TEARDOWN OF A 5TH GENERATION PRIUS INVERTER

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Technical Discussion' started by notspam3, Dec 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM.

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    notspam3 Junior Member

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    Enjoy!

     
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    Cool! Thanks for posting.
     
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    My head is going to explode.
     
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    Makes me wonder if they could have made it smaller why they didn't. Maybe the Frame is used on other models and doesn't have the "fist" space?
     
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    Heat - thermal management and power delivery are critical factors in power circuit designs. Note the bus size/thickness comments in the video
     
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    I get that, but I could argue that even with less space and a smaller housing that it could be possible to manage thermal temps with active or passive methods. To me it seems like a cost decision or a manufacturing one, if some parts are common to the Toyota line. It would have been nice to have the 12V battery up front, every free inch matters. Cheers