Abstract: The invention is intended to provide a control device for a vehicular AC motor, which has higher efficiency of voltage utilization in a power running mode and has higher efficiency of electricity generation in an electricity generation mode. The motor control device comprises rectifying devices and switching devices for three phases, which are connected between a DC power source and armature coils of an AC motor operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine. The motor control device has the inverter function of converting a DC power from the DC power source into an AC power and supplying the AC power to the armature coils, and the converter function of converting an AC power generated by the AC motor into a DC power and supplying the DC power to the DC power source.

Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.

Abstract: To simplify wire harness including power cables and reduce power loss in an engine-motor hybrid vehicle drive train system.

Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.

Abstract: A current sensor has a power MOSFET Q1, connected between an electric load and a power supply, for controlling current that flows through said electric load, a mirror MOSFET Q2, connected in parallel to said power MOSFET Q1, in which a portion of the current flowing through said power MOSFET flows, and a current detection resistor RC connected between a source electrode of said power MOSFET and a source electrode of said mirror MOSFET. An inverting amplifier circuit CP of the current sensor 3 inverts and amplifies the voltage signal, which has been converted to voltage by the current detection resistor RC, and outputs the signal, thereby converting positive and nega tive voltages generated across the current detection resistor RC to a positive voltage.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes positive and negative side conductors for bridge-connecting semiconductor switches, constituted to a wide conductor, and laminated by sandwiching an insulator between them. A semiconductor apparatus includes positive and negative side conductors extended from its case, and an electrolytic capacitor connected to the extension portion of the positive and negative side conductors. A power converter uses the semiconductor apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor device which reduces an inductance of wiring for bridge-connecting semiconductor switches and realizes a reduction in size. Within the semiconductor device formed are two controllable bridge-connected semiconductor switches 13a and 13b, an output terminal, positive/negative polarity DC terminals 2 and 3, and an insulating substrate 15a in which conductor layers 12, 17 and 19 having a conductor section and in an inner layer for bridge-connecting the semiconductor switches to the DC terminals on a surface thereof and insulating layers 16 and 18 are alternately laminated. The surface and inner-layer conductor layers 12 and 17 which interpose the insulating layer 16 therebetween are electrically connected by a conductor 20 passing through the insulating layer 16 interposed between the conductor layers 12 and 17.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus for an automobile comprising an engine 1, a generator 15 driven by an output of the engine 1, and a motor 29 driven by a generation output of the generator 15 and a discharge output of a battery 47, wherein a clutch mechanism 23 is provided between an output shaft of the engine 1 and an output shaft of the generator 15. In a hybrid vehicle, a loss caused by an inertia torque of the generator can be avoided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle driving apparatus capable of being mounted easily even in a narrow space such as under-floor of the vehicle. The vehicle driving apparatus comprises a first and a second generators driven by an engine for driving front wheels, and a motor driven by receiving a power supply from the second generator to drive rear wheels, the first and second generators being installed in the vicinity of an engine within an engine room, the motor being arranged in the vicinity of a differential gear with which a reduction mechanism is integrated and is positioned substantially in a central part of the rear wheels.

Abstract: The invention intends to reduce the inductance of wirings for connecting an electrolytic capacitor for use in a low-voltage electric device, and realizes to suppress the surge voltage and improve the frequency response. For a low-voltage electrolytic capacitor, the anode and cathode electrode terminals are placed to come close, and broad parallel plates are used for the wirings connecting to the electric device, so that the to-and-fro currents overlap in an area of the power wirings near the electrolytic capacitor, thereby reducing the inductance of the wiring parts to a large extent.

Abstract: In an electric power conversion/inversion apparatus, including, such as an inverter therein, for obtaining reduction in circuit inductance and wiring resistance therein by bringing small as a whole, having good installability and high reliability and efficiency of electric power conversion, as well, semiconductor chips 1 are disposed, being put between a positive input bus bar 14p and a negative input bus bar 14n and plural output bus bars 18 at crossing positions thereof, and are connected electrically and thermally, to the positive input bus bar 14p in a pole direction consistent therewith while to the negative input bus bar 14n in a pole direction consistent therewith, and further to the common output bus bars 18 in pole directions being different from side by side.

