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US 2020/0028444 A1Published application
Power converter
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsKazuharu TOCHIKAWA, Shintaro KOGURE
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Abstract
In a power converter, busbars are connected to respective power terminals. The power terminals include at least one narrow power terminal. The at least one narrow power terminal includes a first portion having a first thermal resistance and a first rigidity, and a second portion having a second thermal resistance and a second rigidity, the second thermal resistance being higher than the first thermal resistance, the second rigidity being smaller than the first rigidity.
Claims11
A power converter comprising:
- a semiconductor module comprising:
- a converter component that includes at least one semiconductor element for power conversion;
- and
- a plurality of power terminals protruding from the converter component in a first direction serving as a protrusion direction, and each having a predetermined thickness in a second direction serving as a thickness direction;
- and
- a plurality of busbars connected to the respective power terminals,
- the power terminals including at least one narrow power terminal, the at
- least one narrow power terminal comprising:
- a first portion having a first thermal resistance and a first rigidity;
- and
- a second portion having a second thermal resistance and a second rigidity, the second thermal resistance being higher than the first thermal resistance, the second rigidity being smaller than the first rigidity.
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