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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Guangyin Lei, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Edward Chan-Jiun Jih, Troy, MI (US);
Andreas R. Schamel, Erfstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/00 (2006.01); H02P 3/00 (2006.01); H02P 5/00 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2013.01); H05K 7/1432 (2013.01); H02M 7/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power inverter includes a plurality of power modules that each have a frame defining a cavity, and a power stage disposed within the cavity. Each of the frames have a pair of engaging surfaces. The frames are arranged in a stack such that the engaging surfaces adjacent to each other abut. A plurality of seals are interleaved with the modules such that each of the seals is disposed between engaging surfaces of the frames abutting each other.