Abstract: A power converter includes a transformer and bridge circuits. The transformer includes a plurality of coils magnetically coupled with each other. The bridge circuits are provided one for each of the coils. The power converter works to achieve bidirectional transfer of power between the bridge circuits through the transformer. The bridge circuits include a main bridge circuit and sub-bridge circuits. The main bridge circuit has the highest rated power among the bridge circuits. The power converter also includes a main connection path and sub-connection paths. The main connection path connects the main bridge circuit and the coil used with the main bridge circuit. The sub-connection paths connect the sub-bridge circuits and the coils used with the sub-bridge circuits. The main connection path has an impedance lower than that of the sub-connection paths.

Abstract: In a motor-generator configured to use no flywheel connection to an internal combustion engine, an inner stator is provided. An outer rotor is arranged to surround the inner stator. The outer rotor is connected to the internal combustion engine without a flywheel and is configured to reduce noise due to at least one of torque ripples of the internal combustion engine and rotational fluctuations of the motor-generator.

Abstract: A magnetic component includes a plurality of coils magnetically coupled with each other; and a core forming a closed magnetic circuit. At least part of portions in inner periphery side regions of respective plurality of coils are arranged overlapping with each other in a coil axial direction. When viewed from the coil axial direction, at least one of the coils is defined as a specific coil, and a region of the specific coil from an inner periphery edge to an outer periphery edge thereof in a coil radial direction is defined as a specific coil region, and the specific coil region has a portion which is not overlapped with at least one coil in the coil axial direction other than the specific coil that constitutes the specific coil region, in a region from the inner periphery edge to the outer periphery edge thereof in the coil radial direction.

Abstract: A power conversion device includes a first circuit connected to a first external terminal, a second circuit connected to a second external terminal, an inductance element connecting a first AC terminal of the first circuit and a second AC terminal of the second circuit, a resonant capacitor connected to the inductance element, and a control unit. The control unit performs a power transfer process to transfer power between the first external terminal and the second external terminal via the inductance element by switching control of at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit, and an estimation process to estimate the inductance by outputting a test voltage to the inductance element. A frequency of the fundamental wave component of the test voltage is set to a frequency lower than a frequency of the fundamental wave component of a voltage output to the inductance element in the power transfer process.

Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes: an electrical component box formed into a box shape; a waterproof cover that covers the electrical component box; and a refrigerant cooling heat sink that comes into contact with a back surface of the electrical component box. The refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to an inner surface of the waterproof cover, and a relative position of the electrical component box with respect to the refrigerant cooling heat sink is set by the electrical component box being attached to a predetermined position of the waterproof cover.

Abstract: A power converter includes external connection terminals, bridge circuits, an inductance element and a controller. The bridge circuits are connected to the external connection terminals, respectively. The inductance element is connected between an AC terminal of one of two of the bridge circuits and an AC terminal of another one of two of the bridge circuits. The two of the bridge circuits are capable of transmitting power. A closed-loop circuit is formed by the two of the bridge circuits and the inductance element. The closed-loop circuit includes a capacitor connected between the inductance element and at least one of AC terminals of the two of the bridge circuit. The controller drives switching elements at a switching frequency being higher than a resonant frequency of the closed-loop circuit.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a motor generator that is connected to an internal combustion engine. The control apparatus estimates an estimated torque pulsation that is an estimation value of torque pulsation of the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus controls the motor generator to reduce generated power and suppress decrease in a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, when a negative torque that obstructs rotation of the internal combustion engine is generated in the estimated torque pulsation of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a rotating electric machine is provided. The rotating electric machine includes a moving portion that applies torque to a drive shaft of an internal combustion engine. The control apparatus acquires a rotational frequency signal that is a signal that changes depending on a rotational frequency of the moving portion per unit time. The control apparatus calculates a damping torque that is applied from the moving portion to the drive shaft to suppress vibration during operation of the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus calculates the damping torque based on the rotational frequency signal acquired by the signal acquiring unit in response to the rotating electric machine performing cranking of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a rotating electric machine is provided. The rotating electric machine includes a moving portion that applies torque to a drive shaft of an internal combustion engine. The control apparatus acquires a rotational frequency signal that is a signal that changes depending on a rotational frequency of the moving portion per unit time. The control apparatus calculates a damping torque that is applied from the moving portion to the drive shaft to suppress vibration during operation of the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus calculates the damping torque based on the rotational frequency signal acquired by the signal acquiring unit in response to the rotating electric machine performing cranking of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a stator equipped with a stator winding, a rotor arranged to face the stator, a housing in which the stator and the rotor are disposed, and a coolant supply unit. The coolant supply unit is located vertically above the stator and the rotor in the housing in a condition where the rotating electrical machine is mounted in place. The coolant supply unit works to deliver liquid coolant into the housing. A coolant guide is provided to direct the coolant, as supplied from the coolant supply unit, into an air gap between the stator and the rotor in the housing.

