Patent ID: 7164201

Claim:
A power semiconductor module of scalable construction, having one of a base plate and means for direct mounting of said module on a heat sink, said module comprising: a framelike housing; a cover for covering said module; terminal elements, extending to the exterior of said housing, including load contacts and auxiliary contacts; and at least two electrically insulating substrates disposed inside said housing, each of said substrates including an insulating body having a first main face remote from said one of said base plate and said direct mounting means and a plurality of metal connecting tracks located on said main face of said insulating body and electrically insulated from one another, and power semiconductor components located on and electrically connected to said connecting tracks; wherein all said substrates are identical; wherein all said substrates are electrically connected to one another; wherein the same type and number of power semiconductor components are disposed on each of said substrates; and wherein each substrate has a sensor system component disposed therein and at least one further conductor track with which said sensor system component is electrically connected.