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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard Marlow, Grimsby, CA;
Craig Rogers, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/473 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); H02P 29/68 (2016.01); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); H02P 27/06 (2006.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/473 (2013.01); F16H 57/0476 (2013.01); H02P 29/68 (2016.02); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); H02M 7/537 (2013.01); H02P 27/06 (2013.01); Y10S 903/91 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including a transaxle with a cooling arrangement for semiconductor devices such as IGBTs or MOSFETs, and a corresponding method. In particular, this disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, such as an electrified vehicle, including a transaxle, a plurality of semiconductor devices mounted adjacent the transaxle, and a source of cooling fluid. The semiconductor devices are exposed to fluid from the source that flows into the transaxle.