Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electronic arrangement, comprising an electronic device (12) being located in an electric conduct (18), and a switching means (20) for disconnecting said conduct (18) or for closing a failure conduct (22) bypassing the electronic device (12), wherein the switching means (20) is activatable by heat impact, and wherein the electronic device (12) and the switching means (20) are connected by a connection (24) comprising a high energy material (28), the high energy material (28) being adapted to transfer activation energy from the electronic device (12) to the switching means (20). This electrical arrangement (10) provides improved safety properties with respect to a failure in the electronic device.
Abstract:
The inventive power semiconductor module (10) comprises a heat sink (6) and an insulating substrate (2) which is in thermal contact with the heat sink (6). Further, a power semiconductor device (1) is in thermal contact over a first surface with the insulating substrate (2). A cooling member (7) establishes a thermal contact between the insulating substrate (2) and a second side of the power semiconductor device (1).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a power semiconductor arrangement comprising a power semiconductor device (14), having an emitter electrode and a collector electrode, wherein the collector electrode is electrically connected to a lower electrode (16) and the emitter electrode is electrically connected to an upper electrode (18), wherein the power semiconductor device (14) is arranged to at least one further power semiconductor device in parallel. In order to allow the power semiconductor arrangement (10) to provide an electrical short-circuit mode after a failure event having an improved reliability as well as durability, the arrangement (10) further comprises a high energy material (34) being connected to the power semiconductor device (14) and being connected to at least one failure current bypass unit (36, 54, 70), the failure current bypass unit (36, 54, 70) being arranged in parallel to the power semiconductor device (14) and being activatable by the high energy material (34) to form a current bypass.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating an electrical module comprising a first substrate plate (101), a second substrate plate (102), and semiconductor components (103-110) between the first and second substrate plates is presented. Also an electrical module obtainable with the method and an electrical converter device including such electrical modules are presented. In the method, a bond (112) between first sides of the semiconductor components and the first substrate plate is made by sintering and, subsequently, a bond (111) between second sides of the semiconductor components and the second substrate plate is made by soldering. As the sintered bond can withstand high temperatures, a high temperature solder can be used for the soldered bond without damaging the earlier made sintered bond.