IP Library Granted Patent US 12707662
Granted Patent B2
US 12707662 · App. 18/372,387 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

IGBT module, motor controller, and vehicle

Inventors: Guangming Yang (Shenzhen, CN); Axi Qi (Shenzhen, CN); Xingchun Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Yilong Yu (Shenzhen, CN); Fengchuan Yu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: BYD Company Limited
H10D12/411H05K7/20927H10W40/228H10W42/00H10W70/438
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Patent No.
US 12707662
App. No.
18/372,387
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) assembly includes a wafer; a first heat dissipation plate and a second heat dissipation plate being disposed on two surfaces of the wafer in a thickness direction of the wafer respectively, a plurality of first heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the first heat dissipation plate facing away from the second heat dissipation plate, and a plurality of second heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the second heat dissipation plate facing away from the first heat dissipation plate; and an insulating waterproof housing covering a portion of the wafer exposed from the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate.

Claims (59)

1 . An insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) assembly, comprising:

a wafer,

a first heat dissipation plate and a second heat dissipation plate being disposed on two surfaces of the wafer in a thickness direction of the wafer respectively, a plurality of first heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the first heat dissipation plate facing away from the second heat dissipation plate, and a plurality of second heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the second heat dissipation plate facing away from the first heat dissipation plate, and

an insulating waterproof housing covering a portion of the wafer exposed from the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate, an axial waterproof member disposed on an end face of a first side of the insulating waterproof housing and extending along an axial direction of the end face, and a radial waterproof member disposed on an outer circumferential surface of a second side of the insulating waterproof housing and extending along a circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the second side of the insulating waterproof housing.

2 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first insulating and thermally-conductive sheet disposed between the first heat dissipation plate and the wafer; and

a second insulating and thermally-conductive sheet disposed between the second heat dissipation plate and the wafer.

3 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a direct-current connection member connected to a first end of the wafer and protruding from the first side of the insulating waterproof housing, and

an alternating-current connection member connected to a second end of the wafer and protruding from the second side of the insulating waterproof housing.

4 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 3 , wherein

the direct-current connection member comprises a first direct-current negative input copper bar, a direct-current positive input copper bar, and a second direct-current negative input copper bar;

the alternating-current connection member comprises an alternating-current output copper bar; and

a signal lead is disposed at the second end of the wafer.

5 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

an annular groove is formed in the end face of the first side of the insulating waterproof housing, and the axial waterproof member is disposed in the annular groove; and

the radial waterproof member and the insulating waterproof housing are integrally molded.

6 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate comprises support ribs, the support ribs are disposed between the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate, to form an accommodating cavity between the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate, and the wafer is disposed in the accommodating cavity.

7 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the support ribs are disposed on one of the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate, a limiting rib is disposed on each of the support ribs and extends along a length direction of a support rib, a width of the limiting rib is less than a width of a support rib, the other one of the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate comprises limiting grooves, and the limiting ribs are coupled with the limiting grooves.

8 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 6 , wherein

the support ribs are disposed on two opposite edge portions of the second heat dissipation plate and extend along a length direction of the two opposite edge portions; and

a first end of each of the support ribs is configured with a bent portion extending along a first edge of the second heat dissipation plate adjacent to the two opposite edge portions of the second heat dissipation plate on which the support rib is located, and a second end of each of the support ribs is spaced from a second edge of the second heat dissipation plate adjacent to the two opposite edge portions of the second heat dissipation plate on which the support rib is located.

9 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

a first sunk groove is formed in the surface of the first heat dissipation plate facing away from the second heat dissipation plate, and the first sunk groove extends along a circumferential direction of an outer circumference of the first heat dissipation plate;

a second sunk groove is formed in the surface of the second heat dissipation plate facing away from the first heat dissipation plate, and the second sunk groove extends along a circumferential direction of an outer circumference of the second heat dissipation plate; and

the insulating waterproof housing is fitted in the first sunk groove and the second sunk groove.

10 . The IGBT assembly according to claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the wafer is coated with an insulating heat dissipation layer.

