Patent ID: 9054628
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B60L,H01L,H02M,H02P,H05K

Abstract:
1. A power inverter that fixes a connector, in which a DC-side connector and an AC-side connector are mechanically combined, to a casing, the power inverter comprising: a power semiconductor module that converts a DC current into an AC current; a DC terminal that delivers the DC current to the power semiconductor module; an AC terminal that delivers the AC current to an electrical motor; and the casing that houses the power semiconductor module, wherein the DC terminal and the AC terminal are arranged on one side face of the casing, the one side face of the casing forms a rectangular shape that is configured by a side formed in a widthwise direction and a side formed in a longitudinal direction, the DC terminal is configured by a positive-side DC terminal and a negative-side DC terminal, the AC terminal is configured by a U-phase side terminal, a V-phase side terminal, and a W-phase side terminal, the positive-side DC terminal and the negative-side DC terminal are arranged to be aligned along one side, which is formed in the widthwise direction, of the one side face of the casing, and the U-phase side terminal, the V-phase side terminal, and the W-phase side terminal are arranged to be aligned along one side, which is formed in the longitudinal direction, of the one side face of the casing.