IP Library Granted Patent US 10,903,736
Granted Patent B2
US 10,903,736 · App. 16/518,695 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Power converter

Inventors: Youhei Nishizawa (Hitachinaka, JP); Kaname Sasaki (Hitachinaka, JP); Yutaka Okubo (Hitachinaka, JP); Yuki Fujita (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
H02M1/14B60L53/20H02M7/003H02M7/537H02M1/44H02M7/53871H02M2001/346Y02B70/10Y10S903/907
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,903,736
App. No.
16/518,695
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a power converter which can suppress a surge voltage and reduce noise flowing from an input of a power changer. The power converter includes an inverter circuit 140 , a capacitor 514 for smoothing DC power, a capacitor 515 for removing noise, and conductors 564 p and 564 n . The conductors 564 p and 564 n are connected to the capacitors 514 and 515 when power side terminals 562 p and 562 n are connected to an inverter circuit 140 , and power source side terminals 561 p and 561 n are connected to a battery 136 . In the conductors 564 p and 564 n , a parasitic inductance L 1 between capacitor terminals 563 p and 563 n and capacitor terminals 560 p and 560 n is larger than a parasitic inductance L 2 between capacitor terminals 563 p and 563 n and the power side terminals 562 p and 562 n.

Claims (36)

1. A power converter comprising:

a power conversion circuit including a plurality of semiconductor switching elements;

a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth DC power from a DC power source; and

a conductor configured to conduct the DC power from the DC power source to the power conversion circuit, wherein

the conductor includes:

a power source side terminal configured to be connected to the DC power source;

a power side terminal connected to the power conversion circuit; and

a first capacitor terminal connected to the smoothing capacitor and formed at a position so that a first parasitic inductance between the first capacitor terminal and the power source side terminal is larger than a second parasitic inductance between the first capacitor terminal and the power side terminal.

2. The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductor has a first portion with a first width between the first capacitor terminal and the power side terminal, and

the conductor has a second portion with a second width narrower than the first width between the first capacitor terminal and the power source side terminal.

3. The power converter according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a Y-capacitor connected to a ground,

wherein the conductor includes a second capacitor terminal connected to the Y-capacitor and formed between the first capacitor terminal and the power source side terminal.

4. The power converter according to claim 3 , wherein

a third parasitic inductance between the first capacitor terminal and the second capacitor terminal is larger than the second parasitic inductance.

5. The power converter according to claim 3 , wherein

the conductor has a first portion with a first width between the first capacitor terminal and the power side terminal, and

the conductor has a second portion with a second width narrower than the first width between the first capacitor terminal and the second capacitor terminal.

6. A power converter comprising:

a power conversion circuit including a plurality of semiconductor switching elements;

a smoothing capacitor connected in parallel with the power conversion circuit; and

a conductor configured to conduct the DC power from a DC power source to the power conversion circuit, wherein

the conductor includes:

a power source side terminal configured to be connected to the DC power source;

a power side terminal connected to the power conversion circuit; and

a first capacitor terminal connected to the smoothing capacitor and formed at a position so that a first parasitic inductance between the first capacitor terminal and the power source side terminal is larger than a second parasitic inductance between the first capacitor terminal and the power side terminal,

wherein the conductor has a laminated portion between the first capacitor terminal and the power side terminal, and

wherein the conductor has a non-laminated portion between the first capacitor terminal and the power source side terminal.

7. The power converter of claim 1 , wherein:

the conductor has a first portion with a first length between the first capacitor terminal and the power side terminal, and

the conductor has a second portion with a second length between the first capacitor terminal and the power source side terminal, wherein the second length is shorter than the first length.

8. The power converter of claim 1 , wherein:

the conductor comprises a positive line and a negative line;

the smoothing capacitor is connected in parallel with the DC power source; and

the smoothing capacitor is connected so that it is the closest capacitor connected in parallel to the DC power source that has a connection terminal on the positive line and a connection terminal on the negative line.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
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