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Electric Converter with Compact Module Arrangement for Subsea Applications

US2016192540A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016192540-A1
Application numberUS-201414903013-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 2, 2014
Priority dateJul 9, 2013
Publication dateJun 30, 2016
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An electric converter system, including a housing configured to receive a dielectric fluid, at least two electric modules, each including a first space and a second space, the first space including a connecting portion and a cooling system configured to circulate the dielectric fluid to cool the electric modules. The converter system further includes an inter module bus bar portion including a complementary connecting portion, whereby the connecting portion is configured to be connected to the complementary connecting portion of the inter module bus bar portion, whereby the inter module bus bar portion is configured to interconnect one of the at least two electric modules with the other of the at least two electric modules, said one electric module being proximate to said other electric module, and whereby the connecting portion, the first space and the second space of each electric module are arranged in series.

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1 . An electric converter system, comprising a housing configured to receive a dielectric fluid; at least two electric modules arranged within the housing, each of the at least two electric modules comprising a first space and a second space, the first space comprising a connecting portion, a semiconductor element and a heat sink thermally connected to the semiconductor element; the second space comprising a capacitor element; a cooling system configured to circulate the dielectric fluid…

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What does patent US2016192540A1 cover?
An electric converter system, including a housing configured to receive a dielectric fluid, at least two electric modules, each including a first space and a second space, the first space including a connecting portion and a cooling system configured to circulate the dielectric fluid to cool the electric modules. The converter system further includes an inter module bus bar portion including a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Abb Technology Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05K7/20263. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jun 30 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).