Substrate-level DC bus design to reduce module inductance
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1. A DC bus bar structure for use in a power module, comprising:
- an elongated substantially planar first bus plate, the first bus plate comprising at least an upper surface;
a first insulating layer overlying a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate and exposing a wire bonding area on the upper surface, the bonding area extending along at least a portion of one edge of the upper surface of the first bus plate; and
an elongated substantially planar second bus plate, the second bus plate comprising at least an upper surface comprising an exposed wire bonding area extending along at least a portion of one edge of the upper surface of the second bus plate, the second bus plate overlying at least a portion of the first insulating layer and positioned parallel to the first bus plate such that the upper surface of the first bus plate and the upper surface of the second bus plate are parallel and face a same direction, and where the second bus plate is spaced from the first bus plate by the first insulating layer; and
wherein the first and second bus plates are physically positioned between a high side and a low side of the power module, a first set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the first bus plate to one of the high side and the low side of the power module, and a second set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the second bus plate to the other one of the high side and the low side of the power module.
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Abstract
A DC bus for use in a power module includes a positive DC conductor bus plate parallel with a negative DC conductor bus plate. The positive bus and negative bus permit counter-flow of currents, thereby canceling magnetic fields and their associated inductances, and the positive and negative bus are connectable to the center portion of a power module.
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1. A DC bus bar structure for use in a power module, comprising:
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an elongated substantially planar first bus plate, the first bus plate comprising at least an upper surface;
a first insulating layer overlying a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate and exposing a wire bonding area on the upper surface, the bonding area extending along at least a portion of one edge of the upper surface of the first bus plate; and
an elongated substantially planar second bus plate, the second bus plate comprising at least an upper surface comprising an exposed wire bonding area extending along at least a portion of one edge of the upper surface of the second bus plate, the second bus plate overlying at least a portion of the first insulating layer and positioned parallel to the first bus plate such that the upper surface of the first bus plate and the upper surface of the second bus plate are parallel and face a same direction, and where the second bus plate is spaced from the first bus plate by the first insulating layer; and
wherein the first and second bus plates are physically positioned between a high side and a low side of the power module, a first set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the first bus plate to one of the high side and the low side of the power module, and a second set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the second bus plate to the other one of the high side and the low side of the power module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A DC bus bar structure for use in a power module, comprising:
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a substantially straight elongated first bus plate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface;
a substantially straight elongated second bus plate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, the second bus plate positioned parallel and spaced from the first bus plate; and
a first insulating layer interposed between a portion of the first and the second bus plates, wherein the first bus plate, the second bus plate and the first insulating layer are disposed such that a first wire bonding area is exposed extending along at least a portion of the first surface of the first bus plate and a second wire bonding area is exposed extending along at least a portion of the first surface of the second bus plate;
wherein the first and second bus plates are physically positioned between a high side and a low side of the power module, a first set of wire bonds electrically coupling the first wire bonding area to one of the high side and the low side of the power module, and a second set of wire bonds electrically coupling the second wire bonding area to the other one of the high side and the low side of the power module. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A power module comprising:
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a substrate comprising at least a first surface;
a first set of switches coupled on the substrate to form at least a portion of a high side of the power module;
a second set of switches coupled on the substrate to form at least a portion of a low side of the power module;
an elongated first bus plate comprising at least an upper surface, the upper surface of the first bus plate approximately parallel with and facing a same direction as the first surface of the substrate;
a first insulating layer overlying a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate, and exposing a bonding area extending along at least a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate;
an elongated second bus plate comprising at least an upper surface, the upper surface of the second bus plate approximately parallel with and facing a same direction as the first surface of the substrate, the second bus plate overlying at least a portion of the first insulating layer and positioned parallel to and spaced from the first bus plate by the first insulating layer, and disposed over a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate exposing a bonding area extending along at least a portion of one edge of the upper surface of the first bus plate;
a second insulating layer overlying a portion of the upper surface of the second bus plate, and exposing a bonding area extending along at least a portion of the upper surface of the second bus plate;
a first set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the first bus plate to one of the high side and the low side of the power module; and
a second set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the second bus plate to the other one of the high side and the low side of the power module;
wherein the high side of the power module is on a first portion of the first surface of the substrate and the low side of the power module is on a second portion of the first surface of the substrate, and the first and second bus plates are both positioned between the first and the second portions of the first surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A power module comprising:
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a substrate comprising at least a first surface;
a first set of switches coupled on the substrate to form at least a portion of a high side of the power module;
a second set of switches coupled on the substrate to form at least a portion of a low side of the power module;
an elongated first bus plate comprising at least an upper surface, the upper surface of the first bus plate approximately parallel with and facing a same direction as the first surface of the substrate;
a first insulating layer overlying a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate, and exposing a bonding area extending along at least a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate;
an elongated second bus plate comprising at least an upper surface, the upper surface of the second bus plate approximately parallel with and facing a same direction as the first surface of the substrate, the second bus plate overlying at least a portion of the first insulating layer and positioned parallel to and spaced from the first bus plate by the first insulating layer, and disposed over a portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate exposing a bonding area extending along at least a portion of one edge of the upper surface of the first bus plate;
a second insulating layer overlying a portion of the upper surface of the second bus plate, and exposing a bonding area extending along at least a portion of the upper surface of the second bus plate;
a first set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the first bus plate to one of the high side and the low side of the power module; and
a second set of wire bonds electrically coupling the bonding area of the second bus plate to the other one of the high side and the low side of the power module, wherein the bonding area extending along at least the portion of the upper surface of the first bus plate and the bonding area extending along at least the portion of the upper surface of the second bus plate are opposed to one another across a longitudinal axis of the first bus plate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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