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Title:
POWER CONVERTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/116460
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Conventional power converter employs a circulation type coolers comprising a heat pipe or a pump in order to cool semiconductor elements and thereby requires many spaces for the coolers. The inventive power converter comprises semiconductor elements (7) performing switching for power conversion, a plurality of bubble pump type coolers (6) each having a element cooling section (6A) for cooling the semiconductor elements (7) with refrigerant and a heat radiating section (6C) for radiating heat from refrigerant heated at the element cooling section (6A) and circulating the refrigerant between the heat radiating section (6C) and the element cooling section (6A) by boiling the refrigerant at the element cooling section (6A), the heat radiating sections (6C) being stacked contiguously to each other, and a cooling fan (2) for generating air stream striking the heat radiating section (6C).

Inventors:
TAKAHASHI TETSUYA (JP)
TOYA KAZUYOSHI (JP)
MURAHASHI AKIHIRO (JP)
NAKAYAMA YASUSHI (JP)
IPPOSHI SHIGETOSHI (JP)
HAYASHI KENICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/306812
Publication Date:
October 18, 2007
Filing Date:
March 31, 2006
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Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
TAKAHASHI TETSUYA (JP)
TOYA KAZUYOSHI (JP)
MURAHASHI AKIHIRO (JP)
NAKAYAMA YASUSHI (JP)
IPPOSHI SHIGETOSHI (JP)
HAYASHI KENICHI (JP)
International Classes:
H02M1/00
Foreign References:
JPH0311924A1991-01-21
JPH02122554A1990-05-10
JPS5866571A1983-04-20
JPH05283571A1993-10-29
JP2005195226A2005-07-21
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TAKAHASHI, Shogo et al. (Corporate Intellectual Property Division7-3, Marunouchi,2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 10, JP)
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