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Systems and methods for a multi-functional structural element of an inverter

US12408309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BorgWarner US Technologies LLC · US

Inventors

Andreas Apelsmeier · Pollenfeld, DE
Chetan Ugare · Nuremberg, DE
Stefan Berindan · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2023
Grant date	Sep 2, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2044

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/20445
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inverter including: a housing including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a power module including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface of the power module contacts the first surface of the housing; a heat sink including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface of the heat sink is coupled to the second surface of the power module; a multi-functional structural element, the multi-functional structural element including a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the multi-functional structural element contacts the second surface of the heat sink; and a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board being coupled to the second surface of the multi-functional structural element; wherein the housing and heat sink define a cooling circuit.

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