     
  Function schematic for electric drive deactivation Model 243 PE08.00-P-2505-97A
    Model 295, 296, 297 PE08.00-P-2505-97B
  Additional basic functions     
  Power electronics control unit, basic function   GF08.20-P-9891A 
  Electric drive powertrain control unit, basic function   GF08.20-P-9892A