An object of the present invention is to provide a power module capable of realizing a superior heat radiation property while satisfying a high insulation property. A power module according to the present invention includes: a conductor plate to which a switching element is connected; a heat radiation plate which is disposed to face the conductor plate; an insulating member which is disposed between the conductor plate and the heat radiation plate; and a conductive intermediate conductor which is disposed in the insulating member in a state of being electrically insulated from the conductor plate and the heat radiation plate, wherein the intermediate conductor has a communication region which communicates between the insulating member disposed on the side of the conductor plate with respect to the intermediate conductor and the insulating member disposed on the side of the heat radiation plate with respect to the intermediate conductor.
1. A power module, comprising:
a conductor plate to which a switching element is connected;
a heat radiation plate which is disposed to face the conductor plate;
an insulating member which is disposed between the conductor plate and the heat radiation plate; and
a conductive intermediate conductor which is disposed in the insulating member in a state of being electrically insulated from the conductor plate and the heat radiation plate,
wherein the intermediate conductor has a communication region which communicates between the insulating member disposed on the side of the conductor plate with respect to the intermediate conductor and the insulating member disposed on the side of the heat radiation plate with respect to the intermediate conductor.
2. The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating member is formed of a resin with a regular structure.
3. The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the insulating member is formed of a resin containing a filler.
4. The power module according to claim 3 , wherein the penetration region is formed to have a particle diameter larger than a particle diameter of the filler.
5. The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate conductor is a lattice-like conductor in which a plurality of penetration regions are formed.
6. The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor plate transmits an alternating current.
7. The power module according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate conductor is formed such that a width of the intermediate conductor in a direction vertical to an arrangement direction of the conductor plate and the heat radiation plate is larger than a width of the conductor plate in the same direction.