According to one embodiment, a power converter for a vehicle includes four semiconductor element modules and a cooling unit. The four semiconductor element modules each include a switching element and a freewheeling diode and form circuits for three phases as circuits that perform three-phase AC output for driving one permanent magnet synchronous motor, the switching element using silicon carbide (SiC) and performing switching operation, the freewheeling diode using silicon carbide (SiC) and passing a freewheeling current, each of the circuits being related to single-phase AC output and having arms each of which connects the freewheeling diode anti-parallel to the switching element, the arms being connected in series. The cooling unit cools the four semiconductor element modules.


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    Title :

    POWER CONVERTER FOR VEHICLE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-01-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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