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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Yue Sun, Knoxville, TN (US);
Hua Bai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Rüdiger Kusch, Braunschweig, DE;
Daniel Costinett, Knoxville, TN (US);
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A power module comprises: an upper arm structure that includes a first semiconductor switch, a second semiconductor switch and a first diode; a lower arm structure that includes a third semiconductor switch, a fourth semiconductor switch and a second diode; a first gate driving board, attached with the upper arm, wherein the first gate driving board includes a first gate driver connected to a first gate of the first semiconductor switch and a second gate driver connected to a second gate of the second semiconductor switch; a second gate driving board, attached with the lower arm, wherein the second gate driving board includes a third gate driver connected to a third gate of the third semiconductor switch and a fourth gate driver connected to a fourth gate of the fourth semiconductor switch; etc.