Integrated packaging of multiple double sided cooling planar bond power modules
First Claim
1. An integrated double sided cooled three-phase power module comprising:
- three, phase leg planar power packages, each one of the three, phase leg planar power packages having an upper power switch unit and a lower power switch unit directly bonded together and sandwiched between two heat exchangers;
a segmented coolant manifold having two central segments and two end segments;
wherein the two end segments each include one internal coolant channel and wherein the two central segments each include two internal coolant channels surrounding the three, phase leg planar power packages to create a sealed enclosure that defines a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet and a coolant flow path that flows between each adjacent two of the of the three, phase leg planar power packages and in series between the inlet and the outlet; and
wherein one of the three, phase leg planer power packages, is sandwiched between two central coolant manifold segments and two of the three, phase leg planer power packages are each sandwiched between a central coolant manifold segment and an end coolant manifold segment.
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Abstract
An integrated double sided cooled power module has one or multiple phase legs configuration including one or more planar power packages, each planar power package having an upper power switch unit and a lower power switch unit directly bonded and interconnected between two insulated power substrates, and further sandwiched between two heat exchangers via direct bonds. A segmented coolant manifold is interposed with the one or more planar power packages and creates a sealed enclosure that defines a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet and a coolant flow path between the inlet and the outlet. A coolant circulates along the flow path to remove heat and increase the power density of the power module.
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1. An integrated double sided cooled three-phase power module comprising:
- three, phase leg planar power packages, each one of the three, phase leg planar power packages having an upper power switch unit and a lower power switch unit directly bonded together and sandwiched between two heat exchangers;
a segmented coolant manifold having two central segments and two end segments;
wherein the two end segments each include one internal coolant channel and wherein the two central segments each include two internal coolant channels surrounding the three, phase leg planar power packages to create a sealed enclosure that defines a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet and a coolant flow path that flows between each adjacent two of the of the three, phase leg planar power packages and in series between the inlet and the outlet; and
wherein one of the three, phase leg planer power packages, is sandwiched between two central coolant manifold segments and two of the three, phase leg planer power packages are each sandwiched between a central coolant manifold segment and an end coolant manifold segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- three, phase leg planar power packages, each one of the three, phase leg planar power packages having an upper power switch unit and a lower power switch unit directly bonded together and sandwiched between two heat exchangers;
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11. A method of cooling a three-phase power module comprising the steps of:
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a) providing three, phase leg planar power packages, each one of the three phase leg planar power package having an upper power switch unit and a lower power switch unit directly bonded together and sandwiched between two heat exchangers; b) surrounding the three, phase leg planar power packages with a segmented coolant manifold so that one of the three, phase leg planer power packages, is sandwiched between two central coolant manifold segments and two of the three, phase leg planer power packages are each sandwiched between a central coolant manifold segment and an end coolant manifold segment to create a sealed enclosure that defines a coolant inlet, a coolant outlet and a coolant flow path that flows between each adjacent two of the of the three, phase leg planar power packages and in series between the inlet and the outlet; and
wherein the two central segments each include two internal coolant channels and each end segment includes one internal coolant channel;c) Circulating a coolant about the coolant flow path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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