Power converting device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694689-B2
Application number	US-200913322253-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2009
Priority date	Jun 12, 2009
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A control device for a vehicle, the control device including, in a housing that is installed under a floor of the vehicle: a power converter configured of a semiconductor switching circuit; a control unit that controls the output of the power converter so as to supply a required load to a power; a wiring that is connected to the power converter; a voltage detector that detects a voltage applied to the wiring and outputs the detected voltage to the control unit; and a shielding unit that shields radiation noise from the wiring to the voltage detector, wherein the control unit is disposed on a first side of the housing along a traveling direction of the vehicle, the power converter is disposed on a second side of the housing along the traveling direction of the vehicle and the voltage detector is disposed between the power converter and the control unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising, in a housing that is installed under a floor of the vehicle:
a power converter configured of a semiconductor switching circuit;
a control unit that controls an output of the power converter so as to supply a required power to a load;
a wiring that is connected to the power converter;
a voltage detector that detects a voltage applied to the wiring and outputs the detected voltage to the control unit; and
a shielding unit that shields radiation noise from the wiring to the voltage detector,
wherein the shielding unit is configured of a plate containing metal, which includes a surface having area capable of shielding radiation noise from the wiring,
wherein the control unit is disposed on a first exterior side of the housing along a traveling direction of the vehicle, the power converter is disposed on a second exterior side of the housing along the traveling direction of the vehicle and the voltage detector is disposed in the interior of the housing between the power converter and the control unit and spaced from the power converter and the control unit at a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle.
wherein a first access hole is provided to the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein a second access hole is provided to the second exterior side of the housing.

2. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit that includes a first access hole and a contactor unit that includes a third access hole are disposed at the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein the power converter that includes a second access hole is disposed at the second exterior side of the housing.

3. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein a first access hole for inspecting the control unit and a third access hole for inspecting a contactor unit are provided to the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein a second access hole for inspecting the power converter is provided to the second exterior side of the housing.

4. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit that includes a first access hole and an input filter condenser unit that includes a third access hole are disposed at the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein the power converter that includes a second access hole is disposed at the second exterior side of the housing.

5. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein a first access hole for inspecting the control unit and a third access hole for inspecting an input filter condenser unit are provided to the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein a second access hole for inspecting the power converter is provided to the second exterior side of the housing.

6. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power converter is configured of an inverter unit and a converter unit,
wherein the control unit that includes a first access hole and a contactor unit that includes a third access hole are disposed at the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein the inverter unit that includes a fourth access hole and the converter unit that includes a second access hole are disposed at the second exterior side of the housing.

7. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power converter is configured of an inverter unit and a converter unit,
wherein a first access hole for inspecting the control unit and a third access hole for inspecting a contactor unit are provided to the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein a fourth access hole for inspecting the inverter unit and a second access hole for inspecting the converter unit are provided to the second exterior side of the housing.

8. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the voltage detectors each has a shielding unit and are disposed so as to be aligned in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle.

9. A control device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the voltage detectors each has a shielding unit and are disposed so as to be aligned in a direction parallel to the traveling direction of the vehicle.

10. A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising:
a housing installed under a floor of the vehicle;
a power converter including a semiconductor switching circuit;
a control unit that controls output of the power converter;
a wiring that is connected to the power converter;
a voltage detector that detects a voltage applied to the wiring and outputs the detected voltage to the control unit; and
a shielding unit that shields radiation noise from the wiring to the voltage detector,
wherein the shielding unit is configured of a plate containing metal, which includes a surface having a surface area capable of shielding radiation noise from the wiring,
wherein the power converter, the control unit, the wiring and the voltage detector are provided to the housing,
wherein the control unit is disposed on a first exterior side of the housing along a traveling direction of the vehicle, the power converter is disposed on a second exterior side of the housing along the traveling direction of the vehicle, and the voltage detector is disposed in the interior of the housing between the power converter and the control unit and spaced from the power converter and the control unit at a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the vehicle,
wherein a first access hole is provided to the first exterior side of the housing, and
wherein a second access hold is provided to the second exterior side of the housing.

Assignees

• Yamasaki Hisanori
• Sugahara Tetsuo
• Ikemoto Minoru
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Yamasaki Hisanori
• Sugahara Tetsuo
• Ikemoto Minoru

Classifications

• B60L15/007

  Physical arrangements or structures of drive train converters specially adapted for the propulsion motors of electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L2270/147

  electro magnetic [EMI] · CPC title

• H01L2924/00

  Electricity · mapped topic

• B60L9/16 Primary

  using AC induction motors · CPC title

• B60L2200/26

  Rail vehicles · CPC title