Power conversion device

Abstract

A power conversion device is applicable to three or more charge storage units connected in series. The power conversion device includes: a rotating electric machine including a stator winding; an inverter including upper and lower arm switches and connecting the stator winding and the charge storage units; a high potential path connected to a high potential terminal of the upper arm switch; a low potential path connected to a low potential terminal of the lower arm switch; a neutral point path connected to a neutral point of the stator winding; and neutral point switches installed individually corresponding to cell connection points each between a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of adjacent charge storage units in the charge storage units, the neutral point switches connecting the cell connection points and the neutral point path.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.