Patent ID: 8272462

Claim:
A vehicle drive system, comprising: a power source; a rotating electric machine driving a vehicle using electric power from said power source or driven by the vehicle; an electric device integrated with said rotating electric machine, having an inverter and controlling the rotating electric machine; a first cooling medium cooling said inverter; a second cooling medium cooling said rotating electric machine; a cooler mounted on said inverter; and a housing containing said rotating electric machine, wherein said electric device includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor; one of said first and second capacitors is cooled by said first cooling medium, and the other of said first and second capacitors is cooled by said second cooling medium, wherein said electric device has a converter for boosting or lowering DC voltage; said first capacitor is electrically connected in parallel with said inverter; and said second capacitor is provided electrically between said power source and said converter, and wherein said first cooling medium includes cooling medium that flows in said cooler; said second cooling medium includes oil stored in said housing; said first capacitor has larger capacity than said second capacitor.