POWER CONTROL UNIT

摘要

This power control unit, which stores a power conversion module and a rapid charging device used when charging a battery, is provided with a power conversion chamber, which houses the power conversion module, and a charging device chamber, which houses the charging device, the power conversion chamber and the charging device chamber have a bottom surface in common with each other, the power conversion module and the charging device are affixed to the bottom surface in the respectively corresponding chambers, and an ECU that controls the power conversion module is disposed at a position that is above the charging device and enclosed by a peripheral wall that includes the partition wall that partitions the charging device chamber and the power conversion chamber.

主权项

1. A power control unit mounted on a vehicle, the power control unit housing therein an electric power converter module and a charging device configured to be used when a battery mounted on the vehicle is charged from an external source, the power control unit comprising:
an electric power converter chamber housing the electric power converter module therein; and a charging device chamber housing the charging device therein, wherein the electric power converter chamber and the charging device chamber have a common bottom surface, and the electric power converter module and the charging device are fixed to the bottom surface respectively in the corresponding chambers, the power control unit further comprising a controller configured to control the electric power converter module, the controller being disposed in a position above the charging device and surrounded by a peripheral wall which includes a partition wall separating the charging device chamber and the electric power converter chamber from each other.