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Inverter unit

US7605456B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2005
Grant dateOct 20, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/30107
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To provide an inverter unit with excellent manufacturing performance and with current carrying capacity increased and size reduced by further increasing the cooling efficiency of a power efficiency device.The inverter unit includes: a semiconductor chip constituting an arm of an inverter; a first conductor 33 joined to a positive side of the semiconductor chip; and a second conductor 35 joined to a negative side of the semiconductor chip. The first and second conductors are disposed above a cooler 22 cooling the semiconductor chip so that a joint surface of the first conductor 33 which is joined to a positive electrode of the semiconductor chip and a joint surface of the second conductor 35 which is joined to a negative electrode of the semiconductor chip are not in parallel to a surface of the cooler 22.

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