Power semiconductor module

A power semiconductor module, comprising:

• a lead frame;
• at least one power semiconductor component fastened on said lead frame;
• a housing at least partly encapsulating said at least one power semiconductor component;
• a plurality of output lines electrically conductively connected to said at least one power semiconductor component, said output lines including load current-carrying output lines;
• electrically conductive connections between said at least one power semiconductor component and at least said load current-carrying output lines;
• and
• at least one interrupter irreversibly interrupting at least one of:
• at least said load current-carrying output lines, and
• said electrically conductive connections and at least said load current-carrying output lines,
• if a temperature of said at least one power semiconductor component exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold, said at least one interrupter formed of a material having at least one of a volume-expanding, an oxidizing and an explosive characteristic with an increasing temperature.