Patent attributes
The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a heat exchanger assembly for cooling power module bricks, the heat exchanger assembly having a plurality of spaced apart heat exchanger layers between which external air and a closed loop gas are separately circulated. A series of metallic plates may be located within the spaces between some or all of the heat exchanger layers to conduct heat from the power modules. Circulating fans may be employed to circulate external air and circulating gas through the heat exchanger. Pass through junctions may be positioned near edges of the heat exchanger to permit the circulating gas to cross paths with the external air without allowing the two gas flows to mix with one another.