Abstract: A controller includes first and second setting sections. The first setting section sets a first duty-cycle, which is a percentage of a switch-on time period of a drive switch in one switching-cycle, by peak current-mode control to control a reactor current to be a current-command value generated based on an AC-voltage value. The second setting section sets a second duty-cycle, which is the percentage of the switch-on time period of the drive switch in one switching-cycle, by average-current-mode control to control an average value of the reactor current to be the current-command value. The controller operates the drive switch at the first duty-cycle when an absolute value of the AC-voltage value is equal to or more than a threshold less than an amplitude of the AC-voltage value, and operates the drive switch at the second duty-cycle when the absolute value of the AC-voltage value is less than the threshold.

Abstract: In a motor-generator configured to use no flywheel connection to an internal combustion engine, an inner stator is provided. An outer rotor is arranged to surround the inner stator. The outer rotor is connected to the internal combustion engine without a flywheel and is configured to reduce noise due to at least one of torque ripples of the internal combustion engine and rotational fluctuations of the motor-generator.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus (1) is used so as to be connected to three voltage units. The power conversion apparatus includes three power-conversion circuit units and a transformer (4). The three power-conversion circuit units are respectively connected to voltage units that differ from one another. Three coils (5) of the transformer (4) are connected to power-conversion circuit units that differ from one another. The three coils (5) are magnetically coupled with one another. The three coils (5) are arranged so as to be arrayed in a coil axial direction (z). One of the voltage units is a high-voltage battery. Among the coils other than a high-voltage battery-side coil (51) that is connected to the high-voltage battery, the coil (5) of which a power value that flows thereto is largest is arranged in a position that is adjacent to the high-voltage battery-side coil (51).

Abstract: A control apparatus for a motor generator that is connected to an internal combustion engine. The control apparatus estimates an estimated torque pulsation that is an estimation value of torque pulsation of the internal combustion engine. The control apparatus controls the motor generator to reduce generated power and suppress decrease in a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine, when a negative torque that obstructs rotation of the internal combustion engine is generated in the estimated torque pulsation of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load.

Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes: an electrical component box formed into a box shape; a waterproof cover that covers the electrical component box; and a refrigerant cooling heat sink that comes into contact with a back surface of the electrical component box. The refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to an inner surface of the waterproof cover, and a relative position of the electrical component box with respect to the refrigerant cooling heat sink is set by the electrical component box being attached to a predetermined position of the waterproof cover.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load.

Abstract: A control apparatus is provided for controlling an electric power conversion apparatus. The electric power conversion apparatus includes a reactor and a drive switch and is configured to convert one of an AC voltage and a DC voltage into the other of the AC voltage and the DC voltage. The control apparatus is configured to: acquire a current detection value that is a detected value of reactor current flowing through the reactor; acquire the AC voltage; calculate, based on the AC voltage, a command value of the reactor current; set a correction value based on the AC voltage; calculate a post-correction current detection value by subtracting the correction value from the current detection value; and operate the drive switch through peak current mode control, thereby controlling the post-correction current detection value to be in agreement with the command value.

Abstract: A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load.