Patent Publication Number: US-10770889-B2

Title: Semiconductor circuit

Description:
This application is based on and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-004873, filed on 16 Jan. 2017, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a semiconductor circuit used in a semiconductor power conversion device having a function to protect semiconductor switches from breakdown caused due to a delay in turning off a semiconductor switch, the delay occurring due to individual variation of the plurality of semiconductor switches. 
     Related Art 
     Conventionally, in a semiconductor power conversion device provided with a plurality of semiconductor switches connected in parallel, a configuration including a circuit that protects the semiconductor switches at the time of turning on the semiconductor switches is known (for example, Patent Document 1). A transformer including two windings having the same number of turns is electrically connected to emitter auxiliary terminals of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) connected in parallel. A flow of a current in the emitter auxiliary terminals at the time of turn-on due to a difference in characteristics of the IGBTs connected in parallel is suppressed by impedance of the two windings. 
     Further, in a semiconductor power conversion device provided with a plurality of semiconductor switches connected in parallel, a configuration including a circuit that prevents failure associated with a short circuiting of a semiconductor switch is known (for example, Patent Document 2). Common mode suppressing elements as inter-switch current suppression portions are respectively provided in signal lines between a drive circuit for turning on or turning off the semiconductor switches at the same time, and gates (control signal input terminals) and emitters (current output terminals) of the semiconductor switches. The common mode suppressing element is configured from a common mode coil in which facing coils are configured in so-called forward winding, and the like. 
     In Patent Document 2, the plurality of semiconductor switches is connected in parallel to configure arms. When a semiconductor switch of an upper arm is turned to be an on state in a state where a semiconductor switch of a lower arm breaks down due to a short circuit of the semiconductor switch, the upper and lower arms are short circuited. At this time, a flow of a current between emitters is suppressed due to an action of the common mode suppressing element, and deviation in voltage is suppressed. 
     In the above-described conventional technology, the current flowing into an emitter auxiliary line is suppressed by an increase in a potential of the emitter due to inductance of an emitter main electric circuit. However, variation in current in the plurality of switching elements occurs. Further, if the inductance of the emitter main electric circuit is decreased in order to decrease a loss, the variation in current of the plurality of switching elements is increased. 
     Further, in the semiconductor power conversion device provided with a plurality of semiconductor switches connected in parallel, a delay in timing when a semiconductor switch is switched to the off state occurs due to individual variation in the semiconductor switches at the time of turning off the semiconductor switches. With the delay, deviation in current occurs, and a current stops flowing into the semiconductor switches already in the off state and flows into the semiconductor switch delayed in switching to the off state, and the semiconductor switch breaks down. Therefore, providing an inter-switch current suppression portion between the plurality of semiconductor switches is conceivable. In this case, the inter-switch current suppression portion is provided in a signal line between the drive circuit, and a control signal input terminal and a current output terminal of the semiconductor switch, for example, and is configured from oppositely wound coils facing each other. 
     Then, a current lead wire connected to collector terminals of the semiconductor switches from a positive pole is configured from a collector-side bus bar branched from the collector terminals of adjacent semiconductor switches. Further, a current lead wire connected to a negative pole from emitter-side terminals of the semiconductor switches is configured from an emitter-side bus bar branched from the emitter terminals of the adjacent semiconductor switches. Further, conventionally, making bus bars of equal length that connect terminals, arranging two bus bars to face each other, and bringing a balancer portion including a core to pass through the bus bars to cause currents to flow in opposite directions, thereby to favorably balance the currents is known (for example, see Patent Document 3).
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No. 3456836   Patent Document 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, Publication No. 2015-029397   Patent Document 3: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, Publication No. H06-113549   

     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In the conventional technology described in Patent Document 3, the two bus bars are configured to face each other to cause the currents to flow in the opposite directions, and unnecessary inductance is canceled. With the configuration, an increase in a turn-off surge voltage component is suppressed, and breakdown of the switching element can be avoided. However, if the unnecessary inductance is canceled, the inter-switch current suppression portion provided between the plurality of semiconductor switches does not function. 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor circuit capable of slightly generating inductance in two facing bus bars. 
