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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);
Allen Michael Ritter, Roanoke, VA (US);
Mark Eugene Shepard, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Gregory Wagoner, Roanoke, VA (US);
Allen Michael Ritter, Roanoke, VA (US);
Mark Eugene Shepard, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a mechanical layout for a half-bride power module that is optimized for low inductance. In one embodiment, a first power module and a second power module are mounted on each side of a heat sink. An inductance cancelling bus bar is wrapped around the heat sink, the first power module and the second power module in a loop.