Power conversion apparatus and electric vehicle

1. A power conversion apparatus comprising:

a first power module and a second power module, each of which includes a built-in inverter circuit that includes a positive polarity side semiconductor switch unit and a negative polarity side semiconductor switch unit for each phase;

a first wiring board having a three-layer laminated structure comprising a first positive polarity conductor board and a first negative polarity conductor board formed widely in the direction parallel to the direction in which the first and second power modules is arranged and laminated with an insulation layer between the first positive polarity conductor board and the first negative polarity conductor board;

a plurality of capacitors connected in parallel between the first positive polarity conductor board and the first negative polarity conductor board; and

a second wiring board having a three-layer laminated structure comprising a second positive polarity conductor board and a second negative polarity conductor board formed widely in the direction parallel to the direction in which the first and second power modules are arranged and laminated with an insulation layer between the second positive polarity conductor board and the second negative polarity conductor board and used to connect the positive and negative polarity sides of each of the first and second power modules to the first wiring board.

2. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first and second wiring boards are shaped and disposed so that the impedance becomes substantially equal among the routes from the plurality of capacitors to the first and second power modules.

3. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the two power modules are disposed symmetrically with respect to one plane; and

the first and second wiring boards are shaped and disposed symmetrically with respect to the plane so that the impedance becomes substantially equal among the routes from the plurality of capacitors to the first and second power modules.

4. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling jacket having a cooling path in which a coolant flows and an opening connecting to the cooling path; wherein

each of the first and second power modules includes a heat releasing base ( 304 ) on which the positive and negative polarity semiconductor switch units are mounted; and

the opening is covered with at least one of the heat releasing base of the first power module and the heat releasing base of the second power module.

5. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling jacket having a cooling path in which a coolant flows; wherein

each of the first and second power modules includes a heat releasing board on which the positive and negative polarity semiconductor switch units are mounted;

the cooling path includes a first cooling path and a second cooling path formed parallel to the first cooling path;

the first power module is located on the cooling jacket such that it faces the first cooling path and the second cooling path; and

the second power module is located on the cooling jacket such that it faces the first cooling path and the second cooling path.

6. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the positive polarity semiconductor switch unit faces the first cooling path; and

the negative polarity semiconductor switch unit faces the second cooling path.

7. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling jacket having a cooling path in which a coolant flows; wherein

the first and second power modules adjacent to one another are located on the cooling jacket;

the plurality of capacitors and the first wiring board are located at an opposite side of the cooling jacket as the first and second power modules; and

the first wiring board extends to the side of the cooling jacket.

8. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third power module

located on the cooling jacket at an opposite side of the cooling jacket as the first power module and the second power module.

9. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the third power module includes a built-in discharging circuit that discharges the electricity accumulated in the plurality of capacitors.

10. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the discharging circuit includes a discharging resistor and a discharging switch connected serially to the discharging resistor;

the third power module has a heat releasing board located on the cooling jacket;

the discharging switch is mounted on the heat releasing board of the third power module; and

the discharging resistor is located on the cooling jacket.

11. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cooling jacket having a cooling path in which a coolant flows; and

a casing housing the cooling jacket, the first and second power modules, the first wiring board, the plurality of capacitors, and the second wiring board wherein

the cooling jacket divides an inside of the casing into a first region and a second region;

the first wiring board and the plurality of capacitors are located in the first region;

the first and second power module and the second wiring board ( 700 ) are located in the second region.

12. An electric vehicle comprising:

the power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 ;

a first motor generator driven by the first power module; and a second motor generator driven by the second power module.

13. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1

wherein the second wiring board is disposed over a space between the first power module and the second power module.