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CN105810653B
CN105810653B CN201610284999.6A CN201610284999A CN105810653B CN 105810653 B CN105810653 B CN 105810653B CN 201610284999 A CN201610284999 A CN 201610284999A CN 105810653 B CN105810653 B CN 105810653B
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Abstract

The invention discloses it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, including DBC, output electrode and multiple power electrodes, the power electrode includes lead division, main part, interconnecting piece and leg, lead division is connected with main part, main part is connected by interconnecting piece with leg, and leg is connected on DBC;The interconnecting piece of each power electrode includes the large arm being connected with main part, and the one or both sides of large arm connect forearm, and forearm is connected with leg.The present invention connects forearm and leg by the way that large arm is arranged between the main part and leg of power electrode, by large arm, and the width by adjusting each large arm respectively is capable of the resistance and stray inductance of balanced each shunt circuit, improves the dynamic current equalizing performance of module;And two adjacent forearms share a large arm, easy to produce, processing.

Description

It is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module
Technical field
The present invention relates to field of power electronics, and in particular to it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module.
Background technology
Power module is power power electronic device such as metal-oxide-semiconductor (metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS)), IGBT (insulated-gate type field effects Answer transistor), the power switch modules that are combined and packaged by certain function of FRD (fast recovery diode), be mainly used for electricity Power conversion under the various occasions such as electrical automobile, photovoltaic generation, wind-power electricity generation, industrial frequency conversion.
Each DBC (Direct Bonding Copper, insulate copper-clad base plate) power supply connects node in existing power module Distance to electrode lead-out part is different, by taking a kind of three electrical level power modules as an example, as shown in Figure 1, being a kind of existing power mould Block, including DBC1, output electrode 2, target 3, positive electrode 4 and negative electrode 5, wherein in six DBC1 on each DBC1 The distance of leg weld, that is, power connection points to the DBC electrode lead-out parts 6 connected is not all the same, so as to cause DBC electricity Source tie point between electrode lead-out part 6 stray inductance and resistance have differences, further influence each work(in parallel of power module The dynamic current equalizing performance of rate switch chip.
Invention content
Goal of the invention:In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is intended to provide a kind of reducing being equipped with for resistance difference and stray inductance The power module of large arm can be shared.
Technical solution:It is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, including DBC, output electrode and multiple power supplys Electrode, the power electrode include lead division, main part, interconnecting piece and leg, and lead division is connected with main part, and main part passes through Interconnecting piece is connected with leg, and leg is connected on DBC;The interconnecting piece of each power electrode include be connected with main part it is big The one or both sides of arm, large arm connect forearm, and forearm is connected with leg.
Further, the multiple power electrode is positive electrode, negative electrode and target.
Further, the multiple power electrode is positive electrode and negative electrode.
Further, the main part, large arm, forearm and leg are integrated, and the main part is main perpendicular to DBC The bottom in body portion is connected with multiple large arm for being parallel to DBC, and the width of each large arm is not all the same.
Further, forearm is extended in the side of the large arm, and the width of forearm is less than large arm, the width and leg of forearm It is of same size.
Further, when the leg of the leg of target and positive electrode connects same DBC, the leg of the target The large arm that the large arm connected is connect with the leg of the positive electrode is stacked on being parallel to the directions DBC;Work as target Leg and the leg of negative electrode when connecting same DBC, large arm and the negative electrode that the leg of the target is connected connect The large arm connect is stacked on being parallel to the directions DBC.
Further, the DBC is six, first time half-bridge DBC of respectively word arrangement, second time half-bridge DBC, the Three times half-bridge DBC, half-bridge DBC on first, half-bridge DBC in half-bridge DBC and third on second.
Further, the target bottom of the main body be connected separately with the first large arm, the second large arm, third large arm and The fourth-largest arm;First large arm is connected with the first independent forearm, and the first independent forearm is connected with first time half-bridge DBC;Second large arm It is connected with the first shared forearm group, the first shared forearm group includes the first forearm and the second forearm, the first forearm and the second lower half Bridge DBC is connected, and the second forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC under third;Third large arm is connected with the second shared forearm group, and second is shared small Arm group includes third forearm and the 4th forearm, and third forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC on first, half-bridge on the 4th forearm and second DBC is connected, and the fourth-largest arm is connected with the second independent forearm, and the second independent forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC in third.