     To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a semiconductor circuit including a plurality of semiconductor switches (for example, semiconductor switches  30  described below) arranged in parallel to one another and configuring arms connected between positive and negative poles of a DC power supply, and a drive circuit (for example, a gate drive circuit  10  described below) configured to cause the plurality of semiconductor switches of the arms to switch to an on state or an off state at the same time, wherein the drive circuit includes means to detect a short circuit of a semiconductor switch and cause the short-circuited semiconductor switch to switch to the off state, an inter-switch current suppression portion (for example, an inter-switch current suppression portion  20  described below) is electrically connected to signal lines (for example, emitter auxiliary lines  311 ,  321 ,  331 ,  312 , and  322 ,  332  and signal lines  313 ,  323 ,  333 ,  314 ,  324 , and  334 ) between the drive circuit, and control signal input terminals and current output terminals of the semiconductor switches, the inter-switch current suppression portion includes oppositely wound coils facing each other, and is a semiconductor circuit that configures a semiconductor power conversion device (for example, a semiconductor power conversion device  1  described below) that facilitates the semiconductor switches to switch to the off state with the drive circuit, using an inter-switch current flowing between the current output terminals of the plurality of semiconductor switches, a current lead wire connected from the positive pole (for example, a semiconductor circuit  100  described below) to collector terminals of the semiconductor switches is configured from a collector-side bus bar (for example, a collector-side bus bar  46  described below) branched in an equal manner from the collector terminals of the adjacent semiconductor switches, a current lead wire connected from emitter-side terminals of the semiconductor switches to the negative pole (for example, an AC output terminal (negative pole) U described below) is configured from an emitter-side bus bar (for example, an emitter-side bus bar  41  described below) branched in an equal manner to emitter terminals of the adjacent semiconductor switches, the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar are arranged in parallel in a state of being isolated from each other and are fitted in a fixed manner to each other, and an inductance generation portion (for example, a protruding groove portion  411 , a protruding groove portion  411 B, a slit  411 C, or an inter-bus bar separation portion  411 D described below) is provided in one or both of the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar, the inductance generation portion generating a difference in inductance between the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar. 
     According to the present invention, in the inductance generation portion, the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar side are not perfectly canceled and the inductance is ensured. As a result, in a case where a delay in timing of switching to the off state occurs in any of the plurality of semiconductor switches due to individual variation of the semiconductor switches, a feedback can be applied to the control signal input terminal of the delayed semiconductor switch, and the delayed semiconductor switch can be promptly caused to switch to the off state. Therefore, a current that has stopped flowing in the semiconductor switches already in the off state is prevented from flowing into the delayed semiconductor switch as a large current, and breakdown of the semiconductor switch can be avoided. Further, an output of the inter-switch current suppression portion works in a direction of narrowing down a voltage to be applied to the control signal input terminal by a voltage due to the current deviation at the time of turn-off. Therefore, the current deviation occurring can be suppressed to be extremely small. 
     Further, the inductance generation portion is configured from a groove (for example, a protruding groove portion  411  or a protruding groove portion  411 B described below) formed in at least one of the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar. Therefore, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance due to the formation of the groove, and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar side and inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. With the configuration, the inductance can be ensured. 
     Further, the inductance generation portion is configured from a slit (for example, a slit  411 C described below) formed in at least one of the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar. Therefore, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance by the amount of the slit, and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. 
     Further, the inductance generation portion is configured from a portion (for example, an inter-bus bar separation portion  411 D described below) which the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance. 
     Therefore, the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar can be configured in the same shape, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner, whereby an inductance generation portion can be configured. Therefore, a semiconductor circuit can be configured without applying special processing to the emitter-side bus bar and the collector-side bus bar. 
     According to the present invention, a semiconductor circuit capable of slightly generating inductance in two facing bus bars may be provided. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a circuit diagram illustrating a semiconductor power conversion device  1  including a semiconductor circuit  100  according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram illustrating a flow of a current at the time of turning off a first semiconductor switch  31  to a third semiconductor switch  33  in the semiconductor power conversion device  1  including the semiconductor circuit  100  according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective view illustrating an emitter-side bus bar  41  and a collector-side bus bar  46  of the semiconductor circuit  100  according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a conceptual diagram illustrating connection between the emitter-side bus bar  41  and the collector-side bus bar  46  of the semiconductor circuit  100 . 
