High power electrical module and high power electrical circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016226367-A1
Application number	US-201514613325-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 3, 2015
Priority date	Feb 3, 2015
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A high power electrical module comprising at least a first and a second electrical sub-module, at least a first bus bar that electrically connects together the first and the second electrical sub-module, and at least a first and a second heat sink on which are respectively mounted the first and the second electrical sub-module. The first and the second heat sink are arranged independently movable from each other in such manner to compensate the expansion of the first bus bar. The invention also relates on a voltage-source converter.

First claim

1 . A high power electrical module comprising:
at least a first and a second electrical sub-module, at least a first bus bar that electrically connects together the first and the second electrical sub-module, at least a first and a second heat sink on which are respectively mounted the first and the second electrical sub-module, the first and the second heat sinks are arranged independently movable from each other in such manner to compensate the expansion of the first bus bar.

2 . The high power electrical module of claim 1 , which further comprises a support on which at least a part of the first and the second heat sink are mounted movable in translation.

3 . The high power electrical module of claim 2 , wherein each heat sink from the first and the second heat sink comprises at least a pin, the support comprises a groove to accommodate each heat sink pin arrange, thereby allowing a translation of at least a part of the corresponding heat sink.

4 . The high power electrical module of claim 2 , wherein the support comprises for each heat sink from the first and the second heat sink, a receiving space to receive at least a part of said heat sink, the dimensions of the receiving spaces being adapted to allow a translation of the at least a part of the first and second heat sink sufficient to compensate the expansion of the first bus bar.

5 . The high power electrical module claim 1 further comprising:
a third and a fourth electrical module,
at least a second bus bar that electrically connects together the third and the fourth electrical sub-module,
wherein the first heat sink comprises a first and a second sub-heat sink, the first and third electrical sub-modules being respectively mounted on the first and second sub-heat sinks,
wherein the second heat sink comprises a third and a fourth sub-heat sink, the second and the fourth electrical sub-module being respectively mounted on the third and fourth sub-heat sinks,
the second and the fourth sub-heat sinks being arranged independently movable from each other in such manner to compensate the expansion of the second bus bar.

6 . The high power electrical module of claim 5 , that further comprises:
a third and fourth bus bar that respectively connect together the first and the third electrical sub-module, and the second and fourth electrical sub-module, wherein the first and the second sub-heat sink are arranged independently movable from each other in such manner to compensate the expansion of the third bus bar, and wherein the third and the fourth sub-heat sink are arranged independently movable from each other in such manner to compensate the expansion of the fourth bus bar.

7 . The high power electrical module according to claim 1 , wherein each electrical sub-module comprises at least an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor, called IGBT, and preferably three IGBT in parallel.

8 . The high power electrical module according to claim 1 , which is adapted to form a full bridge module or a half bridge module adapted to connect an electrical device such as a DC capacitor to an electrical circuit.

9 . A voltage-source converter that comprises:
at least a full bridge module, and a DC capacitor, at least a first and a second electrical sub-module, at least a first bus bar that electrically connects together the first and the second electrical sub-module, at least a first and a second heat sink on which are respectively mounted the first and the second electrical sub-module, the first and the second heat sink are arranged independently movable from each other in such manner to compensate the expansion of the first bus bar.

Assignees

• Alstom Technology Ltd

Inventors

• Raubo Roman
• Furyk Marek
• Craik Kelvin

Classifications

• H10W40/10

  Arrangements for heating · CPC title

• H05K7/14329

  specially adapted for the configuration of power bus bars · CPC title

• H05K7/023

  Stackable modules · CPC title

• H05K7/2039

  characterised by the heat transfer by conduction from the heat generating element to a dissipating body (arrangements for increasing/decreasing heat-transfer, e.g. fins details, F28F13/00) · CPC title

• H02M7/003 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections · CPC title