ELECTRICALLY-COOLED POWER MODULE

In one embodiment, an apparatus for cooling an electrical component in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a power module including the electrical component for converting energy. The power module includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first ceramic substrate for receivi...

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Main Authors PERPINA-GIRIBET XAVIER, SUAREZ-JIMENEZ JORDI, JORDA-SANUY XAVIER, VELLVEHI-HERNANDEZ MIQUEL, AUBOUY LAURENT, FERNANDEZ-BANARES JOSE GABRIEL, SAEZ-ZAMORA JOSE ALBERTO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.11.2012
Subjects
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:In one embodiment, an apparatus for cooling an electrical component in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a power module including the electrical component for converting energy. The power module includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first ceramic substrate for receiving the electrical component. The power module further includes a plurality of thermoelectric cells being coupled to the first PCB for discharging heat away from the electrical component. The power module further includes a second PCB including a second ceramic substrate being coupled to the plurality of thermoelectric cells, the first ceramic substrate and the second ceramic substrate for electrically isolating the electrical component from the first PCB and the second PCB and for providing thermal conductance from the electrical component through the plurality of thermoelectric cells.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213476249