         FIG. 5A  is a perspective view and  FIG. 5B  is a side view, illustrating the emitter-side bus bar  41  of the semiconductor circuit  100  according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6A  is a perspective view and  FIG. 6B  is a side view, illustrating an emitter-side bus bar  41 B according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view illustrating an emitter-side bus bar  41 C of a semiconductor circuit according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8A  is a perspective view and  FIG. 8B  is a side view, illustrating an emitter-side bus bar  41 D of a semiconductor circuit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.  FIG. 1  is a circuit diagram illustrating a semiconductor power conversion device  1  including a semiconductor circuit  100  according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the semiconductor power conversion device  1  includes a gate drive circuit  10 , an inter-switch current suppression portion  20 , and three semiconductor switches  30 . The gate drive circuit  10  includes a control unit (not illustrated). A gate drive voltage to be supplied to gate terminals of the semiconductor switches  30  is changed with respect to a potential of emitter terminals by control of the control unit, thereby to switch an off state and an on state in the three semiconductor switches  30  at the same time. The gate drive circuit  10  detects a short circuit in the semiconductor switch  30  by control of the control unit and can cause the semiconductor switch  30  to switch to the off state. 
     The three semiconductor switches  30  include a first semiconductor switch  31 , a second semiconductor switch  32 , and a third semiconductor switch  33 , and these semiconductor switches are each configured from insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs). The three semiconductor switches  30  configure arms in the semiconductor power conversion device  1 , and are electrically connected in parallel to one another between a positive pole P of a DC power supply (not illustrated) and an AC output terminal (negative pole) U. To be specific, collector terminals of the semiconductor switches  30  are each electrically connected to the positive pole P of the DC power supply (not illustrated) via collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  as current lead wires described below. Emitter terminals of the semiconductor switches  30  are each electrically connected to the AC output terminal U via emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  as current lead wires described below. Further, the emitter terminals of the semiconductor switches  30  are electrically connected to the gate drive circuit  10  via emitter auxiliary lines  311 ,  321 ,  331 ,  312 ,  322 , and  332  configured from signal lines. Gate terminals of the semiconductor switches  30  are each electrically connected to the gate drive circuit  10  via signal lines  313 ,  323 ,  333 ,  314 ,  324 , and  334 . 
     Transformers as inter-switch current suppression portions  20  are provided between the semiconductor switches  31  to  33 , and the gate drive circuit  10 . That is, a first transformer  21  is provided between the first semiconductor switch  31  and the gate drive circuit  10 , a second transformer  22  is provided between the second semiconductor switch  32  and the gate drive circuit  10 , and a third transformer  23  is provided between the third semiconductor switch  33  and the gate drive circuit  10 . The inter-switch current suppression portions  20  facilitate an operation to turn off the semiconductor switch  30  by the gate drive circuit  10  with respect to any one of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33 , the one having occurrence of a delay in timing of switching to the off state, using inter-switch currents flowing in the emitter auxiliary lines  311 ,  321 , and  331  from the emitter terminals as current output terminals of the three semiconductor switches  30 , in controlling the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  to be switched to the off state by the gate drive circuit  10 . 
     To be specific, the transformers configuring the first transformer  21  to the third transformer  23  are provided with coils, each coil including two windings of a primary-side winding (I illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2 ) and a secondary-side winding (II illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2 ). The primary-side winding and the secondary-side winding are in an opposite winding state to each other, that is, the winding direction of the secondary-side winding is in the opposite direction to the winding direction of the primary-side winding. For example, in a case where an axis of the primary-side winding and an axis of the secondary-side winding are arranged in a parallel positional relationship, and the axis of the primary-side winding and the secondary-side winding are viewed from one end side in an axial direction, the primary-side winding is right hand wound and the secondary-side winding is left hand wound, or the primary-side winding is left hand wound and the secondary-side winding is right hand wound. 
     Further, the number of turns of the secondary-side winding is set to be equivalent to or larger than the number of turns of the primary-side winding. The primary-side winding and the secondary-side winding face each other to configure the transformer (each of the transformers  21  to  23 ). One end portions of the primary-side windings of the transformers  21 ,  22 , and  23  are electrically connected to the emitter terminals of the semiconductor switches  31  to  33  via the emitter auxiliary lines  311 ,  321 , and  331  configured from signal lines. The other end portions of the primary-side windings of the transformers are electrically connected to the gate drive circuit  10  via the emitter auxiliary lines  312 ,  322 , and  332  configured from signal lines. One end portions of the secondary-side windings of the transformers are electrically connected to the gate drive circuit  10  via the signal lines  314 ,  324 , and  334 . The other end portions of the secondary-side windings of the transformers are electrically connected to the gate terminals of the semiconductor switches  31  to  33  via the signal lines  313 ,  323 , and  333 . 
