Power supply device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9954409-B2
Application number	US-201514810049-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2015
Priority date	Jul 27, 2015
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

A power supply is provided. The power supply device includes a power module and a capacitor. The power module includes inverting circuitry and is configured to deliver electrical power to an electric machine. The capacitor is disposed adjacent to the power module and is arranged to limit voltage variation at the inverting circuitry input due to ripple current. The inverting circuitry and the capacitor are surrounded by a monolithic non-metal casing that provides voltage isolation between the power module and the capacitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
an electric machine;
a power module, including inverting circuitry, configured to deliver electrical power to the electric machine;
a cooling manifold disposed below the circuitry; and
a capacitor, having first and second banks of cells respectively disposed on opposing sides of the manifold below the circuitry, configured to absorb ripple currents in the module, wherein the circuitry, manifold, and capacitor are over molded with and encapsulated by a monolithic non-metal insulating material.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a capacitor bus over molded with and encapsulated by the monolithic non-metal material, and configured to couple the inverting circuitry and capacitor.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the cooling manifold is disposed adjacent to the capacitor bus.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the power module includes connectors extending from the monolithic non-metal material and configured to couple the inverting circuitry to a gate drive board.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the power module includes connectors extending from the monolithic non-metal material and configured to couple the inverting circuitry to the electric machine.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a primary bus configured to couple the inverting circuitry and capacitor bus to a battery.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein a portion of the primary bus is over molded with and encapsulated by the monolithic non-metal material.

8. A power supply device comprising:
a power module, including inverting circuitry, configured to deliver electrical power to an electric machine;
a cooling manifold disposed below the circuitry; and
a capacitor, having first and second banks of cells respectively disposed on opposing sides of the manifold below the circuitry, configured to limit voltage variation at an input of the circuitry due to ripple current, wherein the circuitry, manifold, and capacitor are surrounded by a monolithic non-metal casing that provides voltage isolation between the power module and the capacitor.

9. The power supply device of claim 8 further comprising a capacitor bus being surrounded by the monolithic non-metal casing, and configured to couple the inverting circuitry to the first and second banks of cells.

10. The power supply device of claim 9 , wherein the cooling manifold is disposed adjacent to the capacitor bus.

11. The power supply device of claim 9 , further comprising a primary bus configured to couple the inverting circuitry and the capacitor bus to a battery.

12. The power supply device of claim 11 , wherein a portion of the primary bus is surrounded by the monolithic non-metal casing.

13. The power supply device of claim 8 , wherein the power module includes connectors extending from the monolithic non-metal casing and configured to couple the inverting circuitry to a gate drive board.

14. The power supply device of claim 8 , wherein the power module includes connectors extending from the monolithic non-metal casing and configured to couple the inverting circuitry to the electric machine.

15. The power supply device of claim 8 , wherein the power module is an inverter.

16. A power supply comprising:
an inverter, including circuitry, configured to deliver electrical power to an electric machine;
a plurality of capacitor cells, having first and second banks disposed below the circuitry, coupled to a capacitor bus, and being arranged to absorb ripple currents generated by the inverter;
a cooling manifold disposed below the circuitry and between first and second banks; and
a primary bus coupling the capacitor bus to the inverter, wherein the inverter, capacitor cells, and cooling manifold are over molded with and encapsulated by a monolithic insulating epoxy that provides voltage isolation between the inverter and capacitor cells.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Lei Guangyin
• Chen Chingchi
• Degner Michael W
• Jih Edward Chan-Jiun

Classifications

• H02K11/33

  Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02T10/7022

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H02M7/003

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

• H02K5/08 Primary

  Insulating casings · CPC title

• H02K9/005

  Electricity · mapped topic