A power converter comprising: a converter configured to convert an AC voltage into a DC voltage; a DC intermediate circuit comprising a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth the DC voltage converted in the converter; and an inverter comprising a wide bandgap semiconductor switching element to convert the DC voltage smoothed by the DC intermediate circuit into an AC voltage; characterized by a first reactor (Lp) provided between a positive terminal of the smoothing capacitor and a positive terminal (P) of the inverter, a second reactor (Ln) provided between a negative terminal of the smoothing capacitor and a negative terminal (N) of the inverter, a first diode (Dp) connected in parallel to the first reactor, and a second diode (Dn) connected in parallel to the second reactor, wherein a cathode side of the first diode is connected to a positive terminal (P1) of the converter or to a bus bar comprised in the converter and connected to the positive terminal of the converter, and an anode side of the first diode is connected to the positive terminal of the inverter or to a bus bar comprised in the inverter and connected to the positive terminal of the inverter wherein an anode side of the second diode is connected to a negative terminal (N1) of the converter or to a bus bar comprised in the converter and connected to the negative terminal of the converter, and a cathode side of the second diode is connected to the negative terminal of the inverter or to a bus bar comprised in the inverter and connected to the negative terminal of the inverter, and wherein the first and second diodes are arranged to, upon cutting-off of a short-circuit current, suppress the influence of wiring inductances between the respective positive and negative terminals of the converter and the inverter and of the inductances of the respective first and second reactors and thus to minimize a corresponding voltage jump value. a converter configured to convert an AC voltage into a DC voltage; a DC intermediate circuit comprising a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth the DC voltage converted in the converter; and an inverter comprising a wide bandgap semiconductor switching element to convert the DC voltage smoothed by the DC intermediate circuit into an AC voltage; characterized by a first reactor (Lp) provided between a positive terminal of the smoothing capacitor and a positive terminal (P) of the inverter, a second reactor (Ln) provided between a negative terminal of the smoothing capacitor and a negative terminal (N) of the inverter, a first diode (Dp) connected in parallel to the first reactor, and a second diode (Dn) connected in parallel to the second reactor, wherein a cathode side of the first diode is connected to a positive terminal (P1) of the converter or to a bus bar comprised in the converter and connected to the positive terminal of the converter, and an anode side of the first diode is connected to the positive terminal of the inverter or to a bus bar comprised in the inverter and connected to the positive terminal of the inverter wherein an anode side of the second diode is connected to a negative terminal (N1) of the converter or to a bus bar comprised in the converter and connected to the negative terminal of the converter, and a cathode side of the second diode is connected to the negative terminal of the inverter or to a bus bar comprised in the inverter and connected to the negative terminal of the inverter, and wherein the first and second diodes are arranged to, upon cutting-off of a short-circuit current, suppress the influence of wiring inductances between the respective positive and negative terminals of the converter and the inverter and of the inductances of the respective first and second reactors and thus to minimize a corresponding voltage jump value. <EOS>