Abstract: There are included a first motor-generator; speed change device disposed between an engine and a first wheel drive shaft; demanded braking force detection device for detecting braking force demanded by the driver; engine braking force calculation device for calculating engine braking force; and regenerative braking force calculation device for calculating regenerative braking force resulted by regenerative power generation of the first motor-generator. Gear ratio or shift points of the speed change device is controlled on the basis of information from the demanded braking force detection device, the engine braking force calculation device and the regenerative braking force calculation device.

Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.

Abstract: A hybrid drive type vehicle having a permanent magnet type synchronous motor can provide high torque characteristics in low revolution speed range of the engine and high power generation characteristics at high revolution speed range of the engine. The hybrid drive type vehicle includes an electric rotary machine being formed with a stator and a rotor. A field magnet of the rotor include a first field magnet and a second field magnet. The first and second field magnets are opposing with a magnetic pole of the stator and having a mechanism for varying a phase of a magnetic pole resulting from combination of the first and second field magnets relative to the magnetic pole of the first field magnet depending upon direction of a torque of the rotor.

Abstract: There are included a first motor-generator; speed change device disposed between an engine and a first wheel drive shaft; demanded braking force detection device for detecting braking force demanded by the driver; engine braking force calculation device for calculating engine braking force; and regenerative braking force calculation device for calculating regenerative braking force resulted by regenerative power generation of the first motor-generator. Gear ratio or shift points of the speed change device is controlled on the basis of information from the demanded braking force detection device, the engine braking force calculation device and the regenerative braking force calculation device.

Abstract: A semiconductor power conversion device includes two bridge-connected semiconductor switches, an output terminal, and first and second pairs of positive and negative direct current terminals. First conductors connect the negative direct current terminals of the first and second pairs with the output terminal through one of the two bridge-connected semiconductor switches, while second conductors connect the positive direct current terminals of the first and second pairs with the other of the two bridge-connected semiconductor switches. A housing is provided, which includes the two bridge-connected semiconductor switches, and at least a portion of the first conductor and of the second conductor as a multilayer structure formed by sandwiching an insulator between the first and second conductors inside the housing. The first and second pairs of direct current terminals are arranged on one side of one plane of the housing.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes positive and negative side conductors for bridge-connecting semiconductor switches, constituted to a wide conductor, and laminated by sandwiching an insulator between them. A semiconductor apparatus includes positive and negative side conductors extended from its case, and an electrolytic capacitor connected to the extension portion of the positive and negative side conductors. A power converter uses the semiconductor apparatus.

Abstract: A positive side conductor and a negative side conductor of an input terminal electrically connected to semiconductor elements, are electrically insulated from each other, and are laminated with each other, and the input terminal having such a laminated structure, an output terminal and substrates mounted thereon the semiconductor elements are arranged in a checkered pattern in a container. Further, the semiconductor elements mounted on the substrates, the input terminal and the output terminal are electrically connected to one another so as to obtain a loop-like electric path on a conductive member, thereby it is possible to aim at miniaturizing the power conversion apparatus and lowering the inductance thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes positive and negative side conductors for bridge-connecting semiconductor switches, constituted to a wide conductor, and laminated by sandwiching an insulator between them. A semiconductor apparatus includes positive and negative side conductors extended from its case, and an electrolytic capacitor connected to the extension portion of the positive and negative side conductors. A power converter uses the semiconductor apparatus.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a positive polarity wiring plate, negative wiring plate, more than one output wiring plate, semiconductor switch element and conductive buffer or “cushion” member is disclosed. The semiconductor switch element and cushion member are compressively interposed between the output wiring plate and positive wiring plate and also between the output wiring plate and negative wiring plate to thereby constitute bridge circuitry. The positive wiring plate, negative wiring plate or output wiring plate is for use as one support body of a pressurization structure. With such an arrangement, it is possible to improve the heat releasability of semiconductor elements while at the same time reducing the inductance of direct current (DC) circuitry to thereby suppress heat generation of the semiconductor elements, thus increasing the reliability relative to temperature cycles.