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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Borgwarner Us Technologies Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Mark Wendell Gose, Kokomo, IN (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner US Technologies LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 1/44 (2007.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/327 (2021.05); H02M 1/44 (2013.01); H02M 7/003 (2013.01); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system comprises: an inverter configured to convert DC power from a battery to AC power to drive a motor, wherein the inverter includes: a power module including a drain terminal and a source terminal; one or more phase switches configured to control a current flow between the drain terminal and the source terminal; and a point-of-use controller including two or more thermal sensors on the point-of-use controller, the point-of-use controller configured to determine a temperature of the one or more phase switches using the two or more thermal sensors.