US 12,470,163 B2
Power module
Hyun Koo Lee, Seoul (KR); and Myung Ill You, Gwangju (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,434.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0096894 (KR), filed on Aug. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048082 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H02P 27/06 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01)
CPC H02P 27/06 (2013.01) [H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 7/53871 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power module comprising:
a positive terminal connected to a positive pole of a battery;
a negative terminal connected to a negative pole of the battery;
an output terminal connected to a winding among multiple windings included in a motor;
a changeover terminal connected to a neutral point regarding the multiple windings;
a top switch connected between the positive terminal and the output terminal;
a bottom switch connected between the negative terminal and the output terminal; and
a changeover switch connected to the changeover terminal and configured to form a common node with the top switch and the bottom switch.