     Next, the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  and the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  will be described.  FIG. 3  is a perspective view illustrating the emitter-side bus bar  41  and the collector-side bus bar  46  of the semiconductor circuit  100  according to the first embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 5A  is a perspective view and  FIG. 5B  is a side view, illustrating the emitter-side bus bar  41  of the semiconductor circuit  100  according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  have the same configuration. Therefore, only the emitter-side bus bar  41  will be described. Similarly, the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  have the same configuration. Therefore, only the collector-side bus bar  46  will be described. 
     The emitter-side bus bar  41  and the collector-side bus bar  46  have plate shapes having approximately the same U-shaped contour. One surface of the plate-like emitter-side bus bar  41  is affixed and fixed to one surface of the plate-like collector-side bus bar  46  via an insulating material. That is, the emitter-side bus bar  41  and the collector-side bus bar  46  are arranged at an extremely close distance in an insulated state and in a close positional relationship. Here, the extremely close distance means a distance enabling a possibility of canceling the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar  41  side due to the flow of the current in the emitter-side bus bar  41  and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar  46  side due to the flow of the current in the collector-side bus bar  46 . Note that, in  FIG. 3 , the emitter-side bus bar  41  appears on the near side and the collector-side bus bar  46  is positioned behind it. 
     One end portions of the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  are each electrically connected to any of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33 . The first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  are arranged in parallel, and the other end portions of the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  are each electrically connected to any of the collectors of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  adjacent to the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  to which the one end portions of the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  are electrically connected. 
     To be specific, the one end portion of the collector-side bus bar  46  is connected to the collector of the first semiconductor switch  31 , the other end portion of the collector-side bus bar  46  is connected to the collector of the second semiconductor switch  32  via the collector-side bus bar  47 . Further, the one end portion of the collector-side bus bar  48  is connected to the collector of the third semiconductor switch  33 , and the other end portion of the collector-side bus bar  48  is connected to the collector of the second semiconductor switch  32  via the collector-side bus bar  47 . Halfway portions of the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  are electrically connected to the positive pole P of the DC power supply (not illustrated). 
     One end portions of the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  are each electrically connected to any of the emitters of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33 . The other end portions of the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  are each electrically connected to any of the emitters of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  adjacent to the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  to which the one end portions of the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  are electrically connected. 
     To be specific, the one end portion of the emitter-side bus bar  41  is connected to the emitter of the first semiconductor switch  31 , and the other end portion of the emitter-side bus bar  41  is connected to the emitter of the second semiconductor switch  32  via the emitter-side bus bar  42 . Further, the one end portion of the emitter-side bus bar  43  is connected to the emitter of the third semiconductor switch  33 , and the other end portion of the emitter-side bus bar  43  is connected to the emitter of the second semiconductor switch  32  via the emitter-side bus bar  42 . Halfway portions of the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  are electrically connected to the AC output terminal U. 
     The emitter-side bus bar  41  has a protruding groove portion  411  as an inductance generation portion. The protruding groove portion  411  forms a U-shaped groove, and extends, as illustrated in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 5A , in a middle of the emitter-side bus bar  41  from one end edge to the other end edge of the width of the emitter-side bus bar  41  in a width direction (an up and down direction in  FIG. 3 ) of the emitter-side bus bar  41 . The protruding groove portion  411  is depressed in one surface of the plate-like emitter-side bus bar  41 , and protrudes from the other surface of the plate-like emitter-side bus bar  41  by the amount of depression in the one surface of the emitter-side bus bar  41 . 
     In contrast, the collector-side bus bar  46  does not have the protruding groove portion  411 , and the one surface and the other surface of the plate-like collector-side bus bar  46  are each configured from flat planes. Therefore, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar  46  and the emitter-side bus bar  41  are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance due to the formation of the protruding groove portion  411 , and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar  41  side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar  46  side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. As a result, small inductance is ensured. 
     Then, the emitter-side bus bar is branched in an equal manner to the emitter terminals of the adjacent semiconductor switches, and the collector-side bus bar is branched in an equal manner to the collector terminals of the adjacent semiconductor switches. To be specific, for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , emitter-side bus bars  41 A,  42 A, and  43 A and collector-side bus bars  46 A,  47 A, and  48 A are branched in an equal and uniform manner and are electrically connected to a first semiconductor switch  31 A to a fourth semiconductor switch  34 A like a tournament bracket.  FIG. 4  is a conceptual diagram illustrating connection between the emitter-side bus bar  41  and the collector-side bus bar  46  of the semiconductor circuit  100 . 
