Power module with housed power semiconductors for controllable electrical power supply of a consumer, and method for producing same
A power module for the controllable electrical power supply of a consumer includes a plurality of housed power semiconductors each with an electrically non-insulated heat discharge surface, a printed circuit board, a heat sink, one or more insulation plates, wherein the printed circuit board is arranged on a side of the power semiconductor in an orthogonal direction opposite the heat sink, wherein the insulation plate is arranged between the housed power semiconductors and a cooling surface of the heat sink, wherein one insulation plate in each case is interlockingly connected by one side to one electrically non-insulated heat discharge surface of a housed power semiconductor and is interlockingly connected by the other side to the heat sink.
1. A power module for controllable electrical power supply of a consumer, wherein the power module has:
a plurality of housed power semiconductors each comprising an electrically non-insulated heat dissipation surface;
a printed circuit board;
a heat sink; and
at least one insulation plate,
wherein the printed circuit board is arranged on a side of the power semiconductors which is opposite to the heat sink in an orthogonal direction,
wherein the at least one insulation plate is arranged between the housed power semiconductors and a cooling surface of the heat sink,
wherein the at least one insulation plate is connected with one side to an electrically non-insulated heat dissipation surface of at least one housed power semiconductor of the plurality of housed power semiconductors in a form-fitting manner and is connected with another side to the heat sink in a form-fitting manner, and
wherein the at least one insulation plate has an electrically conductive metallization on a side facing the at least one housed power semiconductor and on a side facing the cooling surface of the heat sink.
2. The power module as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one insulation plate is made of a ceramic.
3. The power module as claimed in claim 1 further comprising connection elements that electrically contact connecting surfaces on the printed circuit board and run parallel to the connecting surfaces.
4. The power module as claimed in claim 1 further comprising connection elements that electrically contact connecting surfaces in through holes of the printed circuit board.
5. The power module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power module has a sealant which covers the plurality of housed power semiconductors and at least partial regions of the printed circuit board against an environment.
6. A method for producing a power module, the method comprising:
providing a heat sink;
fitting at least one first solder preform onto a cooling surface of the heat sink;
fitting at least one insulation plate onto the at least one first solder preform;
fitting at least one second solder preform onto the at least one insulation plate;
fitting at least one housed power semiconductor with an electrically non-insulated heat dissipation surface onto the at least one second solder preform; and
carrying out a soldering process in which the at least one insulation plate is soldered to the at least one housed power semiconductor and to the heat sink.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:
providing a printed circuit board that is connected to connection elements of the at least one housed power semiconductor.
8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the connection elements run parallel to connecting surfaces of the printed circuit board.
9. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the connection elements electrically contact connecting surfaces of the printed circuit board in through holes of the printed circuit board.
10. The method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:
covering the plurality of housed power semiconductors and at least partial regions of the printed circuit board against an environment a sealant.
11. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one insulation plate has an electrically conductive metallization on a side facing the at least one housed power semiconductor and on a side facing the cooling surface of the heat sink.
12. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the at least one insulation plate is made of a ceramic.