Patent ID: 8240411

Claim:
A power conversion apparatus, comprising: a metal casing having a side wall, an upper cover and a lower cover; a cooling jacket having a cooling fluid path; a metal plate connecting to the side wall; a first power module; a capacitor; a first substrate having a first driving circuit that drives the first power module; a second substrate having a control circuit that controls the first driving circuit; a connector disposed on the side wall of the metal casing; and a signal terminal connected with the connector; wherein the cooling jacket divides an interior of the metal casing between a first region and a second region, the metal plate divides the interior of the metal casing between the second region and the third region, the capacitor is located in the first region, the first power module and the first substrate are located in the second region, the second substrate is located in the third region, and the signal terminal is connected with the second substrate through a first opening in the metal plate.