Patent ID: 6038156
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: H01L,H02M

Abstract:
An inverter for converting DC to AC power, comprising:a transformer with at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding;at least one switch coupled to a primary winding of the transformer for periodically interrupting the flow of DC current through the primary winding of the transformer such that a varying current results in the primary winding of the transformer; anda heat sink, at least one of the switches being mounted to the heat sink for dissipating thermal energy generated by the at least one switch, the primary winding of the transformer being directly connected to the heat sink to form an electrical connection that is spatially removed from the location on the heat sink where the at least one switch is mounted such that the heat sink significantly dissipates heat generated at the connection between the primary winding and the heat sink before it reaches the location on the heat sink where the switch is mounted.