CPC B60K 11/04 (2013.01) [B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 2001/006 (2013.01); F01P 2050/24 (2013.01); H02K 9/19 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An electric drive system comprising:
an electric motor including an output shaft to drive an electric vehicle;
power electronics electrically coupled to the electric motor, the power electronics including:
an inverter to supply high-frequency current and voltage to the electric motor, the inverter including a power board, the inverter mounted radially outward from the electric motor; and
a control board to control the inverter using the power board, the power board to supply power to the inverter via a capacitor ring, wherein the inverter and the capacitor ring are electrically coupled via a pressurized connection; and
a thermal management system including an inlet and an outlet coupled to the inverter and to a heat exchanger, the inlet and the outlet positioned on a housing, the housing mounted radially outward from the inverter.
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