Patent ID: 8947899
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H02M,H02P,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A motor drive, comprising: an input for receiving input electrical power from a power source; an output for providing output electrical power to a load; a DC circuit including a DC bus connecting the input and the output; and a capacitor bus electrically coupled with the DC circuit, the capacitor bus including a planar surface and at least one capacitor mounted thereto, the at least one capacitor extending outwardly from a single side of said planar surface; wherein the capacitor bus includes a laminated bus structure mounted as a unit to the DC bus, the laminated bus structure having a first positive conductor and a first negative conductor forming a first pair of conductors, and a second positive conductor and a second negative conductor forming a second pair of conductors, the at least one capacitor being coupled to one of the first or second pair of conductors.