US 12,351,115 B2
Phase module assembly of a multi-phase inverter
Henry Todd Young, Erie, PA (US); Fabio Carastro, Munich (DE); Mark Murphy, Erie, PA (US); Jason Kuttenkuler, Erie, PA (US); and Alvaro Jorge Mari Curbelo, Oberschleissheim (DE)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/103,540.
Application 17/103,540 is a continuation of application No. 16/431,382, filed on Jun. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,882,474.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/680,265, filed on Jun. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0070240 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H01G 4/38 (2006.01); H02G 5/00 (2006.01); H02G 5/10 (2006.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 7/48 (2007.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/0231 (2013.01) [H02M 7/003 (2013.01); H01G 4/38 (2013.01); H02G 5/005 (2013.01); H02G 5/10 (2013.01); H02M 7/48 (2013.01); H02M 7/537 (2013.01); H05K 7/20854 (2013.01); H05K 7/209 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A phase module assembly of a multi-phase inverter, the phase module assembly comprising:
a first laminated busbar including a first positive layer, a first negative layer coupled to a first side of the first positive layer wherein the first negative layer partially overlaps the first positive layer, and a load layer coupled to a second side of the first positive layer configured to be conductively coupled with a vehicle load wherein the load layer partially overlaps the first positive layer, the first laminated busbar including internal positive and negative terminal connectors for connecting the first laminated busbar to a second laminated busbar;
the second laminated busbar including a second positive layer and a second negative layer extending orthogonally to the first laminated busbar, the second laminated busbar including external positive and negative bushings configured to be conductively coupled with a power source of direct current;
one or more transistors conductively coupled with the internal positive and negative terminal connectors of the first laminated busbar, the one or more transistors configured to convert the direct current into a phase of alternating current of the multi-phase inverter, and to output the phase of the alternating current to the vehicle load; and
one or more capacitors conductively coupled with the internal positive and negative terminal connectors of the first laminated busbar, conductively coupled with the external positive and negative bushings, and configured to be conductively coupled with the power source of the direct current.