Power conversion device
View Patent ↗A power conversion device capable of suppressing air from flowing back into a housing is provided. The power conversion device includes a power conversion unit configured to perform power conversion, a housing for accommodating the power conversion and having an air inlet and an air outlet, a fan provided inside the housing and generating airflow in such a manner that air flows to the outside of the housing via the air outlet after flowing into the housing via the air inlet, and a cover provided at the air outlet, the cover being configured to be brought into an opened state with respect to the air outlet if the airflow generated by the fan is stronger than airflow moving from the outside of the housing toward the air outlet, and to be brought into a closed state with respect to the air outlet if the airflow generated by the fan is weaker than the airflow moving from the outside of the housing toward the exhaust of the housing.
1. A power conversion device comprising:
a power conversion unit configured to perform power conversion;
a housing accommodating the power conversion unit and having an air inlet and an air outlet,
a fan provided inside the housing to generate airflow in such a manner that air flows to outside of the housing via the air outlet after flowing into the housing via the air inlet;
a cover provided at the air outlet, the cover being configured to be brought into an opened state with respect to the air outlet if the airflow generated by the fan is stronger than airflow moving from the outside of the housing toward the air outlet, and to be brought into a closed state with respect to the air outlet if the airflow generated by the fan is weaker than the airflow moving from the outside of the housing toward the exhaust of the housing;
a wind speed measurement device configured to measure a wind speed outside the housing, and
a control device configured to, when the wind speed measurement device has measured the wind speed, control the rotation speed of the fan based on the wind speed.
2. A power conversion device comprising:
a power conversion unit configured to perform power conversion,
a housing accommodating the power conversion unit and having an air inlet and an air outlet,
a fan provided inside the housing to generate airflow in such a manner that air flows to the outside of the housing via the air outlet after flowing into the housing via the air inlet,
a wind speed measurement device configured to measure a wind speed outside the housing, and
a control device configured to, when the wind speed measurement device has measured the wind speed, control the rotation speed of the fan based on the wind speed.
3. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is further configured to, when the wind speed measurement device has measured an decrease in the wind speed, control the rotation speed of the fan based on the wind speed to decrease.