A power converter including an inverter for converting electric power output from a power supply, a first power feeding bus connected to the inverter and to the positive side of the power supply, a second power feeding bus connected to the inverter and the negative side of the power supply, and a plurality of connection circuits including a resistant member and a capacitive member which are connected in series, connected between the first power feeding bus and the second power feeding bus, and having at least two or more different impedances.

The present disclosure provides a power module assembly and a converter. The power module assembly includes a power module and a capacitor module, and the power module and the capacitor module are configured to be detachably connected; the power module includes a first bus bar, and the first bus bar includes a first connection portion and a power installation portion connected to the first connection portion; the capacitor module includes a second bus bar, and the second bus bar includes a second connection portion and a capacitor installation portion connected to the second connection portion, wherein the first connection portion and the second connection portion extend along a first direction, and the power installation portion and the capacitor installation portion extend along a second direction; the first connection portion and the second connection portion are connected by a fastener.

An object of the present invention is to reduce wire inductance without damaging manufacturability of a power converter. A power converter according to the present invention includes a power semiconductor module, a capacitor, and DC bus bars and. The capacitor smooths a DC power. The DC bus bars and transmit the DC power. The DC bus bars and include a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal connects to the power semiconductor module. The second terminal connects to the capacitor. The DC bus bars and form a module opening portion to insert the power semiconductor module. The DC bus bars and form a closed circuit such that a DC current flowing between the first terminal and the second terminal flows to an outer periphery of the module opening portion.

There is obtained an electric-power conversion apparatus that prevents it that the temperature of a semiconductor switching device reaches a breakage temperature and hence the semiconductor switching device is broken and that realizes continuity of driving. The electric-power conversion apparatus includes a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of semiconductor switching device, and a temperature rising rate determination unit that compares a predetermined first threshold value with a temperature rising rate calculated based on a temperature detection value detected by the temperature sensor and determines that the temperature rising rate has exceeded the first threshold value; when the temperature rising rate determination unit determines that the temperature rising rate has exceeded the first threshold value, protective operation for suppressing an output of an electric-power conversion unit is performed.

The power conversion device includes: a main circuit having first and second wiring layers formed respectively on both surfaces of a base board, mounted parts mounted on the first and second wiring layers, and first and second GND layers formed respectively, between external- and internal-layer portions of the base board and in regions corresponding to the mounted parts each being a mounted part which forms a circuit other than a circuit having an inductance component as a lumped constant, and to the first and second wiring layers; and a cooler attached to the base board by means of fixing screws through a first through-hole created in an end portion of the board; wherein the first and second GND layers are each formed so that creepage distance is created around a second through-hole in which a lead insertion part that mutually connects the first and second wiring layers is inserted.

A vehicle-mounted inverter skid wherein the bottom plate of a box body (100) is equipped with a plurality of support beams (105), and the height of the support beams (105) is less than the height of a support frame (104), such that the box body (100) is a sunken structure relative to the support frame (104), and the height dimension of the box body (100) is reduced by it being sunken in the direction of the support frame (104); a wire feed-in assembly of a wire feed-in unit (200) comprises a wire feed-in terminal (202) and a wire feed-in bracket (203); the wire feed-in bracket (203) is shaped like the Chinese character for a door, its top plate is provided with an wire feed-in hole (2031), and the wire feed-in terminal (202) is vertically insertedly disposed in the wire feed-in hole (2031) for fixing; the bottom plate of the box body (100) has a wire feed-in port (204) corresponding to the location of the wire feed-in hole (2031), such that the wire feed-in terminal (202) is arranged vertically, reducing the horizontal footprint of the wire feed-in assembly; combined with a magnetic excitation assembly (205) of the wire feed-in unit (200) being separated and arranged in the vacant space on the side of a transformer unit (300), the length and width of the inverter sled are reduced, thus reducing the overall volume of the inverter skid, solving the technical problem of the large size of existing inverter sleds and making it more suitable for vehicle-mounted use.

A current sensing system includes a pre-calibrated busbar, a voltage sensor, a temperature sensor and a controller. The pre-calibrated busbar has a known resistance, a known variation in resistance with respect to temperature and known dimensions. The voltage sensor detects a difference in voltage between a first location and a second location on the pre-calibrated busbar. The temperature sensor detects an ambient temperature of the pre-calibrated busbar. The controller determines a resistance of the busbar between the first location and the second location based on the known resistance, known variation in resistance, known dimensions and the ambient temperature. The controller additionally determines a current flowing through the pre-calibrated busbar based on the difference in voltage and the determined resistance. The current sensing system has numerous applications including using the determined current to control an operating condition of a solid state circuit breaker or a solid state power controller.

The resin material 336 is arranged in a first region 421 surrounded by the fin base 440, the inclined portion 343 of the cover member 340, and the outermost peripheral heat dissipation fins 334 arranged on the outermost peripheral side. Then, the resin material 336 is caused to protrude to the first region 421. That is, the resin material 336 is arranged in the first region 421. In a cross section perpendicular to the refrigerant flow direction (Y direction), a cross-sectional area of the first region 421 is larger than an average cross-sectional area 423 of the adjacent heat dissipation fins 331. Then, a cross-sectional area of a second region 422 formed between the resin material 336 arranged in the first region 421 and the outermost peripheral heat dissipation fin 334 arranged on the outermost peripheral side is smaller than the average cross-sectional area 423 of the heat dissipation fins.

Provided are a semiconductor device, a busbar, and a power converter that can suppress an increase in the size of the device and in inductance while ensuring insulation performance between terminals. For example, a semiconductor device 1 includes a first terminal 110 projecting from a sealing body 100 along a given direction, and a second terminal 120 adjacent to the first terminal 110 with a space formed between the second terminal 120 and the first terminal 110, the second terminal 120 projecting from the sealing body 100 along a given direction in a direction of projection that is the same as a direction of projection of the first terminal 110. The first terminal 110 has a first exposed part 112 exposed outside the sealing body 100. The second terminal 120 has a second sheathed part 121 projecting from the sealing body 100, the second sheathed part 121 being sheathed with an insulating material, and a second exposed part 122 projecting from the second sheathed part 121, the second exposed part 122 being exposed outside the sealing body 100. A distance D2 along a given direction from a front end 121a of the second sheathed part 121 to the sealing body 100 is longer than a distance D1 along the given direction from a front end 112a of the first exposed part 112 to the sealing body 100.

An inverter, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a dehumidification method. The inverter includes a ventilation valve and a pneumatic transmission device. The ventilation valve is installed on a surface of a cabinet compartment of the inverter. A controller and the pneumatic transmission device are located in the cabinet compartment. A breathable film is disposed on the ventilation valve. The pneumatic transmission device blows air in the cabinet compartment toward the breathable film when the following at least one preset condition is met. The at least one preset condition includes at least one of or more of the following cases: the inverter is running, humidity in the cabinet compartment is higher than preset humidity, and a temperature in the cabinet compartment is higher than a preset temperature.