Patent ID: 8724324
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A rectifier comprising: an electrically conductive support, a first plurality of rectifier components carried by the support and having their anodes connected to a first bus bar, a second plurality of rectifier components carried by the support and having their cathodes connected to a second bus bar, the cathode of each of the first plurality of rectifier components being connected to the anode of an associated one of the second plurality of rectifier components, a first resistance path between the first bus bar and the support, and a second resistance path between the second bus bar and the support, wherein each of the first and second bus bars is insulated from the support by a layer of an insulating material, and wherein the first and second resistance paths are each formed by the provision of an opening in the layer of the insulating material in which a semi conductive material is provided to form the resistive path between a respective one of the first and second bus bars and the support.