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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Pengshuai Wang, Eriskirch, DE;
Michael Kohr, Bodnegg, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A power module for supplying electricity to an electric axle drive in an electric vehicle and/or hybrid vehicle may include numerous semiconductor switches for receiving an input current and generating an output current on the basis of the received input current by switching the semiconductor switches, where the semiconductor switches each have a positive current electrode, negative current electrode, and a control electrode, where numerous signal pins are each conductively connected to one of the electrodes, where at least one of the signal pins extends vertically, at least in part, between the electrode connected thereto and a driver.