Compact liquid converter assembly
First Claim
1. An electronic converter assembly comprising:
- a liquid cooled heat sink member having a sink length dimension, at least one mounting surface and first and second oppositely facing lateral surfaces, the mounting surface and first and second lateral surfaces forming first and second lateral edges, respectively, the sink member also forming at least one internal channel that extends substantially along the entire sink length, an inlet and an outlet that open into opposite ends of the channel;
a plurality of power switching devices mounted side by side to the mounting surface thereby forming a single device row that extends substantially along the sink length, each device including intra-converter terminals that are substantially within a single connection plane;
a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor including capacitor connection terminals, the capacitors linked for support to and adjacent the sink member with the capacitor terminals juxtaposed substantially within the connection plane; and
a linkage assembly including a plurality of conductors that link the capacitor terminals to the intra-converter terminals to form a power conversion topology.
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Abstract
An electronic converter assembly including a liquid cooled heat sink member having a sink length dimension, at least one mounting surface and first and second oppositely facing lateral surfaces, the mounting surface and first and second lateral surfaces forming first and second lateral edges, respectively, the sink member also forming at least one internal channel that extends substantially along the entire sink length, an inlet and an outlet that open into opposite ends of the channel, a plurality of power switching devices mounted side by side to the mounting surface thereby forming a single device row that extends substantially along the sink length, each device including intra-converter terminals that are substantially within a single connection plane, a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor including capacitor connection terminals, the capacitors linked for support to and adjacent the sink member with the capacitor terminals juxtaposed substantially within the connection plane and a linkage assembly including a plurality of conductors that link the capacitor terminals to the intra-converter terminals to form a power conversion topology.
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32 Claims
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1. An electronic converter assembly comprising:
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a liquid cooled heat sink member having a sink length dimension, at least one mounting surface and first and second oppositely facing lateral surfaces, the mounting surface and first and second lateral surfaces forming first and second lateral edges, respectively, the sink member also forming at least one internal channel that extends substantially along the entire sink length, an inlet and an outlet that open into opposite ends of the channel; a plurality of power switching devices mounted side by side to the mounting surface thereby forming a single device row that extends substantially along the sink length, each device including intra-converter terminals that are substantially within a single connection plane; a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor including capacitor connection terminals, the capacitors linked for support to and adjacent the sink member with the capacitor terminals juxtaposed substantially within the connection plane; and a linkage assembly including a plurality of conductors that link the capacitor terminals to the intra-converter terminals to form a power conversion topology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic converter assembly comprising:
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a heat sink member having a sink length dimension, at least one mounting surface and first and second oppositely facing lateral surfaces, the mounting surface and first and second lateral surfaces forming first and second lateral edges, respectively; a plurality of power switching devices mounted side by side to the mounting surface to form a single device row that extends along the sink length, each device including intra-converter terminals juxtaposed substantially within a single connection plane, each device also including first and second oppositely facing linking edges having a device width therebetween; a bracket member mounted to the sink member and extending past the first lateral surface; a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor including capacitor connection terminals, the capacitors mounted to the bracket member adjacent the sink member with the capacitor terminals substantially within the connection plane; and a linkage assembly including a plurality of conductors that link the capacitor terminals to the intra-converter terminals to form a power conversion topology. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An electronic converter assembly comprising:
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a liquid cooled heat sink member having a sink length dimension and at least one mounting surface, the sink member forming at least one internal channel that extends substantially along the entire sink length and an inlet and an outlet that open into opposite ends of the channel; and a plurality of power switching devices mounted to the mounting surface; wherein, the assembly is juxtaposed such that the inlet is substantially vertically below the outlet. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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