Power converter
In order to achieve small noise and small vibration, as well as a small size and a low cost in a power converter including a capacitor module, there is provided a power converter including a power module and a capacitor module. The capacitor module includes: a plurality of capacitor elements each having a flat wound surface; an exterior case; a resin filler; and a restraint point. The exterior case has arranged therein an inclusion serving as a beam in a direction orthogonal to a flat wound surface of at least one capacitor element of the plurality of capacitor elements, and the at least one capacitor element, and the restraint point is arranged substantially in front of the flat wound surface via the inclusion.
1. A power converter, comprising:
a power module including a switching element configured to perform power conversion; and
a capacitor module including a smoothing capacitor configured to suppress variation of a power supply voltage supplied to the power module,
wherein the smoothing capacitor is formed of a plurality of capacitor elements each having a flat wound surface formed by winding a metalized film in a flat shape,
wherein the capacitor module further includes:
an exterior case configured to accommodate the plurality of capacitor elements inside of the exterior case;
a resin filler with which a periphery of the plurality of capacitors is filled in the exterior case;
a restraint point between the capacitor module and the power converter; and
a beam element extending from at least one capacitor element from among the plurality of capacitor elements to the restraint point in a direction orthogonal to the flat wound surface of the at least one capacitor element, the beam element being defined by edges of first and second adjacent capacitor elements that are positioned between the at least one capacitor element and the restraint point,
wherein the restraint point is arranged substantially in front of the flat wound surface on an opposite end of the beam element from the flat wound surface.
2. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of capacitor elements are arranged such that a winding axis direction faces an open surface of the exterior case.
3. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the beam element includes a portion of the resin filler with which the periphery of the at least one capacitor element is filled.
4. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the restraint point includes a restraint point that is formed by a fixing leg provided in the exterior case so as to fix the exterior case to a casing of the power converter.
5. A power converter according to claim 1 ,
wherein the restraint point includes a restraint point that is formed by a first bus bar connected to the at least one capacitor element, and
wherein the first bus bar is a bus bar connecting between the capacitor module and the power module.
6. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the power converter includes a casing, which is a cooling member configured to cool the power module.
7. A power converter, comprising:
a power module including a switching element configured to perform power conversion; and
a capacitor module including a smoothing capacitor configured to suppress variation of a power supply voltage supplied to the power module,
wherein the smoothing capacitor is formed of a plurality of capacitor elements each having a flat wound surface formed by winding a metalized film in a flat shape,
wherein the capacitor module further includes:
an exterior case configured to accommodate the plurality of capacitor elements inside of the exterior case;
a resin filler with which a periphery of the plurality of capacitors is filled in the exterior case;
a restraint point between the capacitor module and the power converter; and
a beam element extending from at least one capacitor element from among the plurality of capacitor elements to the restraint point in a direction orthogonal to the flat wound surface of at least one capacitor element,
wherein the restraint point is arranged substantially in front of the flat wound surface on an opposite end of the beam element from the flat wound surface,
wherein the beam element includes a capacitor element adjacent to the at least one capacitor element from among the plurality of capacitor elements, and
wherein the adjacent capacitor is arranged between the at least one capacitor element and the restraint point such that the flat wound surface of the adjacent capacitor is orthogonal to the flat wound surface of the at least one capacitor element.
8. A power converter, comprising:
a power module including a switching element configured to perform power conversion; and
a capacitor module including a smoothing capacitor configured to suppress variation of a power supply voltage supplied to the power module,
wherein the smoothing capacitor is formed of a plurality of capacitor elements each having a flat wound surface formed by winding a metalized film in a flat shape,
wherein the capacitor module further includes:
an exterior case configured to accommodate the plurality of capacitor elements inside of the exterior case;
a resin filler with which a periphery of the plurality of capacitors is filled in the exterior case;
a restraint point between the capacitor module and the power converter; and
a beam element extending from at least one capacitor element from among the plurality of capacitor elements to the restraint point in a direction orthogonal to the flat wound surface of at least one capacitor element,
wherein the restraint point is arranged substantially in front of the flat wound surface on an opposite end of the beam element from the flat wound surface,
wherein the capacitor module further includes a Y capacitor element configured to remove noise of power that is input into and output from the power module, the Y capacitor element being located adjacent to the at least one capacitor element,
wherein the beam element includes the Y capacitor element, and
wherein the adjacent Y capacitor element is arranged between the at least one capacitor element and the restraint point so as to be orthogonal to the flat wound surface of the at least one capacitor element.
9. A power converter according to claim 8 ,
wherein the restraint point includes a restraint point that is formed by a second bus bar connected to the Y capacitor element, and
wherein the second bus bar is a grounding bus bar connecting between the capacitor module and the exterior case.