Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Power conversion device

Abstract:

A power conversion device includes a plurality of conversion units electrically connected in parallel to each other and configured to perform voltage conversion of electric power supplied from a power supply and a control device configured to set a conversion unit that will operate within the plurality of conversion units, wherein, after the number of conversion units that are operating within the plurality of conversion units is increased, the control device makes an electric current flowing through an operation start conversion unit which is a conversion unit that has started to operate from a non-operating state larger than an electric current flowing through an operation maintenance conversion unit which is a conversion unit that continues to operate before and after the number of operating conversion units is increased.