Pluggable power cell for an inverter

A power cell chamber for a drive system, the power cell chamber comprising:

• a moveable portion including a rectifier stage to rectify an input signal received from a secondary winding of a transformer to provide a rectified signal and an inverter stage having a plurality of switching devices to receive a DC signal and output an AC signal, wherein the moveable portion is slidably adapted within a cabinet of the drive system;
• and
• a fixed portion including a DC link having at least one capacitor to receive the rectified signal and provide the DC signal to the inverter stage and a discharge system coupled to the DC link to limit energy of the DC link that couples to a ground of the power cell chamber during a fault, wherein the fixed portion is affixed in the cabinet, the moveable portion separate from the fixed portion.