     Hereinafter, the operations in the semiconductor circuit  100  and the semiconductor power conversion device  1  when causing the semiconductor switch  30  to switch to the off state will be described on the basis of  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram illustrating a flow of a current at the time of turning off the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  in the semiconductor power conversion device  1  including the semiconductor circuit  100  according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 
     First, the supply of a positive voltage with respect to the emitter terminals is started to the respective gate terminals of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  by control of the control unit of the gate drive circuit  10 , and all the three semiconductor switches  30  in the off state are switched to the on state. With the transition, current values in the collector terminals of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  are increased. 
     Next, the positive voltage supplies to the respective gate terminals of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  are stopped by control of the control unit of the gate drive circuit  10 , and all the three semiconductor switches  30  in the on state are switched to the off state. At this time, a delay may occur in the timing of switching to the off state in any of the semiconductor switches  30  due to individual variation of the three semiconductor switches  30 . Here, for example, assume that a delay in timing of switching to the off state occurs in only the second semiconductor switch  32 . 
     In the situation described above, the currents flowing in the first semiconductor switch  31  and the third semiconductor switch  33 , which are in the off state earlier than the second semiconductor switch  32 , flow into the second semiconductor switch  32 , as illustrated by the arrows A in  FIG. 2 , and a potential of the emitter terminal of the second semiconductor switch  32  is increased. As a result, as illustrated by the arrow B in  FIG. 2 , the increased potential in the emitter terminal of the second semiconductor switch  32  is applied to the primary-side winding of the second transformer  22  provided between the second semiconductor switch  32  and the gate drive circuit  10 . Further, as illustrated by the arrows C in  FIG. 2 , the increased potential in the emitter terminal of the second semiconductor switch  32  is applied to the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  electrically connected to the emitter of the second semiconductor switch  32 . 
     At this time, the currents in opposite directions to each other flow in the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43 , and the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48 . Therefore, the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  side are canceled. 
     However, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar  46  and the emitter-side bus bar  41  are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance due to the formation of the protruding groove portion  411 , and thus the binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar  41  side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar  46  side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. As a result, small inductance is ensured. Similarly, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar  47  and the emitter-side bus bar  42  are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance due to the formation of the protruding groove portion  411 , and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar  42  side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar  47  side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. As a result, small inductance is ensured. Similarly, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar  48  and the emitter-side bus bar  43  are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance due to the formation of the protruding groove portion  411 , and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar  43  side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar  48  side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. As a result, small inductance is ensured. 
     Therefore, a voltage is induced in the secondary-side winding of the second transformer  22 , due to mutual induction in the second transformer  22 . At this time, since the secondary-side winding of the second transformer  22  is wound in the opposite direction to the primary-side winding of the second transformer  22 , the voltage induced in the secondary-side winding of the second transformer  22  facilitates the flow of the current from the gate terminal of the second semiconductor switch  32  to the gate drive circuit  10 . That is, a feedback current flows in a direction to advance the second semiconductor switch  32  to switch to the off state. Similarly, when the current is decreased early to promptly switch the first semiconductor switch  31  and the third semiconductor switch  33  to the off state, the transformers  21  and  23  work to block the flow of the current from the gate terminals to the gate drive circuit and operate to suppress variation in turn-off current due to variation in the elements. Then, damage of the second semiconductor switch  32  is suppressed due to flow of a large current in the second semiconductor switch  32 . Further, deviation of the current in the collector terminals of the first semiconductor switch  31  and the second semiconductor switch  32  is suppressed, and the current flows in the collector terminals of the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  in a roughly uniform manner. 
