Systems and methods for three channel galvanic isolator for inverter for electric vehicle
AssigneeBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
InventorMark Wendell Gose
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Abstract
A system includes: an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes: an upper phase multi-chip module including: a low-voltage upper phase controller; a high-voltage upper phase A controller; an upper phase A galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage upper phase controller to the high-voltage upper phase A controller; a high-voltage upper phase B controller; an upper phase B galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage upper phase controller to the high-voltage upper phase B controller; a high-voltage upper phase C controller; and an upper phase C galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage upper phase controller to the high-voltage upper phase C controller.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes:
- an upper phase multi-chip module including:
- a low-voltage upper phase controller;
- a high-voltage upper phase A controller;
- an upper phase A galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage upper phase controller to the high-voltage upper phase A controller;
- a high-voltage upper phase B controller;
- an upper phase B galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage upper phase controller to the high-voltage upper phase B controller;
- a high-voltage upper phase C controller;
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- an upper phase C galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage upper phase controller to the high-voltage upper phase C controller.
A system comprising:
- a multi-chip module for an inverter, the multi-chip module including:
- a low-voltage controller;
- a first high-voltage controller;
- a first galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage controller to the first high-voltage controller;
- a second high-voltage controller;
- a second galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage controller to the second high-voltage controller;
- a third high-voltage controller;
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- a third galvanic isolator connecting the low-voltage controller to the third high-voltage controller.
A system comprising:
- an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes:
- an upper phase controller including a low voltage upper phase controller, a first high-voltage upper phase controller, a second high-voltage upper phase controller, and a third high-voltage upper phase controller;
- a lower phase controller including a low voltage lower phase controller, a first high-voltage lower phase controller, a second high-voltage lower phase controller, and a third high-voltage lower phase controller;
- a first power module including a first upper phase point-of-use controller, a first upper phase switch, a first lower phase point-of-use controller, and a first lower phase switch;
- a second power module including a second upper phase point-of-use controller, a second upper phase switch, a second lower phase point-of-use controller, and a second lower phase switch;
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- a third power module including a third upper phase point-of-use controller, a third upper phase switch, a third lower phase point-of-use controller, and a third lower phase switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.