Power module package having a multi-phase inverter and power factor correction

A power module package comprising:

• a multi-phase inverter;
• a power factor correction (PFC) circuit configured to regulate a bus voltage of said multi-phase inverter;
• a common driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to drive said multi-phase inverter and said PFC circuit, wherein said multi-phase inverter, said PFC circuit, and said common driver IC are disposed on a single substrate of said power module package, and wherein said PFC circuit comprises a diode connected antiparallel with a PFC switch;
• and
• a common fault terminal coupled to the common driver IC, the common fault terminal configured to
• generate one or more fault signals at the common fault terminal,
• indicate an overcurrent condition of said PFC circuit using the one or more fault signals,
• indicate an overcurrent condition of said multi-phase inverter using the one or more fault signals, and
• enable or disable switching of said PFC circuit and said multi-phase inverter by receiving one or more enable/disable signals, wherein the common fault terminal is an external terminal of the power module package.

A power module package comprising:

• a three-phase inverter comprising U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase circuits;
• a power factor correction (PFC) circuit configured to regulate a bus voltage of said three-phase inverter;
• a common driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to drive said U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase circuits and said PFC circuit, wherein said three-phase inverter, said PFC circuit, and said common driver IC are disposed on a single substrate of said power module package, and wherein said PFC circuit comprises a diode connected antiparallel with a PFC switch;
• a first external input terminal internally coupled to both the PFC circuit and the three-phase inverter, the first external input terminal being configured to receive an external high side DC voltage;
• a second external input terminal internally coupled to the PFC circuit and configured to receive an external low side DC voltage;
• a third external input terminal internally coupled to the PFC circuit and configured to receive an external PFC input voltage, wherein the external PFC input voltage is a rectified version of an AC input voltage;
• and
• a plurality of external output terminals configured to output a multi-phase output, the plurality of external output terminals being coupled to the three-phase inverter.