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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B60L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/007 (2013.01); H05K 7/209 (2013.01); B60L 2210/44 (2013.01); B60L 2240/525 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus for operating an electric drive for a vehicle may include one or more power modules, which have one or more power semiconductors; an intermediate circuit capacitor, which is connected in parallel to the power module(s); a cooler for dissipating heat generated by the power module(s); and an interconnect device for obtaining electrical contact to the power module(s), wherein the cooler extends over at least two main planes forming an angle to one another.