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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi, JP;
Youhei Kondou, Kariya, JP;
Yusuke Shindo, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In an apparatus for controlling switching operations of switching elements of a power converter to convert input power to output power, a drive controller is configured to generate a drive control instruction indicative of predetermined switching operations of the switching elements, and output the drive control instruction. A driver is configured to drive, in accordance with the drive control instruction, the switching elements, so that the switching elements perform the predetermined switching operations. A switching speed adjuster is configured to obtain at least information indicative of atmospheric pressure, and adjust a switching speed of each of the switching elements such that the switching speed of the corresponding switching element decreases with a decrease of the atmospheric pressure.