A rotating machine power conversion device is obtained which achieves operational continuation in a rotational speed range in which the operational continuation is enabled, even when a single phase of an electrical power conversion device made of switching devices causes a disconnection or turn-off failure. The rotating machine power conversion device comprises: a normality-case/abnormality-case current control device selection device for transferring between a normality-case current control device and an abnormality-case current control device in accordance with a determination result of an abnormality determination device; and an abnormality-case current control device/power conversion halt device selection device, using a rotational speed calculation device, for transferring between the abnormality-case current control device used when a rotational speed is lower than that being prespecified, and the power conversion halt device used when a rotational speed is higher than that being prespecified.

A charging system for an electric vehicle that receives electric power from external charging equipment to charge a battery includes an inlet including a plurality of ports. The inlet is connectable to the external charging equipment. A charging management part includes a control pilot (CP) terminal for receiving a charging signal indicating information related to a charging power source of the external charging equipment through the inlet. The CP terminal includes a CP plus terminal connected to a CP port among the plurality of ports of the inlet. The CP plus terminal is configured to receive the charging signal. A CP minus terminal is directly connected to a ground port among the plurality of ports of the inlet. The CP minus terminal is configured to receive a ground potential of the external charging equipment.

A power converter apparatus for a vehicle includes: a cooling block provided with a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet, and with two cooling baths connected to the refrigerant inlet in parallel and each having a shape open to an outside, the cooling block being configured to allow refrigerants passing through the two cooling baths to be merged prior to being discharged through the refrigerant outlet; two cooling plates, wherein each of the two cooling plates covers an opening of an associated one of the cooling baths to provide a cooling chamber and includes a plurality of cooling fins protruding into the cooling chamber; and two cooling tubes, wherein each of the cooling tubes is coupled to the cooling block to provide a space for accommodating a power module between the cooling tube and an associated one of the cooling plates.

A vehicle electrical system includes an electrical storage, a first multiphase electrical machine having a plurality of stator windings connected to common neutral point, a first inverter operatively connected to the electrical storage and to the first multiphase electrical machine, wherein the first inverter has a plurality of switch legs with switches, a second multiphase electrical machine having a plurality of stator windings connected to a common neutral point, a second inverter operatively connected to the electrical storage and to the second multiphase electrical machine, wherein the second inverter has a plurality of switch legs with switches, a bidirectional buck-boost DC/DC converter operatively connected to the common neutral point of the first multiphase electrical machine and to the common neutral point of the second multiphase electrical machine and configured for using at least one stator winding of each of the first and second multiphase electrical machines as buck-boost inductance.

An electric tractor includes an electric motor to drive a traveling device; a battery; an inverter to supply electric power from the battery to the electric motor; a vehicle body frame located below a hood located forward of an operator's seat to cover the battery; and a support frame attached to the vehicle body frame, wherein the support frame includes a battery support to support the battery located at a position above the electric motor and above the vehicle body frame, and an inverter support to support the inverter located at a position between the battery support and the vehicle body frame and forward of the electric motor.

This electric vehicle control device is provided with: an efficiency control unit which, during travel of the electric vehicle, in a state in which the battery is prone to deteriorate, increases the rate of consumption of the power charged in the battery by performing control for reducing the efficiency of the motor; a travelable distance calculation unit which calculates the travelable distance of the electric vehicle using the SOC of the battery and a travel coefficient; and a travel coefficient correction unit which, before and after the efficiency control unit performs control for reducing the efficiency of the motor, corrects the travel coefficient such that change in the travelable distance calculated by the travelable distance calculation unit is reduced.

A portable power pod charging system for an electric vehicle (EV) includes a power charging circuit with 120V/240V/480V inputs and a transformer. A battery array includes multiple batteries connected in parallel and/or series configurations. An enclosure for the power charging circuit can be mounted on wheels for portability. The system can include a payment module and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) locator module.

A modular rack system and method includes a rack having plural electrical interfaces, and plural module panels configured to mate with the electrical interfaces of the rack. The module panels have one or more of a common exterior size or a common exterior shape. At least two of the module panels have different internal electrical components configured to perform different operations. The rack is configured to be conductively coupled with a power delivery system of a vehicle and the module panels are configured to modify electric current prior to the electric current being supplied to the power delivery system of the vehicle.

This three-phase AC motor drive device is provided with: a load; an inverter device 1 for driving the load; an MCOK_A_4 connected between the inverter device 1 and the load and electrically connecting or disconnecting the inverter device 1 to or from the load; a voltage detector 21a having terminals respectively connected to the circuits of at least two phases to detect the voltages between the three phases; and a current detector 11 for detecting the currents of the three phases. In the connection from the inverter device 1 to the load, the inverter device 1, the MCOK_A_4, the voltage detector 21a, the current detector 11, and the load are aligned in this order.

A vehicle includes a battery, an inverter, a permanent magnet electric machine, and a controller. The controller commands discharge of a storage element of the inverter through the permanent magnet electric machine via a current having a zero quadrature axis component and a positive direct axis component.