Further, there are two large arm, one of large arm is connected with shared forearm for the main part connection of the positive electrode Group, another large arm are connected with independent forearm;It includes two forearms to share forearm group, half-bridge on one of forearm and first DBC is connected, another forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC on second, and independent forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC in third.
Further, there are two large arm, one of large arm is connected with independent forearm for the main part connection of the negative electrode, Another large arm is connected with shared forearm group;Independent forearm is connected with first time half-bridge DBC, and it includes two small to share forearm group Arm, one of forearm are connected with second time half-bridge DBC, another forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC under third.
Advantageous effect:The present invention is connected small by the way that large arm is arranged between the main part and leg of power electrode by large arm Arm and leg, the width by adjusting each large arm respectively are capable of the resistance and stray inductance of balanced each shunt circuit, are improved The dynamic current equalizing performance of module;And two adjacent forearms share a large arm, easy to produce, processing.
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Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the present invention.
Specific implementation mode
Embodiment 1:It is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, this implementation is with the power module of three level Example, the present invention can also be applied in the power module of two level, as shown in Fig. 2, including DBC1, output electrode 2 and multiple electricity Source electrode, multiple power electrodes are target 3, positive electrode 4 and negative electrode 5;Multiple power supplys in the power module of two level Electrode only includes positive electrode 4 and negative electrode 5;
Power electrode includes lead division 6, main part 7, interconnecting piece 8 and leg 9, and lead division 6 is connected with main part 7, main body Portion 7 is connected by interconnecting piece 8 with leg 9, and leg 9 is connected on DBC1;Each the interconnecting piece 8 of the power electrode includes and master The one or both sides of the connected large arm 81 in body portion 7, large arm 81 connect forearm 82, and forearm 82 is connected with leg 9.
Main part 7, large arm 81, forearm 82 and leg 9 are integrated, and the main part 7 is perpendicular to DBC1, main part 7 Bottom be connected with multiple large arm 81 for being parallel to DBC1, the width of each large arm 81 is not all the same;The side of large arm 81 extends Go out forearm 82, the width of forearm 82 is less than large arm 81, and the width of forearm 82 is of same size with leg 9.
In the present embodiment DBC be six, a respectively word arrangement first time half-bridge DBC11, second time half-bridge DBC12, Half-bridge DBC13 under third, half-bridge DBC14 on first, half-bridge DBC16 in half-bridge DBC15 and third on second.
3 main part of target, 7 bottom is connected separately with the first large arm, the second large arm, third large arm and the fourth-largest arm 811;First large arm is connected with the first independent forearm 821, and the first independent forearm 821 is connected with first time half-bridge DBC11;It is second largest Arm is connected with the first shared forearm group, and the first shared forearm group includes the first forearm and the second forearm, under the first forearm and second Half-bridge DBC12 is connected, and the second forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC13 under third;Third large arm is connected with the second shared forearm group, and second It includes third forearm 822 and the 4th forearm 823 to share forearm group, and third forearm 822 is connected with half-bridge DBC14 on first, and the 4th Forearm 823 is connected with half-bridge DBC15 on second, and the fourth-largest arm 811 is connected with the second independent forearm 824, the second independent forearm 824 It is connected with half-bridge DBC16 in third.
There are two large arm 81 for the connection of main part 7 of positive electrode 4, and one of large arm 81 is connected with shared forearm group, another A large arm 81 is connected with independent forearm 82;It includes two forearms 82 to share forearm group, half-bridge on one of forearm 82 and first DBC14 is connected, another forearm 82 is connected with half-bridge DBC15 on second, and independent forearm 82 is connected with half-bridge DBC16 in third.
There are two large arm 81 for the connection of main part 7 of negative electrode 5, and one of large arm 81 is connected with independent forearm 82, another A large arm 81 is connected with shared forearm group;Independent forearm 82 is connected with first time half-bridge DBC11, and it includes two small to share forearm group Arm 82, one of forearm 82 are connected with second time half-bridge DBC12, another forearm 82 is connected with half-bridge DBC13 under third.
It is concrete structure selected sharing method of the present embodiment according to power module above, the present invention can also basis The other shared large arm modes of different structure selection of object are embodied.
