18946458. AFTERTREATMENT HEATER POWER ELECTRONICS (Eaton Intelligent Power Limited)

AFTERTREATMENT HEATER POWER ELECTRONICS

Organization Name

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Inventor(s)

Thomas Joseph Stoltz of Allen Park MI (US)

Viken Rafi Yeranosian of Farmington Hills MI (US)

Sarah Elizabeth Behringer of Redford MI (US)

Elizabeth Jane Mercer of West Bloomfield MI (US)

Nicole Downing of Ferndale MI (US)

James E. Mccarthy, Jr. of Kalamazoo MI (US)

AFTERTREATMENT HEATER POWER ELECTRONICS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18946458 titled 'AFTERTREATMENT HEATER POWER ELECTRONICS

Original Abstract Submitted

An aftertreatment system of a vehicle includes an electric heater device; a power converter structured to provide power to the electric heater device, the power converter including at least one phase converter, each phase converter including: a first plurality of switching devices coupled together in parallel; and a second plurality of switching devices coupled together in parallel, wherein the second plurality of switching devices is coupled in series with the first plurality of switching devices, and wherein a number of the first plurality of switching devices is different from a number of the second plurality of switching devices.