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US 8,897,015 B2Granted
Base plate
AssigneeABB Technology AG
InventorsLydia Feller, Samuel Hartmann
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a base plate, for example, for a power module, including a matrix formed of metal, for example, aluminum, wherein at least two reinforcements are provided in the matrix next to each other, and wherein the reinforcements are spaced apart from each other.
Claims20
A base plate for mounting on a heat sink of a power module, the baseplate comprising:
- a flexible, continuous matrix formed of metal;
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- at least two rigid reinforcements provided in the matrix adjacent to each other wherein the reinforcements are spaced apart from each other via portions of the matrix,
- wherein an area of the at least two reinforcements, the matrix is configured to independently react to a surface topology of the heat sink for close contact with the surface of the heat sink.
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