Abstract: A closed-loop cooling system is internal to the enclosure of an induction drive system. Two inverter modules of the induction drive system each includes three insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules for producing an AC output from a DC source, the AC output received by an induction coil for heating a metal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 3, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 11, 2020
Assignee:
ATSE, LLC
Inventors:
Franklin B. Jones, Eric D. Donahue, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel
Abstract: A power inverter comprises a plurality of high power switching modules that form an alternating current (AC) output; a plurality of terminals in communication with the high power switching modules for outputting the AC output; a capacitor bank that provides a conditioned voltage to the high power switching modules for producing the AC output in response to receiving and storing electrical energy related to a direct current (DC) supply; and a case positioned over the high power switching modules. The capacitor bank is mounted to the case, and the capacitor bank is positioned over the high power switching modules so that the high power switching terminals are proximal the capacitor bank for reducing inductance. A gate driver module at a top region of the high power switching modules includes a plurality of planar transformers for reducing a distance between the capacitor bank and the gate driver.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 15, 2018
Date of Patent:
October 22, 2019
Assignee:
ATSE, LLC
Inventors:
Franklin B. Jones, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel, Eric D. Donahue
Abstract: A power inverter comprises a plurality of high power switching modules that form an alternating current (AC) output; a plurality of terminals in communication with the high power switching modules for outputting the AC output; a capacitor bank that provides a conditioned voltage to the high power switching modules for producing the AC output in response to receiving and storing electrical energy related to a direct current (DC) supply; and a case positioned over the high power switching modules. The capacitor bank is mounted to the case, and the capacitor bank is positioned over the high power switching modules so that the high power switching terminals are proximal the capacitor bank for reducing inductance. A gate driver module at a top region of the high power switching modules includes a plurality of planar transformers for reducing a distance between the capacitor bank and the gate driver.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
July 17, 2018
Assignee:
ATSE, LLC
Inventors:
Franklin B. Jones, Andrew I. Nehring, Daniel T. Jones, Robert A. Hummel, Eric D. Donahue