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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Wade Dorothy, Dunlap, IL (US);
Corey Allen Kauk, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 3/18 (2006.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01); H01L 25/18 (2006.01); H01L 23/488 (2006.01); H01L 23/04 (2006.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01); H01L 23/36 (2006.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 27/06 (2013.01); H01L 23/04 (2013.01); H01L 23/36 (2013.01); H01L 23/488 (2013.01); H01L 25/18 (2013.01); H02M 7/003 (2013.01); H02M 7/537 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-stage power module is provided. The multi-stage power module may include at least one heat sink having a first surface, a second surface and an edge, a first set of switches disposed on the first surface of the heat sink, a second set of switches disposed on the second surface of the heat sink, a plurality of capacitors disposed adjacent to the edge of the heat sink, and a bus bar assembly symmetrically coupling the capacitors to each of the first set of switches and the second set of switches.