11 . A motor controller, comprising:

a liquid-cooling housing, a cooling cavity being defined in the liquid-cooling housing, the liquid-cooling housing comprising a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet in communication with the cooling cavity, and a lead-in hole and a lead-out hole being disposed in two opposite side walls of the cooling cavity, respectively; and

an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) assembly being inserted into the cooling cavity through the lead-in hole and extended out of the cooling cavity through the lead-out hole, a liquid gap being formed between an inner wall of the cooling cavity and one of two opposite side surfaces of the IGBT assembly in a thickness direction of the IGBT assembly, and two ends of the IGBT assembly being sealed with the liquid-cooling housing to close the lead-in hole and the lead-out hole, wherein

the IGBT assembly comprises:

a wafer,

a first heat dissipation plate and a second heat dissipation plate being disposed on two surfaces of the wafer in a thickness direction of the wafer respectively, a plurality of first heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the first heat dissipation plate facing away from the second heat dissipation plate, and a plurality of second heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the second heat dissipation plate facing away from the first heat dissipation plate, and

an insulating waterproof housing covering a portion of the wafer exposed from the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate.

12 . The motor controller, according to claim 11 , wherein the IGBT assembly further comprises:

a first insulating and thermally-conductive sheet disposed between the first heat dissipation plate and the wafer; and

a second insulating and thermally-conductive sheet disposed between the second heat dissipation plate and the wafer.

13 . The motor controller, according to claim 11 , wherein the IGBT assembly further comprises:

a direct-current connection member connected to a first end of the wafer and protruding from a first side of the insulating waterproof housing, and

an alternating-current connection member connected to a second end of the wafer and protruding from a second side of the insulating waterproof housing.

14 . The motor controller, according to claim 13 , wherein

the direct-current connection member comprises a first direct-current negative input copper bar, a direct-current positive input copper bar, and a second direct-current negative input copper bar;

the alternating-current connection member comprises an alternating-current output copper bar; and

a signal lead is disposed at the second end of the wafer.

15 . The motor controller, according to claim 11 , wherein the IGBT assembly further comprises:

an axial waterproof member disposed on an end face of a first side of the insulating waterproof housing, and extending along an axial direction of the end face; and

a radial waterproof member disposed on an outer circumferential surface of a second side of the insulating waterproof housing, and extending along a circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface.

16 . The motor controller, according to claim 15 , wherein

an annular groove is formed in the end face of the first side of the insulating waterproof housing, and the axial waterproof member is disposed in the annular groove; and

the radial waterproof member and the insulating waterproof housing are integrally molded.

17 . The motor controller, according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate comprises support ribs, the support ribs are disposed between the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate, to form an accommodating cavity between the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate, and the wafer is disposed in the accommodating cavity.

18 . The motor controller, according to claim 17 , wherein the support ribs are disposed on one of the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate, a limiting rib is disposed on each of the support ribs and extends along a length direction of the support rib, a width of the limiting rib is less than a width of a support rib, the other one of the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate comprises limiting grooves, and the limiting ribs are coupled with the limiting grooves.

19 . A vehicle, comprising: a motor controller comprising:

a liquid-cooling housing, a cooling cavity being defined in the liquid-cooling housing, the liquid-cooling housing comprising a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet in communication with the cooling cavity, and a lead-in hole and a lead-out hole being disposed in two opposite side walls of the cooling cavity, respectively; and

an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) assembly being inserted into the cooling cavity through the lead-in hole and extended out of the cooling cavity through the lead-out hole, a liquid gap being formed between an inner wall of the cooling cavity and one of two opposite side surfaces of the IGBT assembly in a thickness direction of the IGBT assembly, and two ends of the IGBT assembly being sealed with the liquid-cooling housing to close the lead-in hole and the lead-out hole, wherein

the IGBT assembly comprises:

a wafer,

a first heat dissipation plate and a second heat dissipation plate being disposed on two surfaces of the wafer in a thickness direction of the wafer respectively, a plurality of first heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the first heat dissipation plate facing away from the second heat dissipation plate, and a plurality of second heat dissipation pins being disposed at an interval from each other on a surface of the second heat dissipation plate facing away from the first heat dissipation plate, and

an insulating waterproof housing covering a portion of the wafer exposed from the first heat dissipation plate and the second heat dissipation plate.