     According to the present embodiment, the following effect is exhibited. In the present embodiment, the semiconductor circuit  100  includes the plurality of semiconductor switches  30  connected in parallel to one another and forming arms between the positive and negative poles P and U of the DC power supply, and the gate drive circuit  10  as a drive circuit that causes the plurality of semiconductor switches  30  of the arms to switch to the on state or the off state at the same time. The gate drive circuit  10  includes means to detect a short circuit of the semiconductor switch  30  and to cause the short-circuited semiconductor switch  30  to switch to the off state. The inter-switch current suppression portion  20  is electrically connected to the emitter auxiliary lines  311 ,  321 ,  331 ,  312 ,  322 , and  332  and the signal lines  313 ,  323 ,  333 ,  314 ,  324 , and  334  between the gate drive circuit  10 , and the gate terminals as control signal input terminals and the emitter terminals as current output terminals, of the semiconductor switches  30 . The inter-switch current suppression portion  20  includes the oppositely wound coils facing each other, and configures the semiconductor power conversion device  1  that facilitates the semiconductor switches  30  to switch to the off state with the gate drive circuit  10 , using the inter-switch current flowing between current output terminals of the plurality of semiconductor switches  30 . The current lead wires connected from the positive pole P to the collector terminals of the semiconductor switches  30  are configured from the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  branched in an equal manner from the collector terminals of the adjacent semiconductor switches  30 . The current lead wires connected from the emitter-side terminals of the semiconductor switches  30  to the negative pole U are configured from the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  branched in an equal manner to the emitter terminals of the adjacent semiconductor switches  30 . The collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  and the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  are arranged in parallel in a state of being isolated from each other and are fitted in a fixed manner to each other. The emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  are provided with the protruding groove portion  411  as an inductance generation portion that generates a difference in inductance between the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  and the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43 . 
     Therefore, the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  and the emitter-side bus bar  41 ,  42 , and  43  are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance due to the formation of the protruding groove portion  411 , and thus the binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  42 , and  43  side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bars  46 ,  47 , and  48  side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. As a result, small inductance is ensured. 
     As a result, in a case where a delay in timing of switching to the off state occurs in any of the semiconductor switches  30  due to individual variation of the plurality of semiconductor switches  30  (the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33 ), a feedback can be applied to the gate terminal voltage of the delayed semiconductor switch  30 , and the delayed semiconductor switch  30  can be promptly switched to the off state. Therefore, a current stopped from flowing in the semiconductor switches  30  already in the off state is prevented from flowing into the delayed semiconductor switch  30  as a large current, and breakdown of the semiconductor switch  30  can be avoided. Especially in a circuit in which a large current flows, even the inductance is generated by the lead wire such as the bus bar and the inductance becomes a cause of a surge voltage, and an unexpected large current flows. In such a circuit, the breakdown of the semiconductor switch  30  can be effectively avoided. Further, the output of the transformer works in a direction of narrowing down the gate voltage by the voltage due to current deviation slightly occurring at the time of turn-off. Therefore, the current deviation occurring can be suppressed to be extremely small. 
     Then, the inductance generation portion is configured from the protruding groove portion  411  formed in the emitter-side bus bar  41 . With the configuration, the inner surface of the protruding portion of the protruding groove portion  411  and the surface of the flat collector-side bus bar  46  are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance, and the binding rate of magnetic flux can be worse. 
     Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.  FIG. 6A  is a perspective view and  FIG. 6B  is a side view, illustrating an emitter-side bus bar  41 B according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment is denoted with the same signs, and a detailed description thereof is omitted. A semiconductor circuit according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in a configuration of an inductance generation portion. 
     An emitter-side bus bar  41 B includes a protruding groove portion  411 B as an inductance generation portion. The protruding groove portion  411 B forms a V-shaped groove, and extends, as illustrated in  FIG. 6A , in a middle of the emitter-side bus bar  41 B from one end edge to the other end edge of the width of the emitter-side bus bar  41 B in a width direction of the emitter-side bus bar  41 B. 
     The protruding groove portion  411 B is depressed in one surface of the plate-like emitter-side bus bar  41 B, and protrudes from the other surface of the plate-like emitter-side bus bar  41 B by the amount of depression in the one surface of the emitter-side bus bar  41 B. 
     Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawing.  FIG. 7  is a perspective view illustrating an emitter-side bus bar  41 C of a semiconductor circuit according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment is denoted with the same signs, and a detailed description thereof is omitted. A semiconductor circuit according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in a configuration of an inductance generation portion. 
     The emitter-side bus bar  41 C has a slit  411 C as an inductance generation portion. The slit  411 C extends, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , in a middle of the emitter-side bus bar  41 C from one end edge to the other end edge of the width of the emitter-side bus bar  41 C in a width direction of the emitter-side bus bar  41 C to reach a predetermined position. Further, the slit  411 C extends, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , in a middle of the emitter-side bus bar  41 C from the other end edge to the one end edge of the width of the emitter-side bus bar  41 C in the width direction of the emitter-side bus bar  41 C to reach a predetermined position. The slits  411 C having different slit directions are alternately formed in a direction (a direction connecting the lower right and the upper left in  FIG. 7 ) orthogonal to the width direction of the emitter-side bus bar  41 C. 
