Patent ID: 7042725

Claim:
A power switching module comprising: a spacer having a first passage disposed on a first side of said spacer, and a second passage disposed on a second side of said spacer opposite said first side of said spaccr, said first and second passages being configured to circulate a cooling medium; at least one pair of power switches disposed along said spacer, each pair of power switches including: a first power switch positioned on said first side of said spacer such that a first wall of said first power switch is cooled by said cooling medium in said first passage, and a second power switch positioned on said second side of said spacer such that a first wall of said second power switch is cooled by said cooling medium in said second passage, wherein each of said first and second power switches includes a second wall opposite said first wall; a first channel positioned proximate said second wall of said first power switch such that said second wall of said first power switch is cooled by said cooling medium in said first channel; and a second channel positioned proximate said second wall of said second power switch such that said second wall of said second power switch is cooled by said cooling medium in said second channel.