An electrified vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an electric machine electrically coupled to a battery pack through an inverter. Further, the inverter includes a capacitor with an internal cooling channel. A method is also disclosed.

The present disclosure discloses an electric vehicle and a capacitor, the capacitor is configured to be connected to a DC bus of an electric vehicle and an insulated gate bipolar transistor, comprising a housing, groups of capacitor cores and groups of connecting terminals. The capacitor comprises a plurality of groups of capacitor cores, multiple groups of capacitor cores are independently disposed in the housing, each group of the capacitor cores comprises at least one capacitor core; the capacitor comprises a plurality of groups of connecting terminals, multiple groups of connecting terminals are disposed on the housing and connected to multiple groups of capacitor cores in an one-to-one manner, and each group of connecting terminals comprises a pair of electrodes protruding from the housing such that the pair of electrodes can be connected to a DC bus of an electric vehicle and an insulated gate bipolar transistor.

A device casing includes a wall having a metallic substrate and electrical connection of a feedthrough that includes a metal through-element made at least in a zone of isolation of the area of the feedthrough from the substrate material, in the form of an islet of closed contour, physically and electrically isolated from the substrate. An interface for coupling the through-element to the substrate provides the mechanical securing of the through-element to the substrate and the electrical isolation thereof and includes a peripheral lateral layer made of an electrically isolating material that surrounds the through-element over the whole periphery thereof and extends transversally through the thickness of the thinned area of the substrate. The substrate, the through-element and the lateral layer form a monolithically integrated unit, and the lateral layer provides essentially and directly both the mechanical securing and the electrical isolation between through-element and substrate.

A capacitor unit is integrally provided with: a capacitor main body; a pair of bus bars that are connected to a pair of corresponding electrodes of the capacitor main body; and a casing that internally contains the capacitor main body and the bus bars and is made of resin. The bus bars are each provided with an input terminal on a first end side to which a connection terminal of a high-voltage cable for DC power is connected, while being each provided with an output terminal on a second end side to which an inverter substrate is connected.

An electronic component is provided with a housing, a conductive terminal loaded on the housing, and an external conductive member loaded on the housing. A gap between the external conductive member and the conductive terminal is defined by a protrusion formed on the housing or the external conductive member.

Provided is an airtight terminal that is designed to enable implementation of a method for sealing a can case with the airtight terminal with improved readiness and at a reasonable price, as well as an electrical device package and a method for manufacturing an electrical device package. Provided is an airtight terminal that includes a lid composed of a dish-shaped thin metal sheet having a through hole in a surface of the sheet, a lead passing through the through hole in the lid, and an insulating material to hermetically seal a gap between the lead and the lid, wherein the lid has an engagement portion along an edge of the lid to seal a can case by seaming.

A capacitor assembly includes a capacitor having ends. A terminal covers less than an area of one end. A wire bond has opposing ends with one end being coupled to the terminal and is configured to break connection with a circuit when an electrical current through the wire bond reaches a fusing current. An energy storage module includes at least two capacitor assemblies. The wire bond of one capacitor is electrically connected to the second terminal of an adjacent capacitor. An energy storage assembly includes two energy storage modules stacked one on top of the other. A pulse forming network includes conductors and at least two energy storage modules. A method of making a module includes charging each of the capacitors, removing each capacitor that fails, connecting one end of a wire bond to one terminal and connecting the other end to an adjacent capacitor or to a conductor.

A low inductance device includes a capacitor and an enclosure configured to enclose the capacitor, wherein the enclosure comprises an insulating material. The low inductance device also includes a conductive outer layer configured to surround at least a portion of an exterior surface of the enclosure.

A method of manufacturing a feedthrough dielectric body for an active implantable medical device includes the steps of forming a ceramic body in a green state, or, stacking discrete layers of ceramic in a green state upon one another and laminating together. The ceramic body has a first side opposite a second side. At least one via hole is formed straight through the ceramic body extending between the first and second sides. At least one via hole is filled with a conductive paste. The ceramic body and the conductive paste are then dried. The ceramic body and the conductive paste are isostatically pressed at above 1000 psi to remove voids and to form a closer interface for sintering. The ceramic body and the conductive paste are sintered together to form the feedthrough dielectric body. The feedthrough dielectric body is hermetically sealed to a ferrule.

A capacitor assembly, configured for a high-voltage application, contains an active capacitor part, a housing for accommodating the active capacitor part and an insulating medium for the electrical insulation of the active capacitor part. A flexible-shape inlay is arranged between the insulating medium and the housing and connected electrically thereto. Ideally the capacitor assembly is part of a converter assembly.