Semiconductor converter
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsRyoichi Kushibiki, Tadamichi Fukutake
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Abstract
A semiconductor converter is provided with a cooling structure for cooling semiconductor units, resistors, and the like elements disposed in the housing of the semiconductor converter. A cooling air introduced into the housing through a cooling air intake port first cools the semiconductor units and the diverged cooling air flows after cooling the semiconductor units are converged at the location of a duct or passage formed between the semiconductor units and the resistors. The converged cooling air flow is directed towards the resistors to cool the same from the lower ones to the upper ones or vice versa in turn. An electric fan is installed in the air intake port or cooling air exhaust port for effectively circulate or flow the cooling air in the semiconductor converter.
Claims6
A semiconductor converter provided with a cooling structure comprising:
- a housing provided with a panel board;
- cooling air intake means formed in said panel board for introducing cooling air into said housing;
- a plurality of semiconductor units installed one above another in said housing on the side of said panel board;
- a plurality of heat generating elements such as resistors installed in said housing behind said semiconductor units with respect to the direction of flow of the cooling air;
- a cooling air duct means formed between said semiconductor units and said heat generating elements in such a manner that cooling air flows diverging for cooling said semiconductor units are converged and the converged air flow is directed towards said heat generating elements to cool the same in turn;
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- cooling air exhaust means for discharging the cooling air after cooling said heat generating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.