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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Mark Eugene Shepard, Roanoke, VA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Eugene Shepard, Roanoke, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A phase leg for a three-level power converter includes a heat sink device that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The phase leg also includes a first portion including at least one semiconductor switching device coupled to the first surface. The phase leg further includes a second portion including at least one semiconductor switching device coupled to the second surface.