Power semiconductor module with power semiconductor switches

A power semiconductor module, comprising:

• an electrically conducting first intermediate circuit rail for carrying a first DC voltage potential;
• an electrically conducting second intermediate circuit rail for carrying a second DC voltage potential;
• electrically conducting AC potential rail for carrying an AC voltage potential;
• a packaged first and second power semiconductor switch, wherein the respective power semiconductor switch has a first main side and a second main side opposite the first main side;
• a first load current terminal of the respective power semiconductor switch is arranged on the first main side and a second load current terminal of the respective power semiconductor switch;
• a control terminal of the respective power semiconductor switch is arranged on the second main side;
• the first power semiconductor switch is arranged between the first intermediate circuit rail and the AC potential rail;
• the second power semiconductor switch is arranged between the second intermediate circuit rail and the AC potential rail;
• the first load terminal of the first power semiconductor switch is electrically conductively contacted to the first intermediate circuit rail and the second load terminal of the first power semiconductor switch is electrically conductively contacted to the AC potential rail;
• the first load terminal of the second power semiconductor switch is electrically conductively contacted to the AC potential rail and the second load terminal of the second power semiconductor switch is electrically conductively contacted to the second intermediate circuit rail;
• the control terminal of the first power semiconductor switch is arranged projecting from the AC potential rail in the direction perpendicular to the normal direction (N) of the AC potential rail;
• the second intermediate circuit rail has a first through opening aligned flush with the control terminal of the first power semiconductor switch in the normal direction (N) of the AC potential rail, and a second through opening is aligned flush with the control terminal of the second power semiconductor switch in the normal direction (N) of the AC potential rail.