Power overlay architecture
AssigneeGE Aviation Systems LLC
InventorsLiqiang Yang, Richard Anthony Eddins, Robert Lloyd George, Darrell Lee Grimes
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Abstract
A modular power overlay architecture includes at least two sets of power overlay tiles arranged to provide for or meet a desired power overlay architecture demand. The power overlay assembly can include a base having seats to receive the power overlay tiles. The power overlay tiles can include power switching components arranged relative to a conductive surface commonly arranged relative to each of the at least two sets of power overlay tiles.
Claims20
A modular power overlay architecture, comprising:
- a first set of power overlay tiles defining a substantially planar arrangement of power switching components arranged on a first substrate and defining a first planar footprint;
- a second set of power overlay tiles defining a substantially planar arrangement of power switching components arranged on a second substrate and defining a second planar footprint, the second planar footprint equal to the first planar footprint;
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- a power overlay assembly base having a set of seats sized to selectively receive a subset of the first set of power overlay tiles, a subset of the second power overlay tiles, or a subset of first and second power overlay tiles;
- wherein the selectively receiving of the subset of power overlay tiles is based on a satisfying a desired power module characteristics and wherein the subset of power overlay tiles are further replaceably interchangeable.
A method of configuring a power overlay architecture, the method comprising:
- determining a power overlay architecture demand;
- based on the power overlay architecture demand, selecting a set of power overlay tiles from at least two power overlay tile configurations, wherein each of the at least two power overlay tile configurations includes a substantially planar arrangement of power switching components arranged on a substrate and defining a common planar footprint;
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- receiving, by a power overlay assembly base having a set of seats sized to receive the common planar footprint, the set of power overlay tiles in the set of seats, such that the arrangement of the receiving satisfies the determined power overlay architecture demand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.