Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Packaging a printed circuit board having a plurality of semiconductors in an inverter
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Application No.: US15289426Application Date: 2016-10-10
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Publication No.: US09961758B1Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: William Pickering , Bruce A. Nielsen
- Applicant: Nidec Motor Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Nidec Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nidec Motor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Maginot Moore & Beck LLP
- Main IPC: H05K1/02
- IPC: H05K1/02 ; H01L23/367 ; H01L23/498 ; H05K1/18 ; H05K5/00 ; H01L25/07 ; H05K1/03 ; H01M10/42

Abstract:
An electrical device configuration enables heat to be dissipated from a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) while handling electrical currents in excess of 200 amps. The semiconductor devices that convert input DC current to output AC current are mounted to a side of the PCB that is opposite the side of the PCB that receives the input DC current. A base plate that acts as a heat sink includes recessed areas to receive the semiconductor devices and enable the PCB to be positioned close to the base plate. Thermal vias are provided in the PCB to conductive heat from the semiconductor devices to the side of the PCB that receives the input current. Also, the busbars for receiving the input current are positioned to provide short resistive paths to the current to reduce the generation of heat by the current flowing in the PCB.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180103536A1 PACKAGING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF SEMICONDUCTORS IN AN INVERTER Public/Granted day:2018-04-12
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