IP Library Granted Patent US 11,330,730
Granted Patent B2
US 11,330,730 · App. 17/116,452 · Granted May 10, 2022

Electrical insulation module for high voltage electrical equipment

Inventors: Guillaume Tramet (Ecquevilly, FR); Pierre Smal (Sartrouville, FR); Mahi-Eddine Tsouria-Belaid (Paris, FR)
Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE FRANCE SAS
H05K5/0247H05K5/0004H05K5/0213H05K5/0217
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Patent No.
US 11,330,730
App. No.
17/116,452
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical insulation module configured to determine at least one leakage path between an electrical component and a casing receiving said electrical component. The electrical insulation module, being made of electrically insulating material, comprises a spacer configured to define the at least one leakage path between said electrical component and said casing. Said spacer comprises a bottom wall and a peripheral wall, in which the peripheral wall follows a direction different from that of the bottom wall, an inner angle being formed between the bottom wall and the peripheral wall; and the at least one leakage path comprises at least one dimension of a surface corresponding to a portion of the bottom wall and/or a dimension of a surface of a portion of the peripheral wall.

Claims (32)

1. An electrical insulation module configured to determine at least one leakage path between an electrical component and a casing receiving said electrical component; the electrical insulation module being made of electrically insulating material and comprising:

a spacer, comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral wall, said spacer being configured to define the at least one leakage path between said electrical component and said casing;

in which:

the peripheral wall follows a direction different from that of the bottom wall, an inner angle being formed between the bottom wall and the peripheral wall; and

the at least one leakage path comprises at least one dimension of a surface corresponding to a portion of the bottom wall and/or a dimension of a surface of a portion of the peripheral wall.

2. The electrical insulation module according to claim 1 , wherein said inner angle is comprised between 80 and 110 degrees.

3. The electrical insulation module according to claim 1 , wherein said spacer comprises a reception cavity defined by the bottom wall and the peripheral wall and configured to receive at least one portion of the at least one electrical component.

4. The electrical insulation module according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral wall comprises a rim, the at least one leakage path further comprising a dimension of a surface of said rim.

5. The electrical insulation module according to claim 1 , further comprising a thermal pad configured to be positioned between said electrical component and said spacer, said thermal pad being configured to evacuate at least a part of the heat generated during the operation of the electrical component.

6. The electrical insulation module according to claim 5 , wherein the spacer comprises an opening formed in the bottom wall and configured to enable contact between the thermal pad and a wall of the casing so as to evacuate at least a part of said generated heat.

7. The electrical insulation module according to claim 5 , wherein the thermal pad is made of a deformable material.

8. An electrical equipment comprising a casing and at least one electrical component; said casing comprising at least one housing defined by a side wall and a support plate on which the at least one electrical component is mounted;

wherein the electrical equipment in that it comprises:

an electrical insulation module according to claim 1 .

9. The electrical equipment according to claim 8 , wherein the electrical insulation module further comprises a thermal pad configured to be positioned between said electrical component and said spacer, said thermal pad being configured to evacuate at least a part of the heat generated during the operation of the electrical component, wherein, in said electrical equipment, first leakage path extends successively along an upper outer surface of the thermal pad situated between the electrical component and the peripheral wall; and an inner surface of the peripheral wall devoid of thermal pad.

10. The electrical equipment according to claim 8 , wherein the electrical insulation module further comprises a thermal pad configured to be positioned between said electrical component and said spacer, said thermal pad being configured to evacuate at least a part of the heat generated during the operation of the electrical component, wherein the spacer comprises an opening formed in the bottom wall and configured to enable contact between the thermal pad and a wall of the casing so as to evacuate at least a part of said generated heat, wherein, in said electrical equipment second leakage path extends successively along an upper outer surface of the thermal pad situated between the electrical component and the peripheral wall; a first contact surface between the thermal pad and said peripheral wall; and a third contact surface between the thermal pad and said bottom wall up to said support plate.

11. The electrical insulation module according to claim 2 , wherein said spacer comprises a reception cavity defined by the bottom wall and the peripheral wall and configured to receive at least one portion of the at least one electrical component.

12. The electrical insulation module according to claim 2 , wherein the peripheral wall comprises a rim, the at least one leakage path further comprising a dimension of a surface of said rim.

13. The electrical insulation module according to claim 3 , wherein the peripheral wall comprises a rim, the at least one leakage path further comprising a dimension of a surface of said rim.

14. The electrical insulation module according to claim 2 , further comprising a thermal pad configured to be positioned between said electrical component and said spacer, said thermal pad being configured to evacuate at least a part of the heat generated during the operation of the electrical component.

15. The electrical insulation module according to claim 3 , further comprising a thermal pad configured to be positioned between said electrical component and said spacer, said thermal pad being configured to evacuate at least a part of the heat generated during the operation of the electrical component.

16. The electrical insulation module according to claim 4 , further comprising a thermal pad configured to be positioned between said electrical component and said spacer, said thermal pad being configured to evacuate at least a part of the heat generated during the operation of the electrical component.

17. The electrical insulation module according to claim 6 , wherein the thermal pad is made of a deformable material.

18. The electrical equipment comprising a casing and at least one electrical component; said casing comprising at least one housing defined by a side wall and a support plate on which the at least one electrical component is mounted;

the electrical equipment wherein that it comprises:

an electrical insulation module according to claim 2 .

19. The electrical equipment comprising a casing and at least one electrical component; said casing comprising at least one housing defined by a side wall and a support plate on which the at least one electrical component is mounted;

the electrical equipment wherein that it comprises:

an electrical insulation module according to claim 3 .

20. The electrical equipment comprising a casing and at least one electrical component; said casing comprising at least one housing defined by a side wall and a support plate on which the at least one electrical component is mounted;

the electrical equipment wherein that it comprises:

an electrical insulation module according to claim 4 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TRAMET, GUILLAUME; SMAL, PIERRE; TSOURIA-BELAID, MAHI-EDDINE
To: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE FRANCE SAS
Reel/Frame 054997/0137 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1914292 · Dec 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210185841A1 · Jun 17, 2021
Cited By (1)
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