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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Lang, Zürich, CH;
Hans-Rudolf Zeller, Birr, CH;
Assignee:
Asea Brown Boveri AG, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 ;
Abstract
A high-power semiconductor module having a casing which encloses at least one semiconductor element has an explosion protection element. This explosion protection element is a protective sheath which surrounds at least a portion of the casing and traps fragments which are projected outward in the event of an explosion of the semiconductor element. This prevents people from being injured or adjacent modules from being damaged by such fragments.