| US 7,463,489 B2 | ||
| Power inverter | ||
| Andreas Falk, Kassel (Germany); and Nafiz Yasat, Paderborn (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to SMA Solar Technology AG, Niestetal (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/788,341. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2006 018 854 (DE), filed on Apr. 22, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0247823 A1, Oct. 25, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05K 7/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—719 [361/704; 361/721; 174/252] | 10 Claims |

| 1. A power inverter, comprising a housing having a bottom, said bottom of the housing of the power inverter being configured to be stepped, cooling bodies being disposed on the exterior face of the stepped bottom, at least two printed circuit boards that overlap each other and communicate with the respective one of the cooling bodies through semiconductor components being provided. |