Inside the 2017 Prius inverter
There is something deeply satisfying about taking complex electronic devices apart to see how they work. Here’s the inverter (or “Power Control Unit”, as Toyota call it) from a 2017 Prius. It’s an impressive piece of kit: two 3-phase inverters plus a DC buck/boost in a compact, water-cooled 34 x 21 x 19cm, 10kg package. …