Patent ID: 9306445
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B60L,H02M,H05K,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A power conversion apparatus comprising: a power module constituting a switching circuit; a capacitor electrically connected to the power module; and a pair of DC bus bars for transferring electric power to and from the power module, wherein the pair of the DC bus bars includes a bus bar extension section which is located along a surface of the capacitor at least at part of a portion thereof constituting a current path between the power module and the capacitor, the capacitor includes a capacitor body and a pair of capacitor bus bars drawn from a pair of electrodes of the capacitor body and connected to the pair of the DC bus bars, the pair of the capacitor bus bars including a capacitor extension section which is located along the surface of the capacitor between the capacitor and the bus bar extension section, and a principal surface of the capacitor extension section faces a principal surface of the bus bar extension section.