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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya-city, JP;
Inventors:
Akira Nakasaka, Kariya-city, JP;
Seiichiro Nishimachi, Kariya-city, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20936 (2013.01); H02M 1/327 (2021.05); H05K 7/20327 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power control apparatus has a plurality of switch units, a cooling unit, and an electronic control circuit. The electronic control circuit is configured to perform: measuring temperatures of each of the plurality of switch units; comparing the temperatures of each of the plurality of switch units measured in the measuring step; and determining whether a temperature difference between any two of the plurality of switch units is greater than or equal to a threshold value based on information from the comparing step.