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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Shimizu, Nagoya, JP;
Naoki Hirasawa, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/00 (2013.01); H02M 7/003 (2013.01); H05K 7/2089 (2013.01); H05K 7/20927 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); H02M 2001/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric power converter includes a stacked body in which a plurality of semiconductor modules and a plurality of coolers are stacked. Each of the semiconductor modules is provided with a main body that has semiconductor elements therein, a plurality of power terminals, and control terminals. Among the plurality of the power terminals respectively included in the two semiconductor modules adjoining in a stacking direction of the stacked body, at least parts of the power terminals are configured so as not to overlap each other when viewed from the stacking direction.