When the leg 9 of target 3 connect same DBC1 with the leg 9 of positive electrode 4,9 institute of leg of the target 3 The large arm 81 that the large arm 81 of connection is connect with the leg 9 of the positive electrode 4 is stacked on being parallel to the directions DBC1;Work as centre When the leg 9 of electrode 3 connect same DBC1 with the leg 9 of negative electrode 5, large arm 81 that the leg 9 of the target 3 is connected with The large arm 81 that the negative electrode 5 is connected is stacked on being parallel to the directions DBC1.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that, term "horizontal", "vertical", "upper", "lower", " width ", " just The orientation or positional relationship of the instructions such as face ", " back side ", " bottom " be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, be only for Convenient for the description present invention and simplify description, specific side must be had by not indicating or implying the indicated equipment or element Position, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore be not considered as limiting the invention.
The present invention between the main part and leg of power electrode by being arranged large arm, and two adjacent forearms share One large arm improves the dynamic current equalizing performance of module, and easy to produce, processing.It the above is only the preferred implementation side of the present invention Formula, it should be pointed out that:For those skilled in the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, may be used also To make several improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention.

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1. it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, including DBC (1), output electrode (2) and multiple power electrodes, Multiple power electrodes are positive electrode (4), negative electrode (5) and target (3), and the power electrode includes lead division (6), main body Portion (7), interconnecting piece (8) and leg (9), lead division (6) are connected with main part (7), and main part (7) passes through interconnecting piece (8) and weldering Foot (9) is connected, and leg (9) is connected on DBC (1);It is characterized in that, the interconnecting piece (8) of each power electrode include with The connected large arm (81) of main part (7), the one or both sides connection forearm (82) of large arm (81), forearm (82) and leg (9) phase Even;
The DBC (1) is six, first time half-bridge DBC (11) of respectively word arrangement, second time half-bridge DBC (12), third Lower half-bridge DBC (13), half-bridge DBC (14) on first, half-bridge DBC (16) in half-bridge DBC (15) and third on second;
Target (3) main part (7) bottom is connected separately with the first large arm, the second large arm, third large arm and the fourth-largest Arm (811);First large arm is connected with the first independent forearm (821), the first independent forearm (821) and first time half-bridge DBC (11) It is connected;Second large arm is connected with the first shared forearm group, and the first shared forearm group includes the first forearm and the second forearm, and first is small Arm is connected with second time half-bridge DBC (12), and the second forearm is connected with half-bridge DBC (13) under third;Third large arm is connected with second Forearm group is shared, the second shared forearm group includes third forearm (822) and the 4th forearm (823), third forearm (822) and first Upper half-bridge DBC (14) is connected, and the 4th forearm (823) is connected with half-bridge DBC (15) on second, and the fourth-largest arm (811) is connected with the Two independent forearms (824), the second independent forearm (824) are connected with half-bridge DBC (16) in third.
2. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, which is characterized in that the main body Portion (7), large arm (81), forearm (82) and leg (9) are integrated, and the main part (7) is perpendicular to DBC (1), main part (7) bottom is connected with multiple large arm (81) for being parallel to (1) DBC, and the width of each large arm (81) is not all the same.
3. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, which is characterized in that the large arm (81) forearm (82) is extended in side, and the width of forearm (82) is less than large arm (81), width and the leg (9) of forearm (82) It is of same size.
4. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, which is characterized in that when intermediate electricity When the leg (9) of pole (3) connect (1) same DBC with the leg (9) of positive electrode (4), the leg (9) of the target (3) connects The large arm (81) that the large arm (81) connect is connect with the leg (9) of the positive electrode (4) is laminated on being parallel to DBC (1) direction and sets It sets;When the leg (9) of target (3) connect (1) same DBC with the leg (9) of negative electrode (5), the target (3) The large arm (81) that the large arm (81) that leg (9) is connected is connect with the negative electrode (5) is laminated on being parallel to DBC (1) direction Setting.
5. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, which is characterized in that the positive electricity Main part (7) connection of pole (4) is there are two large arm (81), and one of large arm (81) is connected with shared forearm group, another is big Arm (81) is connected with independent forearm (82);It includes two forearms (82) to share forearm group, on one of forearm (82) and first Half-bridge DBC (14) is connected, another forearm (82) is connected with half-bridge DBC (15) on second, independent forearm (82) and third upper half Bridge DBC (16) is connected.
6. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of be equipped with can common electrode large arm power module, which is characterized in that the negative electricity There are two large arm (81), one of large arm (81) is connected with independent forearm (82) for main part (7) connection of pole (5), another Large arm (81) is connected with shared forearm group;Independent forearm (82) is connected with first time half-bridge DBC (11), and it includes two to share forearm group A forearm (82), one of forearm (82) are connected with second time half-bridge DBC (12), another forearm (82) and half-bridge under third DBC (13) is connected.
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