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Electric drive device and electric power steering apparatus

US10797570B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2018
Grant dateOct 6, 2020
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K2213/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Power conversion circuit unit defined by rotation shaft-side line facing toward rotation shaft of electric motor, control output terminal-side line facing toward coil input terminals of electric motor and side lines connecting both end portions of rotation shaft-side line and control output terminal-side line is packaged with synthetic resin. Three-phase control output terminals connected to the coil input terminals are formed at control output terminal-side line. Power switching elements forming upper and lower arms for each phase are arranged in a zigzag formation along control output terminal-side line with power switching elements being offset from a substantially middle between rotation shaft-side line and control output terminal-side line toward control output terminal-side line. With this, size of power conversion circuit unit can be reduced, and heat of power conversion circuit unit can be efficiently released to the outside.

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