US 12,010,823 B2
High power multilayer module having low inductance and fast switching for paralleling power devices
Daniel Martin, Fayetteville, AR (US); Brice McPherson, Fayetteville, AR (US); and Alexander Lostetter, Fayetteville, AR (US)
Assigned to Wolfspeed, Inc., Durham, NC (US)
Filed by Cree Fayetteville, Inc., Fayetteville, AR (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/890,503.
Application 16/890,503 is a continuation of application No. 16/266,771, filed on Feb. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,749,443.
Application 16/266,771 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/405,520, filed on Jan. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,212,838, issued on Feb. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/790,965, filed on Jan. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0304037 A1, Sep. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. H02M 7/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2023.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/48 (2007.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G01R 31/40 (2020.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/20909 (2013.01) [H01L 25/165 (2013.01); H05K 1/0271 (2013.01); H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 7/20509 (2013.01); G01R 31/40 (2013.01); H02M 1/0054 (2021.05)] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process of configuring and testing at least one power module, comprising:
providing at least one power module;
providing a power module configuration and arranging the at least one power module with the power module configuration;
providing the power module configuration with at least one component comprising at least one of the following: at least one buss bar, a driver, at least one capacitor, and a cold plate;
arranging a configuration housing to house and enclose the at least one power module and the at least one component;
operating the at least one power module and the at least one component with the power module configuration with a controller;
measuring at least one operating parameter of the at least one power module and/or the power module configuration with at least one sensor; and
outputting the at least one operating parameter from the power module configuration via an electrical interface,
wherein the outputting the at least one operating parameter from the power module configuration comprises outputting the at least one operating parameter to a man machine interface and/or a computer system.