Bus bar and power electronic device with current shaping terminal connector and method of making a terminal connector

A bus bar comprising:

• a supply terminal connector assembly including one or more first holes configured to receive connections with one or more collector terminals of a first switch element and one or more second holes for connection with one or more emitter terminals of a second switch element,
• the supply terminal connector assembly also includes first and second tabs protruding from a main portion of the supply terminal connector assembly, the first tab including one or more third holes configured for connection with a first direct current (DC) bus, the second tab including one or more fourth holes configured for connection with a second DC bus,
• the supply terminal connector assembly further including a first slot that extends between the one or more first holes and the one or more third holes and a second slot adjacent to the one or more second holes, and wherein the first slot and the second slot overlap and form a “V” when viewed from a planar view of the supply terminal connector assembly.

A bus bar comprising:

• a supply terminal connector assembly comprising a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate each extending from a first lateral side to an opposite second lateral side, the first conductive plate including one or more first holes configured for connection with one or more collector terminals of a first switch element, the second conductive plate including one or more second holes for connection with one or more emitter terminals of a second switch element,
• the first conductive plate including a first tab and the second conductive plate including a second tab, the first tab including one or more third holes configured for connection with a first direct current (DC) bus, the second tab including one or more fourth holes configured for connection with a second DC bus,
• the supply terminal connector assembly including a first slot that extends between the one or more first holes and the one or more third holes and a second slot adjacent to the one or more second holes, and wherein the first slot and the second slot overlap and form a “V” when viewed from a planar view of the supply terminal connector assembly.