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Granted Patent B2
US 11,246,244 · App. 16/969,877 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Power electronics assembly

Inventors: Marco Denk (Memmelsdorf, DE); Johannes Hager (Marktleugast, DE); Michael Sperber (Bayreuth, DE)
Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
H05K7/209H02M7/003H05K7/1432
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Patent No.
US 11,246,244
App. No.
16/969,877
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power electronics assembly comprises a heat sink, at least two half bridge modules mounted on one side of the heat sink, a circuit board mounted on the half bridge modules, and at least one capacitor mounted on the circuit boards, wherein each of the half bridge modules has a housing that has a cold side that is mounted on the heat sink, and the housing has a connection side from which numerous connection pins project for each DC connection in the half bridge module that are connected to the circuit board, and wherein conductors in the circuit board are designed to connect the half bridge modules in parallel and connect them to the at least one capacitor to form a DC link.

Claims (68)

1. A power electronics assembly, comprising:

a heat sink;

at least two half bridge modules mounted on a first side of the heat sink;

a circuit board mounted on the at least two half bridge modules; and

at least one capacitor mounted on the circuit board;

wherein each of the at least two half bridge modules has a housing that has a cold side mounted on the heat sink, and the housing has a connection side, from which numerous connection pins project for each DC connection in the half bridge module that are connected to the circuit board;

wherein conductors in the circuit board are configured to connect the half bridge modules in parallel, and connect them to the at least one capacitor to form a DC link; and

wherein the power electronics assembly further comprises:

at least two opposing half bridge modules mounted on a second side of the heat sink opposite the first side of the heat sink;

an opposing circuit board mounted on the at least two opposing half bridge modules; and

at least one opposing capacitor mounted on the at least two opposing half bridge modules.

2. The power electronics assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit board and the opposing circuit board are connected with a bridge element with which an AC connection in at least one of the at least two half bridge modules on the first side of the heat sink is electrically connected to an AC connection in at least one of the at least two opposing half bridge modules on the second side of the heat sink; and

wherein the bridge element comprises a metal latch.

3. The power electronics assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the heat sink has an opening between the at least two half bridge modules, through which an AC connection that is connected to the circuit board passes to a second side of the heat sink opposite the first side of the heat sink.

4. The power electronics assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit board is formed by a plastic plate with metallic layers thereon.

5. The power electronics assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one capacitor has a housing from which connection pins project that are connected to the circuit board.

6. The power electronics assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least two capacitors with separate housings are mounted on the circuit board, and the at least two capacitors are connected in parallel via the circuit board.

7. The power electronics assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit board is integrated in a housing for the at least one capacitor; and

wherein the connection pins of the at least two half bridge modules are inserted in the housing for the at least one capacitor.

8. The power electronics assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit board is mechanically connected directly to the heat sink via spacer bolts.

9. A multi-phase power electronics assembly, comprising:

at least two power electronics assemblies according to claim 1 , each of which are electrically connected to a DC connection and each of which provide a phase of an AC connection.

10. The multi-phase power electronics assembly according to claim 9 ,

wherein the at least two power electronics assemblies are stacked such that the at least one capacitor in one power electronics assembly lies opposite to the at least one capacitor in another power electronics assembly.

11. The multi-phase power electronics assembly according to claim 9 ,

wherein the at least two power electronics assemblies are adjacent to one another, such that the at least one capacitor and the circuit board in one power electronics assembly are adjacent to the at least one capacitor and the circuit board in another power electronics assembly; and

wherein the at least two power electronic assembles each comprises respective heat sinks that are formed by at least a single shared heat sink that extends at least between the at least two power electronics assemblies.

12. The multi-phase power electronics assembly according to claim 9 ,

wherein at least three power electronics assemblies are arranged in a star, such that the DC connections in the power electronics assemblies face a shared DC connection region and are electrically connected to a common busbar.

13. A power electronics assembly, comprising:

a heat sink;

at least two half bridge modules mounted on a first side of the heat sink;

a circuit board mounted on the at least two half bridge modules; and

at least one capacitor mounted on the circuit board;

wherein each of the at least two half bridge modules has a housing that has a cold side mounted on the heat sink, and the housing has a connection side, from which numerous connection pins project for each DC connection in the half bridge module that are connected to the circuit board;

wherein conductors in the circuit board are configured to connect the half bridge modules in parallel, and connect them to the at least one capacitor to form a DC link; and

wherein the heat sink has an opening between the at least two half bridge modules, through which an AC connection that is connected to the circuit board passes to a second side of the heat sink opposite the first side of the heat sink.

14. The power electronics assembly according to claim 13 ,

wherein the at least one capacitor has a housing from which connection pins project that are connected to the circuit board.

15. The power electronics assembly according to claim 13 ,

wherein the circuit board is integrated in a housing for the at least one capacitor; and

wherein the connection pins of the at least two half bridge modules are inserted in the housing for the at least one capacitor.

16. A multi-phase power electronics assembly, comprising:

at least three power electronics assemblies according to claim 13 , each of which are electrically connected to a DC connection and each of which provide a phase of an AC connection;

wherein the at least three power electronics assemblies are arranged in a star, such that the DC connections in the power electronics assemblies face a shared DC connection region and are electrically connected to a common busbar.

17. A power electronics assembly, comprising:

a heat sink;

at least two half bridge modules mounted on a first side of the heat sink;

a circuit board mounted on the at least two half bridge modules; and

at least one capacitor mounted on the circuit board;

wherein each of the at least two half bridge modules has a housing that has a cold side mounted on the heat sink, and the housing has a connection side, from which numerous connection pins project for each DC connection in the half bridge module that are connected to the circuit board;

wherein conductors in the circuit board are configured to connect the half bridge modules in parallel, and connect them to the at least one capacitor to form a DC link;

wherein the circuit board is integrated in a housing for the at least one capacitor; and

wherein the connection pins of the at least two half bridge modules are inserted in the housing for the at least one capacitor.

18. The power electronics assembly according to claim 17 ,

wherein the at least one capacitor has a housing from which connection pins project that are connected to the circuit board.

19. The power electronics assembly according to claim 17 ,

wherein at least two capacitors with separate housings are mounted on the circuit board, and the at least two capacitors are connected in parallel via the circuit board.

20. A multi-phase power electronics assembly, comprising:

at least three power electronics assemblies according to claim 17 , each of which are electrically connected to a DC connection and each of which provide a phase of an AC connection;

wherein the at least three power electronics assemblies are arranged in a star, such that the DC connections in the power electronics assemblies face a shared DC connection region and are electrically connected to a common busbar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: DENK, MARCO; SPERBER, MICHAEL; HAGER, JOHANNES
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 202 484.7 · Feb 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210014999A1 · Jan 14, 2021
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