Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
DISCRETE POWER COMPONENT ASSEMBLY

Abstract:

A motor drive and a discrete power component assembly. The motor drive has a motherboard; a controller; a heat sink; and a discrete power component assembly mounted to the motherboard, the discrete power component assembly includes two discrete power components, a motherboard facing plate intermediate the motherboard and the two discrete power components, the motherboard facing plate adjacent planar surfaces of the two discrete power components, and a heat sink facing plate adjacent planar surfaces of the two discrete power components which are opposite the planar surfaces adjacent the motherboard facing plate. The heat sink is secured to the motherboard with the discrete power component assembly therebetween.