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Granted Patent B2
US 11,509,196 · App. 16/614,470 · Granted Nov 22, 2022

Motor vehicle and power converter device for a motor vehicle

Inventor: Benjamin Söhnle (Ingolstadt, DE)
Assignee: AUDI AG
H02K9/19B60K1/00B60K11/02B60L50/00H02K11/33H02M1/44H02M7/003H05K7/20927B60K2001/006B60L2210/40
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Patent No.
US 11,509,196
App. No.
16/614,470
Granted
Nov 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Motor vehicle comprising an electric motor for driving the motor vehicle and a power converter device for supplying an alternating current to the electric motor, the power converter device having a cooling device, and the cooling device comprising at least one coolant connection, which is fluidically connected to a coolant port of the electric motor to form a common cooling circuit.

Claims (17)

1. A motor vehicle comprising an electric motor for driving the motor vehicle and a power converter device for supplying an alternating current o the electric motor,

wherein the power converter device comprises a cooling device which has at least one coolant connection and which is fluidically connected to a coolant port of the electric motor to form a common cooling circuit,

wherein a housing of the electric motor is formed having a plurality of walls which extend substantially radially from the housing and which delimit a receiving area,

wherein the coolant port is arranged in the receiving area,

wherein the power converter device comprises a base plate upon which components of the power converter device are arranged, and the base plate rests in the receiving area unattached to the plurality of walls,

wherein the cooling device is arranged on or integral with the base plate,

wherein those of the components provided on a first side of the base plate facing the housing are housed by a first housing part formed from plastic,

wherein those of the components provided on a second side of the base plate facing away from the housing are housed by a second housing part, and

wherein the second housing part is fastened to the plurality of walls.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling device comprises a plurality of cooling channels.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein a power converting unit of the power converter device is arranged on the cooling device.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling device is recessed into the base plate.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the components of the power converter device comprise at least one of a power electronics converter unit, an intermediate circuit capacitor, a control device, and a DC voltage terminal.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the components of the power converter device comprise at least one of an electromagnetic filter unit, an AC voltage terminal for electrically connecting the power converter device to the electric motor, and a DC voltage terminal.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the coolant connection extends through the first housing part.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a connector for supplying the electric motor with three-phase AC voltage is provided in the receiving area.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of walls is provided with a DC voltage terminal extending therethrough for supplying current to be converted by the power converter device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2019
From: SÖHNLE, BENJAMIN
To: AUDI AG
Reel/Frame 051156/0133 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 208 632.7 · May 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200169147A1 · May 28, 2020