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Three-phase H-bridge assembly and method of assembling the same

  • US 6,456,515 B1
  • Filed: 11/27/2000
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A bridge assembly for a three-phase motor, comprising:

  • a first subassembly including a first terminal plate, a second subassembly including a second terminal plate, a third subassembly including a third terminal plate and a fourth subassembly including a bus terminal plate, each of the terminal plates being electrically isolated from the other terminal plates, and at least one of the first, second, third and bus terminal plates acting as a heat sink; and

    first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth switching devices interconnected to at least one of the terminal plates, each switching device having a heat-generating surface in thermal communication with one of the first, second, third and bus terminal plates; and

    a fifth subassembly interconnected with the first, second, third and fourth subassemblies, the fifth subassembly having a bus board.

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