Patent ID: 8411454

Claim:
A power converter comprising: a power module having a power semiconductor device converting a direct current to an alternating current; a driving circuit driving said power semiconductor device; and a capacitor module having a capacitor cell, wherein: the driving circuit is arranged between the power module and the capacitor module, the capacitor module has a case accommodating the capacitor cell, a first conductor connecting one electrode of the capacitor cell, a second conductor connecting the other electrode of the capacitor cell, an insulator arranged between the first conductor and the second conductor, and resin holding the capacitor cell and the first and second conductors in the case, the first and second conductors are connected to first and second electrodes of the power module, respectively, the first conductor and the second conductor are laminated with an insulating layer located therebetween in a region between the capacitor module and the power module, and the first conductor and the second conductor extend in a direction toward the power module and beyond the driving circuit.