Power conversion device
This power conversion device includes a power module that has a plurality of power devices, and a circuit board that is connected to the power module, in which the circuit board has a drive circuit arrangement area in which a plurality of drive circuits for driving the plurality of power devices are disposed and a control circuit arrangement area in which a control circuit for controlling the drive circuit is disposed, and two drive circuit arrangement areas are provided with the control circuit arrangement area interposed therebetween.
1. A power conversion device comprising:
a power module that has a plurality of power devices; and
a circuit board that is connected to the power module,
wherein the circuit board has a drive circuit arrangement area in which a plurality of drive circuits for driving the plurality of power devices are disposed and a control circuit arrangement area in which a control circuit for controlling the drive circuit is disposed,
two drive circuit arrangement areas are provided with the control circuit arrangement area interposed therebetween,
the circuit board has a current detection circuit arrangement area in which a current detection circuit for detecting an input or output current to or from the power module is disposed outside the drive circuit arrangement area when viewed from the control circuit arrangement area,
the current detection circuit arrangement area is provided outside each of the drive circuit arrangement areas, and
the current detection circuit is connected to the control circuit to avoid the drive circuit arrangement areas.
2. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the circuit board has a high voltage circuit arrangement area in which a high voltage circuit handling a higher voltage than the control circuit; and
the high voltage circuit arrangement area is disposed in a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the control circuit arrangement area and two of the drive circuit arrangement areas for the control circuit arrangement area.
3. The power conversion device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a smoothing capacitor,
wherein the high voltage circuit is a discharge circuit that discharges electric charges stored in the smoothing capacitor, and the circuit board includes a voltage detection circuit that detects an input voltage to the high voltage circuit and is connected to the control circuit.
4. The power conversion device according to claim 3 ,
wherein:
the high voltage circuit arrangement area is disposed in a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the control circuit arrangement area and two of the drive circuit arrangement areas for the control circuit arrangement area; and
the circuit board is disposed on a side opposite to the high voltage circuit arrangement area when viewed from the control circuit arrangement area and includes an external interface that connects the control circuit and the outside.
5. The power conversion device according to claim 4 ,
wherein:
the external interface and the high voltage circuit arrangement area are disposed at opposite positions with the control circuit arrangement area interposed therebetween.
6. The power conversion device according to claim 3 ,
wherein:
the discharge circuit and the voltage detection circuit are connected via the terminal section for voltage detection which is held in the power module case.
7. The power conversion device according to claim 2 ,
wherein:
the high voltage circuit arrangement area is disposed in a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the control circuit arrangement area and two of the drive circuit arrangement areas for the control circuit arrangement area; and
the circuit board is disposed on a side opposite to the high voltage circuit arrangement area when viewed from the control circuit arrangement area and includes an external interface that connects the control circuit and the outside.
8. The power conversion device according to claim 7 ,
wherein:
the external interface and the high voltage circuit arrangement area are disposed at opposite positions with the control circuit arrangement area interposed therebetween.