Direct-current capacitor module and laminated busbar structure thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9620292-B2
Application number	US-201514719331-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2015
Priority date	May 23, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A direct-current capacitor module is disclosed in this disclosure. The direct-current capacitor module includes a plurality of direct-current capacitors and a laminated busbar structure. The direct-current capacitors are grouped into a first portion and a second portion. The laminated busbar structure is electrically connected to capacitor binding posts of the direct-current capacitors. The laminated busbar structure has a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The laminated busbar structure includes a first busbar layer, a second busbar layer and an insulation layer. The first busbar layer includes a first sub-busbar layer, which is electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors of the first portion. The second busbar layer includes a second sub-busbar layer, which is electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors of the second portion. The insulation layer is disposed between the first busbar layer and the second busbar layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A direct-current capacitor module, comprising:
a plurality of direct-current capacitors, each of the direct-current capacitors comprising two capacitor binding posts, the direct-current capacitors being grouped into a first portion and a second portion, the capacitor binding posts of the direct-current capacitors in the first portion being disposed to face the capacitor binding posts of the direct-current capacitors in the second portion respectively; and
a laminated busbar structure configured to be electrically connected with the capacitor binding posts of the direct-current capacitors, the laminated busbar structure having a positive wiring terminal and a negative wiring terminal, the laminated busbar structure comprising:
a first busbar layer comprising a first sub-busbar electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors in the first portion;
a second busbar layer comprising a second sub-busbar electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors in the second portion; and
an insulation layer disposed between the first busbar layer and the second busbar layer.

2. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 1 , wherein the direct-current capacitor module is a two-level direct-current capacitor module, the first busbar layer further comprises a third sub-busbar, the second busbar layer further comprises a fourth sub-busbar, the third sub-busbar of the first busbar layer is electrically connected to the fourth sub-busbar of the second busbar layer.

3. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 2 , wherein the first busbar layer further comprises a positive wiring busbar, the positive wiring busbar is electrically connected to the positive wiring terminal and at least one of the direct-current capacitors in the first portion, the second busbar layer further comprises a negative wiring busbar, the negative wiring busbar is electrically connected to the negative wiring terminal and at least one of the direct-current capacitors in the second portion.

4. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 3 , wherein each of the first portion and the second portion comprises N*M direct-current capacitors arranged in N rows, each row has M direct-current capacitors, the positive wiring busbar is electrically connected to M direct-current capacitors on one row in the first portion, the negative wiring busbar is electrically connected to M direct-current capacitors on one row in the second portion, the first sub-busbar is electrically connected between 2*M direct-current capacitors on two adjacent rows in the first portion, the second sub-busbar is electrically connected between 2*M direct-current capacitors on two adjacent rows in the second portion, N and M are both positive integers.

5. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 2 , wherein the first busbar layer further comprises a positive wiring busbar and a negative wiring busbar, the positive wiring busbar is electrically connected to the positive wiring terminal and at least one of the direct-current capacitors in the first portion, the negative wiring busbar is electrically connected to the negative wiring terminal and at least one of the direct-current capacitors in the first portion.

6. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 1 , wherein the direct-current capacitor module is a multi-level direct-current capacitor module, the laminated busbar structure further comprises a third busbar layer, the third busbar layer is disposed within the insulation layer.

7. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 6 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a first insulation plate and a second insulation plate, the first insulation plate is disposed between the third busbar layer and the first busbar layer, the second insulation plate is disposed between the third busbar layer and the second busbar layer.

8. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 6 , wherein the insulation layer comprises an insulation material covered on both sides of the third busbar layer.

9. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 6 , wherein the laminated busbar structure further comprises a neutral wiring terminal, the first busbar layer comprises a third sub-busbar, the second busbar layer comprises a fourth sub-busbar, the third busbar layer comprises a neutral sub-busbar electrically connected to the neutral wiring terminal, the third sub-busbar and the fourth sub-busbar.

10. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 9 , wherein the first busbar layer further comprises a positive wiring busbar, the positive wiring busbar is electrically connected to the positive wiring terminal and at least one of the direct-current capacitors in the first portion, the second busbar layer further comprises a negative wiring busbar, the negative wiring busbar is electrically connected to the negative wiring terminal and at least one of the direct-current capacitors in the second portion.

11. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 10 , wherein each of the first portion and the second portion comprises N*M direct-current capacitors arranged in N rows, each row has M direct-current capacitors, the positive wiring busbar is electrically connected to M direct-current capacitors on one row in the first portion, the negative wiring busbar is electrically connected to M direct-current capacitors on one row in the second portion, the first sub-busbar is electrically connected between 2*M direct-current capacitors on two adjacent rows in the first portion, the second sub-busbar is electrically connected between 2*M direct-current capacitors on two adjacent rows in the second portion, N and M are both positive integers.

12. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 1 , wherein air gaps are existed between the first busbar layer and the insulation layer and between the second busbar layer and the insulation layer.

13. The direct-current capacitor module of claim 1 , wherein the first busbar layer and the second busbar layer are disposed in mirror symmetry at opposite sides of the insulation layer.

14. A laminated busbar structure, suitable for a direct-current capacitor module, the direct-current capacitor module comprising a plurality of direct-current capacitors, each of the direct-current capacitors comprising two capacitor binding posts, the direct-current capacitors being grouped into a first portion and a second portion, the laminated busbar structure being configured to be electrically connected with the capacitor binding posts of the direct-current capacitors, comprising:
a positive wiring terminal;
a negative wiring terminal;
a first busbar layer comprising a first sub-busbar electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors in the first portion;
a second busbar layer comprising a second sub-busbar electrically connected between at least two direct-current capacitors in the second portion; and
an insulation layer disposed between the first busbar layer and the second busbar layer.

15. The laminated busbar structure of claim 14 , wherein the first busbar layer further comprises a third sub-busbar, the second busbar layer further comprises a fourth sub-busbar, the third sub-busbar of the first busbar layer is electrically connected to the fourth sub-busbar of the second busbar layer.

16. The laminated busbar structure of claim 15 , wherein the first busbar layer further comprises a positive wiring busbar, the positive wiring busbar is electrically connected to the positive wiring terminal and at least one of the direct-current capacitors in the first portion, the second busbar layer further comprises a ne

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Shanghai Co

Inventors

• Wen Sen-Lin
• Ying Jian-Ping
• Gan Hong-Jian
• Zhao She

Classifications

• H05K7/14329

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

• H02M7/003

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

• H01G4/38 Primary

  Multiple capacitors, i.e. structural combinations of fixed capacitors · CPC title

• H01G4/228

  Terminals · CPC title

• H01G2/04

  specially adapted for mounting on a chassis · CPC title