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US 12,389,574 · App. 18/301,532 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Inverter having heat conducting component

Inventors: Bing Zeng (Shanghai, CN); Haiyang Yu (Shanghai, CN); Ru Wang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Sungrow (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
H05K7/209H02M7/003H05K1/181H05K7/1427H05K7/2049H05K7/20454H05K7/20472H05K7/20936
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Patent No.
US 12,389,574
App. No.
18/301,532
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of semiconductor, and in particular to an inverter. The inverter provided by the present application includes a substrate, a discrete device and a heat conducting component. The discrete device and the heat conducting component are both arranged on the substrate. A part of the heat conducting component is located in an area of the substrate where the discrete device is provided, and another part of the heat conducting component is located in an area of the substrate where the discrete device is not provided. The heat conducting component may rapidly transfer the heat of the overheated area of the substrate where the discrete device is mounted to the less hot area of the substrate, and promote the heat generated by the discrete device to spread evenly to the substrate.

Claims (19)

1. An inverter, comprising a substrate, a discrete device, a PCB board, and electronic components,

wherein the electronic components are configured to be inserted and soldered on the PCB board, and the discrete device is configured to be soldered on the PCB board from one side of the discrete device,

wherein the other side of the discrete device is arranged on a side of the substrate to dissipate heat generated by the discrete device through the substrate,

wherein the inverter further comprises:

a heat conducting component, the heat conducting component is arranged on the substrate, a part of the heat conducting component is located in an area of the substrate where the discrete device is provided, and another part of the heat conducting component is located in an area of the substrate where no discrete device is provided, a heat conducting component mounting groove is defined on the substrate, the heat conducting component is arranged in the heat conducting component mounting groove;

a heat sink arranged on the other side of the substrate and integrated with the substrate, wherein the heat sink is configured to dissipate heat from the substrate; and

a mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly is configured to fix the discrete device onto the substrate on which the heat conducting component is mounted,

wherein the mounting assembly comprises

a heat conducting gasket, wherein the discrete device is placed on the heat conducting gasket and the heat conducting gasket is in contact with the heat conducting component, wherein a gasket mounting groove is defined on the substrate, and the heat conducting gasket is placed in the gasket mounting groove and above the heat conducting component and is directly in contact with the discrete device;

a pressing sheet which is placed on the discrete device; and

a fixing member which is configured to fix the pressing sheet to the substrate,

wherein the fixing member passes through the pressing sheet and the substrate in turn to fix the pressing sheet to the substrate.

2. The inverter according to claim 1 , wherein a side wall of the heat conducting component mounting groove is bonded with the heat conducting component by an adhesive.

3. The inverter according to claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the substrate at a position where the heat conducting component mounting groove is defined is greater than a thickness of the substrate at a position where the heat conducting component mounting groove is not defined.

4. The inverter according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the heat conducting component mounting groove is flush with a top surface of the heat conducting component.

5. The inverter according to claim 4 , wherein a side of the heat conducting gasket in contact with the gasket mounting groove is coated with a thermal conductive adhesive, and a side of the heat conducting gasket in contact with the discrete device is also coated with the thermal conductive adhesive.

6. The inverter according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion is provided on a side of the pressing sheet close to the discrete device, and the protrusion is pressed against the discrete device.

7. The inverter according to claim 1 , wherein the heat sink is in type of fin.

8. The inverter according to claim 1 , further comprising a temperature detection component, wherein the temperature detection component is configured to detect a temperature of the discrete device, and when the detected temperature is greater than a preset value, the temperature detection component controls the discrete device to reduce working power.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2023
From: ZENG, BING; YU, HAIYANG; WANG, RU
To: SUNGROW (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063344/0653 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202022689563.X · Nov 19, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17374062 · Jul 13, 2021
Related Publication 20230255005A1 · Aug 10, 2023
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