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Assembly for switching electrical power

US6279336A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 1999
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly for switching electrical power, wherein a semiconductor switch is arranged in a pressure-resistant vessel which is partially filled with an inert liquid in order to effect a fluid cooling of the semiconductor switch during operation, characterised in that the interior of the vessel is coupled with a cooling circuit, with at least one vapor line leading from the vessel to a radiator, and at least one liquid line leading from the radiator to the vessel, with the liquid line being arranged at least sectionwise within the vapor line and being extended from a connection point at the vessel into the interior of the vessel to such a length that its free end opens below the liquid level of the cooling liquid.

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