     According to the present embodiment, the following effect is exhibited. In the present embodiment, the inductance generation portion is configured from the slits  411 C formed in the emitter-side bus bar  41 C. Therefore, the respective facing surfaces of a collector-side bus bar  46  and the emitter-side bus bar  41 C are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance due to the formation of the slits  411 C by the amount of the slits  411 C, and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar  41 C side and inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar  46  side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. 
     Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.  FIG. 8A  is a perspective view and  FIG. 8B  is a side view, illustrating an emitter-side bus bar  41 D of a semiconductor circuit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment is denoted with the same signs, and a detailed description thereof is omitted. A semiconductor circuit according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in a configuration of an inductance generation portion. 
     The emitter-side bus bar  41 D includes an inter-bus bar separation portion  411 D which a collector-side bus bar  46 D and the emitter-side bus bar  41 D are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance, as an inductance generation portion. The predetermined distance in the inter-bus bar separation portion  411 D is a distance that ensures slight inductance, in which inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar  41 D side and inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar  46 D side do not perfectly canceled each other. 
     According to the present embodiment, the following effect is exhibited. In the present embodiment, the inductance generation portion is configured from the inter-bus bar separation portion  411 D, which is a portion which the collector-side bus bar  46 D and the emitter-side bus bar  41 D are separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance. The respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar  46 D and the emitter-side bus bar  41 D are separated by and arranged at the predetermined distance, and thus a binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse. Therefore, the collector-side bus bar  46 D and the emitter-side bus bar  41 D can be configured into the same shape to configure the inductance generation portion. Therefore, a semiconductor circuit can be configured without applying special processing to the emitter-side bus bar  41 D and the collector-side bus bar  46 D. 
     The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and alternates, improvements, and the like within the scope where the object of the present invention can be achieved are included in the present invention. For example, in the first to third embodiments, the inductance generation portions are configured by the formation of the protruding groove portion  411  as a U-shaped groove, the protruding groove portion  411 B as a V-shaped groove, and the slits  411 C in the emitter-side bus bars  41 ,  41 B, and  41 C. However, embodiments are not limited to thereto. 
     For example, the U-shaped groove, the V-shaped groove, and the slits may be formed in the collector-side bus bars instead of the emitter-side bus bars to configure the inductance generation portions. Further, the U-shaped groove, the V-shaped groove, and the slits may be formed in the emitter-side bus bars and the collector-side bus bars to configure the inductance generation portions. In this case, the dimensions and shapes of the U-shaped groove, the V-shaped groove, and the slits formed in the emitter-side bus bar and the U-shaped groove, the V-shaped groove, and the slits formed in the collector-side bus bar are differentiated to allow the respective facing surfaces of the collector-side bus bar and the emitter-side bus bar to be separated by and arranged at a predetermined distance. As a result, the binding rate of magnetic flux becomes worse, and the inductance generated on the emitter-side bus bar side and the inductance generated on the collector-side bus bar side are not perfectly canceled or canceled in a less perfect manner. 
     Further, the members (components) and the number of the members that configure the semiconductor power conversion device are not limited to the number of the members (components) that configure the semiconductor power conversion device  1  in the present embodiment. For example, in the present embodiment, the three semiconductor switches  30  including the first semiconductor switch  31  to the third semiconductor switch  33  are provided. However, the number of the semiconductor switches  30  is not limited to three. For example, the semiconductor power conversion device may include two, or four or more semiconductor switches. In these cases, transformers of the same number as the number of the semiconductor switches are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches on a one-to-one basis. 
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               1  Semiconductor power conversion device 
               10  Gate drive circuit (drive circuit) 
               20  Inter-switch current suppression portion 
               30  Semiconductor switch 
               31  First semiconductor switch 
               32  Second semiconductor switch 
               33  Third semiconductor switch 
               41  Emitter-side bus bar 
               46  Collector-side bus bar 
               100  Semiconductor circuit 
               311 ,  321 ,  331 ,  312 ,  322 , and  332  Emitter auxiliary line (signal line) 
               313 ,  323 ,  333 ,  314 ,  324 , and  334  Signal line 
               411  and  411 B Protruding groove portion 
               411 C Slit 
               411 D Inter-bus bar separation portion 
             P Positive pole 
             U AC output terminal (negative pole)