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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2019
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power converter is provided with a power semiconductor module having a switching element. The power converter includes a gate drive circuit, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, a time measuring unit, and an abnormality diagnostic unit. The gate drive circuit drives the switching element and outputs a feedback signal based on a switching operation of the switching element. The first detection unit detects a change in a feedback signal of an upper arm of the power converter. The second detection unit detects a change in a feedback signal of a lower arm of the power converter. The time measuring unit measures a difference between detection timings of a signal change by the first detection unit and a signal change by the second detection unit. The abnormality diagnostic unit performs diagnosis of the power converter based on a measurement result by the time measuring unit.