Electric power converter including a stabilization circuit

1. An electric power converter configured to convert DC power to AC power, comprising:

a DC stabilization circuit configured to stabilize a DC voltage from DC power supply; and

an inverter configured to convert the DC voltage stabilized by said DC stabilization circuit to an AC voltage,

said DC stabilization circuit including:

first and second input terminals configured to receive the DC voltage from said DC power supply;

first and second output terminals connected to said inverter;

a smoothing capacitor connected between said first and second input terminals and configured to smooth the DC voltage between said first and second input terminals;

a saturable reactor connected between said first and second input terminals and said first and second DC output terminals, and configured to prevent said DC stabilization circuit from oscillating; and

a film capacitor connected between said first and second DC output terminals and configured to supply a ripple current to said inverter, wherein

said saturable reactor includes a first coil connected between said first DC output terminal and said first input terminal and a second coil connected between said second input terminal and said second DC output terminal, and

said first and second coils are mutually magnetically coupled.

2. The electric power converter according to claim 1 , wherein said smoothing capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor.

3. The electric power converter according to claim 1 , wherein said smoothing capacitor is an electric double layer capacitor.

4. The electric power converter according to claim 1 , wherein said smoothing capacitor has a capacitance value larger than that of said film capacitor.

5. The electric power converter according to claim 1 , wherein said DC stabilization circuit further includes a fuse having one terminal connected to said first input terminal and the other terminal connected via said first coil to said first DC output terminal.