Patent ID: 7974101

Claim:
A power converter comprising: a capacitor module for smoothing DC current supplied from a battery; and a power module having a power semiconductor device for converting said DC current to AC current in a housing, wherein the capacitor module comprises: a case having an opening; a plurality of capacitor cells in which first and second electrodes are provided on respective end faces, and are arranged in the case; a first conductor plate which is connected with said first electrode; a second conductor plate which is connected with said second electrode; and resin which is filled up in the case in order to hold the plurality of capacitor cells, the first conductor plate and the second conductor plate, wherein the first and the second conductor plates provide a first portion and a second portion respectively which are divided through a bending part, the first portions are arranged in the case, and are connected with the plurality of capacitor cells so that the plurality of capacitor cells are in parallel electrically, the second portions are extended toward the power module from the opening of the case, and are connected with the power module, the opening of the case faces a face of the power module, and the first and the second conductor plates include portions bent toward the power module.