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US 12,684,727 · App. 18/693,324 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Power semiconductor module and drivetrain for a vehicle comprising such a power semiconductor module

Inventor: Jürgen Sauerbrier (Dachsbach, DE)
Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
H05K7/14329H05K7/209H05K7/20927
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Patent No.
US 12,684,727
App. No.
18/693,324
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a power semiconductor module. An example may include: a substrate; an electric circuit arranged on the substrate; a conductor frame including a DC+ busbar and a DC− busbar for external contacts; and an encapsulation material at least partially encapsulating the power semiconductor module. The electric circuit includes a power semiconductor component and a capacitor fastened on the busbars in thermal contact with a heat dissipator extending through the substrate.

Claims (44)

1 . A power semiconductor module comprising:

a substrate;

an electric circuit arranged on the substrate;

wherein the electric circuit includes a power semiconductor component and a capacitor;

a conductor frame including a DC+ busbar and a DC− busbar for external contacts; and

an encapsulation material at least partially encapsulating the power semiconductor module;

wherein the capacitor is fastened on the DC+ busbar and the DC− busbar and in thermal contact with a heat dissipator extending through the substrate.

2 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipator is in thermal contact with the power semiconductor component.

3 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the heat dissipator or a part connected thereto cools the power semiconductor component from a side approximating the substrate.

4 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the heat dissipator comprises a plurality of holes through the substrate, and

individual holes of the plurality of holes are filled with a heat dissipation material.

5 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the heat dissipation material comprises a metal and/or a plastic.

6 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the power semiconductor component is cooled by a cooling channel for a cooling fluid, and the cooling channel is positioned opposite to the power semiconductor component with respect to the substrate.

7 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the cooling channel is defined within the encapsulation material and is open toward the substrate.

8 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising structures to generate turbulence in the cooling fluid while flowing through the cooling channel.

9 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the structures are embossed into a delimitation of the cooling channel.

10 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the encapsulation material includes external cooling structures.

11 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the external cooling structures are adjacent to the power semiconductor component and opposite to a cooling channel so the external cooling structures cool the power semiconductor component from its upper side.

12 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the thermal contact between the capacitor and the heat dissipator includes a thermally conductive intermediate material.

13 . The power semiconductor module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the capacitor is welded to the DC+ busbar and to the DC− busbar.

14 . A drivetrain for an electrically driven vehicle, the drivetrain comprising:

a voltage source;

a power semiconductor module connected to the voltage source; and

an electric motor energized by the power semiconductor module;

wherein the power semiconductor module comprises:

a substrate;

an electric circuit arranged on the substrate;

wherein the electric circuit includes a power semiconductor component and a capacitor;

a conductor frame including a DC+ busbar and a DC− busbar for external contact; and

an encapsulation material at least partially encapsulating the power semiconductor module;

wherein the capacitor is fastened on the DC+ busbar and the DC− busbar in thermal contact with a heat dissipator extending through the substrate.

15 . An electrically drivable vehicle comprising:

a wheel;

a voltage source;

a power semiconductor module connected to the voltage source; and

an electric motor driving the wheel by converting power delivered by the power semiconductor module;

wherein the power semiconductor module comprises:

a substrate;

an electric circuit arranged on the substrate;

wherein the electric circuit includes a power semiconductor component and a capacitor;

a conductor frame including a DC+ busbar and a DC− busbar for external contact; and

an encapsulation material at least partially encapsulating the power semiconductor module;

wherein the capacitor is fastened on the DC+ busbar and the DC− busbar in thermal contact with a heat dissipator extending through the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: SAUERBRIER, JÜRGEN
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 066825/0690 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 210 597.1 · Sep 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240431062A1 · Dec 26, 2024
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