Patent ID: 8040707

Claim:
A power converter, comprising: a base plate having thereon a switching device; a positive conductor and a negative conductor respectively including plate-shaped main portions being disposed parallel to the base plate, one of the main portions of the positive and negative conductors being placed over the other of the main portions of the positive and negative conductors, the main portions of the positive and negative conductors being disposed adjacent to and parallel to each other, the main portions of the positive and negative conductors being insulated from each other; and a capacitor having a positive terminal and a negative terminal being electrically connected to the respective main portions of the positive and negative conductors, wherein each of the positive and negative conductors includes a plate-shaped side portion extending from the main portion toward the base plate, and a terminal portion extending from the side portion and being joined to the base plate, wherein the side portion is formed with a cutout extending from the end adjacent to the base plate to the opposite end connected to the main portion.