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In addition to the batteries, the 3-phase IGBT inverter is watercooled with the aid of a triangular waterblock (each phase corresponds to one side of the block)
by ferongr 10y ago
In addition to the batteries, the 3-phase IGBT inverter is watercooled with the aid of a triangular waterblock (each phase corresponds to one side of the block). [1]
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- kevin2r 10y agoThat photo of the inverter is beautiful, as I child I was passionated about electronics, I made some projects like audio amplifier and FM transmitter, never thought we were going to have electronics in cars at this level. Now I wonder how reliable are Teslas, what are the parts that are prone to fail. Going to do a research on youtube right now :)
- ferongr 10y agoIn theory, properly sized and protected from motor transienst, the power electronics should last the lifetime of the car (and then some). Electric locomotives and EMUs have been using IGBTs for decades in similar arrangements with active cooling.