Power conversion apparatus
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1. A power conversion apparatus comprising:
- a power module constituting a switching circuit;
a capacitor electrically connected to the power module; and
a pair of DC bus bars for transferring electric power to and from the power module,wherein the pair of the DC bus bars includes a bus bar extension section which is located along a surface of the capacitor at least at part of a portion thereof constituting a current path between the power module and the capacitor,the capacitor includes a capacitor body and a pair of capacitor bus bars drawn from a pair of electrodes of the capacitor body and connected to the pair of the DC bus bars,the pair of the capacitor bus bars including a capacitor extension section which is located along the surface of the capacitor between the capacitor and the bus bar extension section, anda principal surface of the capacitor extension section faces a principal surface of the bus bar extension section.
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Abstract
The power conversion apparatus includes a power module constituting a switching circuit, a capacitor electrically connected to the power module, and a pair of DC bus bars for transferring electric power to and from the pair of the DC bus bars. The pair of the DC bus bars includes a bus bar extension section which is located along a surface of the capacitor at least at part of a portion thereof constituting a current path between the power module and the capacitor.
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1. A power conversion apparatus comprising:
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a power module constituting a switching circuit; a capacitor electrically connected to the power module; and a pair of DC bus bars for transferring electric power to and from the power module, wherein the pair of the DC bus bars includes a bus bar extension section which is located along a surface of the capacitor at least at part of a portion thereof constituting a current path between the power module and the capacitor, the capacitor includes a capacitor body and a pair of capacitor bus bars drawn from a pair of electrodes of the capacitor body and connected to the pair of the DC bus bars, the pair of the capacitor bus bars including a capacitor extension section which is located along the surface of the capacitor between the capacitor and the bus bar extension section, and a principal surface of the capacitor extension section faces a principal surface of the bus bar extension section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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