Patent ID: 9107318
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H02M,H05K

Abstract:
1. A power converter comprising: a control circuit board; a plurality of semiconductor modules each of which includes a main unit in which semiconductor devices are fabricated, the main unit having power terminals and control terminals extending therefrom; a capacitor working to smooth voltage to be applied to the semiconductor modules, the capacitor including capacitor devices coupled to the power terminals and voltage measuring terminals coupled to electrodes of the capacitor devices; a control circuit disposed on the control circuit board to control switching operations of the semiconductor modules; and a voltage detector disposed on the control circuit board to measure voltages applied to the capacitor devices, wherein the control terminals extend in a direction normal to a surface of the control circuit board in connection with the control circuit, and wherein the voltage measuring terminals extend in a direction normal to the surface of the control circuit board in connection with the voltage detector.